Charleston Quotes

26 quotes by 23 authors

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… — Stephen Colbert
It's funny, but we were living on this small island off the coast of Charleston, South Carolina when I was 9 — Josh Lucas
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… — Thomas Gibson
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,… — Lionel Blue
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… — David W. Blight
If you are not physically strong, it's difficult. But at the same time, I think you need something more than that; you need to vary… — Amelie Mauresmo
A lot of West Virginia is untouched. It doesn't have as many strip malls, it has these old towns that feel like it used to… — Sam Trammell
Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington -- it began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord… — Barack Obama
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… — Anne Rivers Siddons
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… — Sarah Sutton
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… — Jennifer Garner
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… — Morgan Freeman
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… — Jasper Johns
Charleston has a landscape that encourages intimacy and partisanship. I have heard it said that an inoculation to the sights and smells of the Carolina… — Pat Conroy
Walking the streets of Charleston in the late afternoons of August was like walking through gauze or inhaling damaged silk. — Pat Conroy
In Charleston, more than elsewhere, you get the feeling that the twentieth century is a vast, unconscionable mistake. — Pat Conroy
According to Festus, our flying table, Buford, made it back safely while we were in Charleston, so those eagles didn't get him. Unfortunately, he lost… — Rick Riordan
I was ten,â€ I said. â€œGive me a little credit.â€ â€œTo a boy with aspirations like that, I would extend my respectâ€”but not credit. Or… — Brandon Sanderson
When my sister and I were kids, swimming down in Charleston, there was this pizza parlor that had this old Dixieland band play, and I… — Thomas Gibson
Willie Wells, Ray Dandridge, Leon Day, Buck Leonard, Quincy Troupe, Satchel Paige - earlier than when he was called up - Oscar Charleston and Josh… — Monte Irvin

Who Wrote These Charleston Quotes

23 authors contributed a total of 26 Charleston Quotes as follows: