There are a lot of people who are doing wonderful things, quietly, with no motive of greed, or hostility toward other people, or delusions of superiority.
Charles KuraltRead
It was so much fun to have the freedom to wander America, with no assignments. For 25 or 30 years I never had an assignment. These were all stories I wanted to do myself.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote reflects on the joy of freedom and the pursuit of personal passions without external constraints.
In this quote, Charles Kuralt expresses the exhilaration of living a life of freedom and self-direction, particularly in the context of his travels across America. He emphasizes how the absence of formal assignments allowed him to explore stories that genuinely interested him, highlighting the profound impact of pursuing one's passions and interests in life.
Themes
FreedomWanderStoriesLifePassion
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech about pursuing personal dreams and passions.
More from Charles Kuralt
All quotes →I started out thinking of America as highways and state lines. As I got to know it better, I began to think of it as rivers.
Charles KuraltRead
The everyday kindness of the back roads more than makes up for the acts of greed in the headlines.
Charles KuraltRead
Similar quotes
You have to start over. That's what they say. But life is not a board game, and losing a loved one is never really "starting over." More like "continuing without.
Mitch AlbomRead
Life is a mirror: if you frown at it, it frowns back; if you smile, it returns the greeting.
William Makepeace ThackerayRead
For some reason, I wrote about the bed we slept in when I was a kid. It was a half-acre of misery, that bed, sagging in the middle, red hair sticking out of the mattress, the spring gone and the fleas leaping all over the place.
Frank MccourtRead
The indignity of it!-_x000D_ _x000D_ With everything blooming above me,_x000D_ _x000D_ Lilies, pale-pink cyclamen, roses,_x000D_ _x000D_ Whole fields lovely and inviolate,-_x000D_ _x000D_ Me down in the fetor of weeds,_x000D_ _x000D_ Crawling on all fours,_x000D_ _x000D_ Alive, in a slippery grave.
Theodore RoethkeRead
I take so little interest in my daily life, that I hardly remember to eat and drink.
Emily BronteRead
Danger is the spice of life and you’ve got to take a risk now and then…that’s what makes life worthwhile.
Anthony HopkinsRead