It does no harm just once in a while to acknowledge that the whole country isn't in flames, that there are people in the country besides politicians, entertainers, and criminals. -Charles Kuralt.

Kids are always asked, What are you going to be when you grow up? I needed an answer. So instead of saying, a fireman, or a policeman, I said, a reporter.

Thanks to the Interstate Highway System, it is now possible to travel from coast to coast without seeing anything.

an incredible wealth of human kindness.

If there are bleachers in heaven and a warm sun, that's where you'll find Bill Veeck.

To read the papers and to listen to the news... one would think the country is in terrible trouble. You do not get that impression when you travel the back roads and the small towns do care about their country and wish it well.