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" I love my job and my relationship with the viewers who watch my shows. "

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" When I was a kid growing up, I always thought I would be a journalist, and I thought, you know, I'd cover stories about other people, and we're always taught never to make the story about yourself. "

" So I have people who tweet and ask me, 'You can't be this happy all the time. You can't be this cheerful.' Well, yes I am. From where I've come from and my family and what I see as real struggles in day to day life, through my reporting. I'm never going to look at challenges. "

" Al Roker is one of the most sensible people you'll ever meet. He's raised two daughters and a son. And I love him, in that as jovial as he is, he's a straight shooter. He's a New Yorker, as they say. "

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

" I feel it's tougher for the guys, because if I break up with them, then they can go on and be forced to watch me on TV every day. I don't see them. "

" 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

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

" 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 am a gummy bear fanatic. "

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

Asking Questions

" We are presented with a unique situation in the black community in that we have embraced the beauty of hip hop, the real rawness of it, the real fun of it, but we also have to address the damage it has done. We have to look at what it's done to our black girls, especially when it comes to domestic violence. "

" What I've learned is that people have a desire to talk after the first line of reporters go away, and they are no longer speaking out of shock. "

" I didn't want to be the aunt where you come over and can't sit on the sofa. "

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

" 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. "

" I'm definitely a foodie. "

" We all have these challenges and stereotypes that exist, but you can't let that hold you down... If that's the first thing you think about as a black woman - the challenge that lies ahead - you are thinking in the wrong direction, in my opinion. "

" 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. "

" We all have roadblocks; we all have challenges. "

" 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 love edgy comedy. 'Coming to America' still gets me and 'Friday.' I watch old Richard Pryor stand-up on VHS, too. "

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

Make A Difference

" The two things that I require for anyone who's around me: you need to love food, and you need to be able to laugh. "

" We're not monolithic. What is blackness? To me, how do you define that? "

" I've been engaged a couple times. "

" I am grateful that as a reporter and as an anchor, people have allowed me to share their stories. "

" 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 was on morning TV for 10 years in Chicago. "

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