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" Mostly, I think of myself as having great common sense. I've always been proud of that. Was I a terrific student? Absolutely not. But put me in a roomful of people, and I don't think I'm ever going to embarrass myself. "

Matt Lauer

Great

Think

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" I don't find anything comes out of getting in someone's face during an interview and screaming. "

" I was always more interested in asking people about themselves than I was telling them about me. "

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

" If I buy something new - a piece of clothing, a tie, a shirt, a suit - something old has to go. That's the way I avoid clutter, crammed closets and drawers. It keeps things in balance, and it really works. "

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

" 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 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. "

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Pessimist

" Not a lot of conservatives on this list. Are more liberals than conservatives screwing up America? "

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America

Than

" 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. "

" Katie Couric is kind of my soulmate. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" I can't be as open on national television as I can when I'm having dinner with friends. But that doesn't mean the type of person I am is different. My values, my dislikes, my sense of humor are the same. "

" Over the course of 20 years that I've been at NBC, I have never seen the amount of money I make reported correctly by the media. "

" You get your dream job and, in my opinion, despite anything they might say about you professionally or personally, you shut up, and you just do the job - and enjoy it. "

" If you are the person who gets the lion's share of attention in good times, guess what: you get the lion's share of attention in bad times. "

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

" It usually takes two people a little while to learn where the funny buttons are and testy buttons are. "

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

Matt Lauer

Bond

Did

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

Matt Lauer

Heart

" I don't walk around saying everything is going to be wonderful. "

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