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

Independent Woman

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" When I was a general assignment reporter early in my career, I was the one knocking on their door after a tragedy. "

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

Make A Difference

" 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. "

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

" I'm about being honest and knowing that people are watching, and they want to know that I'm asking questions that they want the answers to. "

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

Asking Questions

" 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. "

" When I came to MSNBC, its identity as the place for politics was growing. "

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

" I love Chicago. I wouldn't be where I am now, and I certainly wouldn't have the confidence that I hope that I project, if I'd not lived in Chicago. "

" It's not my job to judge or assess. I think single, black, white, married - people are doing the best they can. "

" I met Bon Jovi on the way to Washington, D.C. I think I called him Jon Jovi. Ugghhhh. I just smiled and pretended it didn't happen. I love him and his wife; they're so sweet. I was very nervous. "

" The best advice I received came late, and it's this: Don't read the comments section of any story that mentions you! "

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

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

" It's a tough town, it's a loving town, it's a supportive town, and that's why so many great news people, journalists have come through Chicago or are from Chicago. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I am a gummy bear fanatic. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" My ability to not be afraid to ask tough questions or to confront, that matters. "

" Women, teenagers, we have to really empower each other. "

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

" As a kid from Texas, it always amazes me when city kids don't know how to ride a bike. "

" Every time a young girl comes in and asks me for advice, if you start your conversation with, 'How hard is it as a black woman,' or, 'How hard is it as a woman,' I turn you around. Because I cannot - we cannot look at the roadblocks and see the road at the same time. "

" The troops aren't red and blue. They're not black and white. They're not male and female. They are Americans! When they put their uniforms on, they are Americans. And that's a fact. "

Black And White

" 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. "

" Looking back, I've always enjoyed hearing about the lives of other people, their experience through their jobs, their lives, and their children. It's always been a treat to hear about others. "