Charleston Quotes

• In Charleston, more than elsewhere, you get the feeling that the twentieth century is a vast, unconscionable mistake.

  Pat Conroy

  Mistake, Feelings, Century

  Pat Conroy (2016). “The Great Santini, The Lords of Discipline, and The Prince of Tides: Three Classic Novels in One Collection”, p.370, Open Road Media

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• Charleston has something for everyone, rain or shine. Its architecture is unparalleled. Carriage rides are great for seeing the city and hearing the history behind certain houses and the area.

  Thomas Gibson

  Rain, Cities, House

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Charleston tiene un paisaje que fomenta la intimidad y el partidismo. He oído decir que la inoculación de las vistas y los olores del lowcountry de Carolina es un antídoto casi irreversible contra los encantos de otros paisajes, de otras geografías ajenas. Pueden conmoverte profundamente otras vistas, otros océanos, altas cordilleras, pero nunca seducirte. Se puede incluso abandonar el lowcountry, renunciar a él por otros climas, pero nunca se puede escapar del todo a la sensual atracción semitropical de Charleston y sus marismas.

  Pat Conroy

  Ocean, Mountain Ranges, Sight

  Pat Conroy (2010). “The Lords of Discipline: A Novel”, p.21, Open Road Media

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• There was very little art in my childhood. I was raised in South Carolina; I wasn't aware of any art in South Carolina. There was a minor museum in Charleston, which had nothing of interest in it. It showed local artists, paintings of birds.

  Jasper Johns

  Art, Museums, Childhood

  "Maestra de pocas palabras". Entrevista con Emma Brockes, www.theguardian.com. 26 th Of July de 2004.

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• Walking the streets of Charleston in the late afternoons of August was like walking through gauze or inhaling damaged silk.

  Pat Conroy

  August, Afternoon, Late

  Pat Conroy (2010). “The Lords of Discipline: A Novel”, p.20, Open Road Media

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• One thing inspired me the most from the time I spent in Charleston was how much heritage and history are connected to influencing how I cook. Each dish tugged my heart in a different spot that after I finished cooking, I was really emotional and felt fulfilled at the same time.

  Shirley Chung

  Heart, Emotional, Cooking

  Fuente: www.sheknows.com

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• Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington -- it began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston. ...This is your victory.

  Barack Obama

  Government, Victory, Backyards

  Discurso de victoria del Presidente electo, pronunciado el 4 de noviembre de 2008 en Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois

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• I don't think you ever think of a big city as sweet or community, but there are cities that I think of as charming and particular and interesting cities. I live in one now, Charleston.

  Anne Rivers Siddons

  Sweet, Thinking, Cities

  "La escritora Anne Rivers Siddons habla de su libro 'Nora, Nora'". Chat en directo, www.cnn.com. 1 de agosto de 2000.

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• Porque nuestro derecho a practicar el culto libremente y con seguridad, ese derecho se les negó a los cristianos en Charleston, Carolina del Sur, y eso se les negó a los judíos en Kansas City, y eso se les negó a los musulmanes en Chapel Hill, y a los sijs en Oak Creek. Ellos también tenían derechos. Nuestro derecho a la reunión pacífica, ese derecho fue robado a los asistentes al cine en Aurora y Lafayette.

  Barack Obama

  Cristiano, Derechos, Ciudades

  Fuente: www.msnbc.com

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• Well, how'd we get to talking about our ancestors? People think we don't talk about anything else in Charleston.

  Josephine Pinckney

  Pensar, Hablar, Personas

  Josephine Pinckney (2001). “Three O'Clock Dinner”, p.73, Univ of South Carolina Press

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• One of my favorite stories was Black Orchid, because it was so different from all the others. I especially enjoyed dancing the Charleston. I have always been keen on dancing.

  Sarah Sutton

  Orchids, Dancing, Black

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• Todas las formas de música popular, desde el jazz hasta el hip-hop, el bebop y el soul, proceden de la innovación negra. Se habla de distintos bailes, desde la pasarela hasta el jitterbug, el charlestón o el break dance, pero todos son formas de baile negro... ¿Qué sería de la vida sin una canción, sin un baile, sin alegría, sin risas, sin música?

  Michael Jackson

  Canción, risa, baile

  FaceBook post by Michael Jackson from Aug 21, 2015

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• It's funny, but we were living on this small island off the coast of Charleston, South Carolina when I was 9.

  Josh Lucas

  Funny, Islands, South Carolina

  "Sweet Home Alabama". Interview with Alec Cawthorne, www.bbc.co.uk. December 2002.

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• My parents were working in a hospital in Memphis. But I didn't live there for any length of time that I remember. The first thing I remember is the town in Mississippi that I live in now, Charleston.

  Morgan Freeman

  Parent, Memphis, Firsts

  "New Again: Morgan Freeman". Interview with Graham Fuller, www.interviewmagazine.com. February 10, 2016.

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• My mother was a modern woman with a limited interest in religion. When the sun set and the fast of the Day of Atonement ended, she shot from the synagogue like a rocket to dance the Charleston.

  Lionel Azul

  Inspirational, Dance, Mother

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• Charleston was where America split apart in 1861. Maybe it's where America comes together in 2015.

  Russell D. Moore

  America, Together, Splits

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• I was ten,” I said. “Give me a little credit.” “To a boy with aspirations like that, I would extend my respect—but not credit. Or life insurance.” Abraham sounded amused. “You are an interesting man, David Charleston, but you sound like you were an even more interesting child.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Children, Boys, Men

  Brandon Sanderson (2016). “The Reckoners Series”, p.129, Delacorte Press

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• Según Festus, nuestra mesa voladora, Buford, regresó sano y salvo mientras estábamos en Charleston, así que esas águilas no le cogieron. Por desgracia, perdió la bolsa de la ropa sucia con tus pantalones". "¡Maldita sea!" Frank ladró, lo que Leo supuso que probablemente era una profanidad severa para él. Sin duda Frank habría maldecido un poco más -sacando los golly gees y los gosh darns- pero Percy interrumpió doblándose y gimiendo. "¿El mundo acaba de volverse del revés?", preguntó. Jason se llevó las manos a la cabeza. "Sí, y está girando. Todo es amarillo. ¿Se supone que es amarillo?

  Rick Riordan

  Eagles, Hands, Busting Out

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• I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to. It belongs to you. It belongs to you. I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didn't start with much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington. It began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston. It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give $5 and $10 and $20 to the cause.

  Barack Obama

  Men, Office, Giving

  Discurso de victoria del Presidente electo, pronunciado el 4 de noviembre de 2008 en Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois

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• I welcome opposing viewpoints, but I should warn you that you'll be facing off against the 2nd-place finisher at the 1981 Charleston County High-School Debate Tournament. And whatever became of that county champ who argued in favor of tractor safety modifications? Last time I checked, she didn't have her own show.

  Stephen Colbert

  School, Safety, Criticism

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• This was the first Memorial Day [Monday, May 1st, 1865]. African Americans invented Memorial Day in Charleston, South Carolina. What you have there is Black Americans recently freed from slavery announcing to the world with their flowers, their feet, and their songs what the war had been about. What they basically were creating was the Independence Day of a Second American Revolution.

  David W. Blight

  Memorial Day, Song, Monday

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• To become a classical ballerina, you have to move to New York when you're 12 or 11 and that becomes your life. I just wanted to be good in my company in Charleston and I wanted it to always be part of my life.

  Jennifer Garner

  New York, Moving, Ballerina

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• After watching the video, the senseless shooting and taking of Walter Scott's life was absolutely unnecessary and avoidable. My heart aches for the family and our North Charleston community. I will be watching this case closely.

  Tim Scott

  Life, Heart, Community

  FaceBook post by Tim Scott from Apr 08, 2015

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• Si no eres fuerte físicamente, es difícil. Pero al mismo tiempo, creo que necesitas algo más que eso; necesitas variar tus golpes, como Justine ha sido capaz de hacer en Amelia o Charleston, donde la venció... no recuerdo dónde fue en tierra batida. Así que necesitas este tipo de cosas. Pero, por supuesto, si no estás en forma, nunca lo conseguirás.

  Amelie Mauresmo

  Fuerte, Pensante, Capaz

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• Las iglesias me habían dejado frío, pero pensé que tenía que haber un Dios. Recuerdo que salí, esto es en Charleston, Carolina del Sur, y mi deseo entonces era ser dramaturgo, y estaba estudiando teatro, y salí una noche, tarde por la noche, y me pregunté: "¿Qué puede ser Dios si hay un Dios?". No estaba seguro de que hubiera un Dios, pero si hay un Dios, ¿qué debe ser? Bueno, no puede ser un juez, que está ahí arriba esperando a que cometamos un error para aplaudirnos en el infierno. Tiene que haber algo más que eso.

  Goswami Kriyananda

  Error, Noche, Si Hay Un Dios

  Fuente: www.lotusguide.com

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