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" I'm not going to whine or get depressed. Who's going to feel sorry for me? Nobody. "
Matt Lauer
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" I did not stay at the 'Today' show because of money. I think there are other ways to make money. "
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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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" My dad was Jewish. My mom is not. So I was not raised anything. "
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" 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.' "
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" Even the bad interviews I think you learn from. They make you better. "
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" Could there have been a better role for Florence Henderson than Mrs. Brady? She nurtured everybody. She was so caring. "
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" I read the rumors, and I know there is a cottage industry of meanness out there. "
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" I worry about that every single day: Am I being a good father? "
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" There are pockets of liberal, affluent America where parents don't want their kids vaccinated. "
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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. "
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" 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. "
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" Every night at 6:30, my entire family sits down for dinner together. It's definitely the best part of my day. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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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. "
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" 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. "
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" The vast majority of what I've seen written about me is not true. My family and friends - the people who matter to me - they know the real story. "
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" There was always an unspoken generosity about my mom. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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