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" I have an incredible phobia of divorce. "

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" I take it seriously that it's a privilege and honor to be a role model to young girls, both black and white. It's not something I take lightly. "

Black And White

" I was 7 years old, and I challenged everything. I never accepted answers on face value. "

" On career day as a young journalist, I scraped up my money and went to this big conference for young journalists, and the great feedback I got was that I would not or should not become an anchor because my eyelashes were too long and too distracting. "

" I love morning television because it's the most vulnerable time of day, when you are at your rawest, and if I have the ability to make viewers smile, that's a gift from God. "

" I quite enjoy cooking. I love cooking for my friends. It's communal, it reminds me of being with family, and it's also a form of therapy; it heals you from the inside out. "

" I think when I first straightened my hair, I was a teenager. I don't believe that I was consciously doing it to look white or to be on television. It never crossed my mind. All of the girls in my neighborhood got perms and their hair straightened. But I know that historically it was to assimilate and there are some people who do it for that reason. "

" I had braces for six years! Kids would call me 'big teeth' or 'rabbit teeth.' "

" Trust me: I do hit the snooze button about 4 times. "

" Someone - a man - advised me not to become a news anchor because my eyelashes were too long, and they would distract the viewers. "

" I have three incredible nieces and a nephew who's going off to college. To hear them say they're proud of me left me in tears. "

" Everything I ask is a question from Tamron, like it or not. My team does not write my questions. We put together a segment. We talk about the elements that I want, but we have a conversation for that hour with our guests. "

" My dad was in the Army, so what was happening internationally and nationally was always important to my family. "

" The thread that has always connected my family was the news. "

" I love Rihanna. She represents that strong, independent woman that you cannot keep down. "

Independent Woman

" If someone says, 'I love that lipstick,' I will always try to answer, honestly, if I know what color it is. It's a connective tissue. "

" I grew a reputation for always asking questions and being nosy. "

Asking Questions

" I've been engaged a couple times. "

" You understand, in my life, the only other person I spoke with or speak with more than Prince is my mother. "

" I will never answer that question of what are the challenges I face. You speak it into existence, and I choose to use that air for other things. "

" I am a gummy bear fanatic. "

" I'm proud of my hard work. Working hard won't always lead to the exact things we desire. There are many things I've wanted that I haven't always gotten. But, I have a great satisfaction in the blessings from my mother and father, who instilled a great work ethic in me both personally and professionally. "

" I laugh about it all the time, but, for whatever reason, a lot of people think that I wear a wig. I get emails and tweets about people commenting on my hair being a wig. It's one of the strangest but most entertaining things I've read about myself online. "

" I've been given an opportunity to make a difference. "

Make A Difference

" I remember reading the cruelest, most awful thing about my hair online. A person speculated about who I was as a person and even read into my personal life based solely off my hairstyle. He or she said I must be lazy because I have short hair. It was just devastating. "

" When I came to Philadelphia in the late '80s, it was going through a very difficult time. "

" I love Jidenna and Leon Bridges. "

" I date, don't get me wrong. I'm not up here filing my fingernails on a Friday night. I want to find someone to share my life with. "

" I mask every single day. I mask every morning - since I was 27 years old. I don't care the brand: it can be from the drugstore or high end. I can be walking my dog in the mask scaring children and people off, but it's my routine that I commit to every single day. "

" I root for anyone who's got kids and if they want to make it work. "

" It used to upset me - now it makes me sad - to see people use patriotism and our troops as a pawn in their political argument. Because I know personally, growing up in a military family, the sacrifice that is made on a daily basis. "