#carolina

The University of North Carolina provided me with every tool necessary to rise to the top of my profession. ↗

— Rick Dees

#every #me #necessary #north #north carolina

Carolina beach music," Dupree said, coming up on the porch. "The holiest sound on earth. ↗

— Pat Conroy

#south #south-carolina #music

I actually defeated an incumbent Republican senator who was part of the Jesse Helm's political machine in North Carolina, the result of which is I'm now the senior senator from North Carolina instead of Jesse Helms, which is a very good thing for this country. ↗

— John Edwards

#carolina #country #defeated #good #good thing

When I was in second grade, my mother moved from Miami to this evangelical conservative environment in western North Carolina, two miles down the road from Billy Graham and his wife, Ruth. ↗

— Patricia Cornwell

#billy graham #carolina #conservative #down #down the road

I'm always happy to have the President visit North Carolina. Unfortunately, the citizens of North Carolina who could be most adversely affected by the President's plan have not been invited to the discussion. ↗

— Mel Watt

#affected #always #been #carolina #citizens

It was growing dark on this long southern evening, and suddenly, at the exact point her finger had indicated, the moon lifted a forehead of stunning gold above the horizon, lifted straight out of filigreed, light-intoxicated clouds that lay on the skyline in attendant veils. Behind us, the sun was setting in a simultaneous congruent withdrawal and the river turned to flame in a quiet duel of gold....The new gold of moon astonishing and ascendant, he depleted gold of sunset extinguishing itself in the long westward slide, it was the old dance of days in the Carolina marshes, the breathtaking death of days before the eyes of children, until the sun vanished, its final signature a ribbon of bullion strung across the tops of water oaks. ↗

— Pat Conroy

#childhood #memories #moon #nature #south-carolina

The rivalry is huge between South Carolina and Clemson. It's major bragging rights; one of the most intense things I've been a part of. ↗

— William Perry

#between #bragging #carolina #huge #i

Mullets are still going strong in the south and places like St Louis or the Carolinas. ↗

— Trevor Dunn

#going #like #louis #places #south

Shortly thereafter, some friends encouraged me to try out for the Miss South Carolina World beauty pageant. To my surprise, I won - and was sent to New York City to compete nationally. ↗

— Donna Rice

#carolina #city #compete #encouraged #friends

We simply have to become more competitive as a state if we're going to be successful in creating jobs, bringing capital investment and raising income levels here in South Carolina. ↗

— Mark Sanford

#bringing #capital #capital investment #carolina #competitive