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" 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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" My mother is a strong woman. Her strength comes from being tested by life's unpredictability. It comes from soldiering on for her children, even when she might rather have given up. I know it hasn't always come easily, but I also know it's her greatest gift. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

" 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 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. "

" Does anyone want to see a person who's making the money that the newspapers say I'm making complaining, 'Woe is me, my life is terrible, and people are being unfair?' No one would've had any patience for that. I wouldn't have any patience for that. "