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" I'm glad to know that I can host the 'Today' show for 16 years and not be a trending topic. And all the sudden I'm on 'Royal Pains,' and I'm a trending topic. There's something a little strange about that. "

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" If you have a bad experience on the air, you don't think you've done your job, or you have an embarrassing moment. I guarantee you'll work harder the next time not to let it happen again. "

Matt Lauer

You

Experience

Job

" People always say, 'Is it tough getting up at four in the morning?' I'm not terrible with that, but the weird thing for me is that I start to feel like a 3-year-old in need of a nap at about 7:30 at night; and, at 9:30, my head is teetering like that. "

" There was always an unspoken generosity about my mom. "

" Outside of my family and my work, I have two passions, both instilled in me by my father: golf and fishing. "

" I don't think I'm all that interesting. I mean, I'm a guy who does a morning show and goes to bed at 9:00 every night. I mean, I don't have a lot in my life that's really fascinated or fodder for tabloids. "

" I don't think it's a healthy thing in your personal life to go around with that never-sure attitude. "

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

" I am blessed to be surrounded by the people I love. I thank them for their patience and grace. "

" When you get your dream job, you'd be really hard-pressed to leave it. Unless you've got another dream job out there. "

" 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. "

" Every night at 6:30, my entire family sits down for dinner together. It's definitely the best part of my day. "

" I like fishing as much when I don't catch anything as when I do. "

Matt Lauer

Fishing

Catch

" What makes people successful in this business is to be yourself on camera. Sounds simple. It's not. "

" There are some harsh realities about this business, and they've been beaten into my psyche. But I'm more of an optimist than a pessimist. "

Matt Lauer

Business

Pessimist

" If you can be who you are on camera, which is not easy, then I think you're going to be successful. "

" Broadcasting through 9/11 together, like Katie Couric and I did, creates a bond. "

Matt Lauer

Bond

Did

" 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.' "

" 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. "

" I get letters from women, and they say, 'I love your Roman nose.' If I weren't on TV and I walked past that same woman, she'd go, 'Did you see the beak on that guy? "

" 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. "

" It's rare when suddenly a window opens up, and you see a side of a celebrity you've never seen before, good or bad. "

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

Matt Lauer

Think

People

" People have the right to say whatever they want. "

" 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. "

" 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? "

" The Iraqis have once again failed to meet a deadline for a final draft of the constitution. "

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

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

" I like it when things are where they're supposed to be. "

" I worry about that every single day: Am I being a good father? "