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" A massive state and federal effort, the likes of which we've never seen is going to be needed. We can do it for tsunami victims half a world away. We can do it for our own citizens. "

Al Roker

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Away

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" You're so focused on this child, you can sometimes forget about you as a couple, and that's just as important. "

" Never say 'no' to pie. No matter what, wherever you are, diet-wise or whatever, you know what? You can always have a small piece of pie, and I like pie. I don't know anybody who doesn't like pie. If somebody doesn't like pie, I don't trust them. I'll bet you Vladimir Putin doesn't like pie. "

" They wrapped her up like a baby burrito to show to Mom. Here were a mother and her daughter and I love them both so much. I couldn't wait for Courtney to come to the hospital so I could have all my women together. "

" In our society leaving baby with Daddy is just one step above leaving the kids to be raised by wolves or apes. "

" I think dads let babies take more of a risk, maybe bounce off a bed more or jump off a couch or do more risk-taking things. "

Al Roker

Think

Jump

" People who are overweight don't want unsolicited advice. Guess what. We know we're fat. We live in homes with mirrors. "

" You can't go wrong with relatively simple comfort food. It's also about ease. Some cook to impress. I cook for people to enjoy the food. "

" I get bitter, angry and disbelieving and I tell my kids there a lot of idiots out there. I also want them to know that being successful is not the real world - that their parents get treated better because they're on TV. "

" My first college roommate greeted me with a shocked silence followed by, 'So... you're black.' "

Al Roker

First

College

" Always be yourself. At the end of the day, that's all you've really got; when you strip everything down, that's all you've got, so always be yourself. "

" I love cooking for myself and cooking for my family. "

" In the pregnancy process I have come to realize how much of the burden is on the female partner. She's got a construction zone going on in her belly. "

" When I was in Greenough, Montana, I came across a bear cub. I was off this path, and I thought, If there's a bear cub, that means there's a mother bear somewhere nearby. So I doubled back. If I'd kept going, I'm sure they would have eventually found my sneakers, and that's about it. "

" Never give up your day job. I do all sorts of things, but at the end of the day, it all boils down to 'The Today Show,' and I love doing this thing, and they will have to blow me out of here with dynamite before I leave. "

" All middle-income families use carbs to stretch meals, across any ethnic group - whether it's kugel or rice and beans or macaroni and cheese. I remember having pancakes for dinner. But as kids, we thought, 'Breakfast for dinner? This is great.' "

" My old modus operandi was, if you're going to have a grilled cheese and bacon sandwich, don't have one, have two. If you're going to have vanilla wafers, you have the whole box. "

" Last year, when we were in Mobile, Al., covering Hurricane Ivan, we heard the stories of poor people, many of them black stranded downtown because they had no way out. "

" I have one of those Garmin watches, and I'm OCD about downloading my runs no matter where I go. I used it on an 18-mile run in Paris, a 12-miler in the mountains of Montana, a couple of runs in the Bahamas. Wherever I am, I try to run. That's what's so great about it. "

" I grew up with my grandparents around. I think that's important for a child. If for no other reason than to hear stories about their parents when they were children. "

" Watching the scenes out of New Orleans, if you turn down the sound it could be the Sudan or any Third World country. But it's not. it's the United States of America. "

" I asked him if he ever hung out with black guys in high school and he said, 'Well, no. They always had these angry looks on their faces. Who wouldn't look ticked off having to deal with nitwits like him? "

" Tuesday nights are sushi nights, so we go out then. "

" I have been blessed with working with the best in the business. "

" When Courtney's mother and I first separated I tried to be Disney Dad, showering her with gifts, trips and then I snapped out of it. You don't have to try to impress your kids. If they're not getting what they need from you, they will let you know. "