I don't think one should ev... by Charles Kuralt, an American Journalist

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“I don't think one should ever come to my stage of life and have to look back and say, Gosh. I wish I hadn't spent all those years doing that job I was never really interested in.”

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Charles Kuralt

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Name: Charles Kuralt

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: Sep 10, 1934

Date of Death: Jul 4, 1997

Profession: Journalist

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