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You know, most reporters can't go back to the towns they wrote stories about. I never wrote that kind of story.
Charles Kuralt
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Charles Kuralt
Age: 62 †
Born: 1934
Born: September 10
Died: 1997
Died: July 4
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New York City
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Charles Bishop Kuralt
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The love of family and the admiration of friends is much more important than wealth and privilege.
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I can't say that I've changed anybody's life, ever, and that's the real work of the world, if you want a better society.
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You can't travel the back roads very long without discovering a multitude of gentle people doing good for others with no expectation of gain or recognition. The everyday kindness of the back roads more than makes up for the acts of greed in the headlines. Some people out there spend their whole lives selflessly.
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Rivers run through our history and folklore, and link us as a people.... We are a nation rich in rivers.
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I had a tight stomach all the time. I actually developed ulcers. I've learned better than to put all that internal pressure on myself.
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It's best to leap into something you know you love. You might change your mind later, but that is the privilege of youth.
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