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" I read the rumors, and I know there is a cottage industry of meanness out there. "

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" If I feel like I've done a great job during an interview with the president of the United States live in the Oval Office, it doesn't give me a tenth of the good feeling of going to the school play and making eye contact with my kids as they're onstage delivering their lines. Nothing compares with that moment of connection. "

" Early on, I had five jobs in a row where I was either fired or canceled. "

" My dad was Jewish. My mom is not. So I was not raised anything. "

" I knew I wanted to work in television because some friends of mine, when I went to high school - their fathers worked for, as a matter of fact, for NBC Sports at the time. "

" Being in front of the camera - first of all, when I wanted to get into television, it was as a producer. I never had an idea that I would do anything in front of the camera, and that kind of happened by accident. But I wanted to be a producer or give me a job with the Yankees or play for the Knicks. I was a sports nut when I was a kid. "

" There's a difference between good chemistry and a bond. Chemistry is something you have with somebody you meet - or you don't. It's an intangible. It may be superficial. It's much harder to put your finger on than a bond. "

" On a day-to-day level, I love watching my kids accomplish the little things that seem trivial but are really milestones: seeing my son hit a baseball or watching my daughter draw something that actually looks like what she says she's drawing. Or hearing them say 'I love you.' "

" I learned more from my dad by osmosis than by any talk we ever had. He was the most reliable person I've ever met. "

" Meredith Vieira warms my heart. "

" In this business, the minute you start feeling comfortable about the show you're doing or the ratings you're getting, you're in big trouble. "

" I don't want to be known in my life for what I do from 5 to 9 in the mornings. "

" I kid my friends who are golfers, and I say, 'If you ever hear me complain, hit me in the butt with a putter' because I have no reason to complain. Even on days when you don't like what you see in the paper, I have no reason to complain. "

" I probably would do over the Tom Cruise interview because I've thought of so many things I would have said in hindsight. "

" Even the bad interviews I think you learn from. They make you better. "

" Katie Couric is kind of my soulmate. "

" I am the luckiest guy I know. "

" There are pockets of liberal, affluent America where parents don't want their kids vaccinated. "

" In my mind, I am extraordinarily handy. But what that means is when I attempt to fix something, there's usually a five-minute period of experimentation, followed by a five-minute period of frustration, followed by a frantic phone call to a professional. "

" My dad taught me how to fish. When I am stand in a trout stream now, and I have the waders on, and I've got a fly rod in my hand, or I am fishing for bass, I think of sitting in a boat with my dad. How can that be a bad experience? "

" I've always liked the idea of walking into a cocktail party where there are different people and finding some connection with almost everybody in the room. "

" People don't want to see me having a bad morning. They have job problems, financial problems, family pressures, kids to get off to school. The last thing they want to wake up to is someone showing them the same problems. So maybe that's the one time I am forced to act. "

" I'm one of these people who tends to think that the ordinary people are more fascinating than the celebrities and even the politicians. "

" You're going to have twenty years as host of the 'Today Show,' and eighteen of those years are going to be so unbelievably fantastic that you're going to think you're living in a fantasy world. And one or two of those years is going to be incredibly frustrating and challenging. "

" I was one of these people, especially early in my career, who balanced the equation too much in favor of my job; I spent most of my life focusing on that. But becoming a dad gave me back perspective; it brought balance into my life. "

" I'm lucky: I have very funny kids. "

" Times are harder there right now. I think it's been well publicized. We are - the show is not where I want it to be right now. The ratings are not where I want them to be. I want to make it better. "

" When people start to write articles about what might be wrong with the 'Today' show you know where you should point the finger, point it at me because I have been there the longest. And it's my responsibility. "

" I value my privacy a lot. "

" I'm not going to whine or get depressed. Who's going to feel sorry for me? Nobody. "