139 Quotes by Charles Kuralt

The reality of any place is what its people remember of it.

We always take credit for the good and attribute the bad to fortune.

Rivers run through our history and folklore, and link us as a people.... We are a nation rich in rivers.

Rivers run through our history and folklore, and link us as a people. They nourish and refresh us and provide a home for dazzling varieties of fish and wildlife and trees and plants of every sort. We are a nation rich in rivers.

I did stories about unexpected encounters, back roads, small towns and ordinary folk, sometimes doing something a little extraordinary.

What is it that binds us to this place as to no other? It is not the well, or the bell, or the stone walls, or the crisp October nights or the memory of dogwoods blooming. Our loyalty is not only to William Richardson Davie though we are proud of what he did 200 years ago today. Nor even to Dean Smith, though we are proud of what he did last March. No, our love for this place is based on the fact that it is as it was meant to be, the University of the people.

The love of family and the admiration of friends is much more important than wealth and privilege.

Good teachers know how to bring out the best in students.

Sometimes I would think myself happy never to leave. Every trip must end.