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" 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. "

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" Everything I ask is a question from Tamron, like it or not. My team does not write my questions. We put together a segment. We talk about the elements that I want, but we have a conversation for that hour with our guests. "

" I take it seriously that it's a privilege and honor to be a role model to young girls, both black and white. It's not something I take lightly. "

Black And White

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

" Al Roker is one of the most sensible people you'll ever meet. He's raised two daughters and a son. And I love him, in that as jovial as he is, he's a straight shooter. He's a New Yorker, as they say. "

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

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

Asking Questions

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

" 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. "

" 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 am a gummy bear fanatic. "

" I was 7 years old, and I challenged everything. I never accepted answers on face value. "

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

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

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

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

Make A Difference

" 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

" We're not monolithic. What is blackness? To me, how do you define that? "

" I love Jidenna and Leon Bridges. "

" When I first started out as a young journalist, I know that on at least two occasions, when I walked into a newsroom, I knew I was replacing the black person in that job. "

" 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. "

" We all have these challenges and stereotypes that exist, but you can't let that hold you down... If that's the first thing you think about as a black woman - the challenge that lies ahead - you are thinking in the wrong direction, in my opinion. "

" When I came to Philadelphia in the late '80s, it was going through a very difficult time. "

" On career day as a young journalist, I scraped up my money and went to this big conference for young journalists, and the great feedback I got was that I would not or should not become an anchor because my eyelashes were too long and too distracting. "

" 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. "

" I've been engaged a couple times. "

" What I've learned is that people have a desire to talk after the first line of reporters go away, and they are no longer speaking out of shock. "

" I remember reading the cruelest, most awful thing about my hair online. A person speculated about who I was as a person and even read into my personal life based solely off my hairstyle. He or she said I must be lazy because I have short hair. It was just devastating. "

" I quite enjoy cooking. I love cooking for my friends. It's communal, it reminds me of being with family, and it's also a form of therapy; it heals you from the inside out. "

" The biggest compliment I get is when someone tells me, 'You're so real.' Even if my journey isn't exactly like theirs. "

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