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

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" 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 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" The thread that has always connected my family was the news. "

" It used to upset me - now it makes me sad - to see people use patriotism and our troops as a pawn in their political argument. Because I know personally, growing up in a military family, the sacrifice that is made on a daily basis. "

" I'm definitely a foodie. "

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

Asking Questions

" 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 love Jidenna and Leon Bridges. "

" I will never answer that question of what are the challenges I face. You speak it into existence, and I choose to use that air for other things. "

" I root for anyone who's got kids and if they want to make it work. "

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

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

" I didn't want to be the aunt where you come over and can't sit on the sofa. "

" My ability to not be afraid to ask tough questions or to confront, that matters. "

" I feel it's tougher for the guys, because if I break up with them, then they can go on and be forced to watch me on TV every day. I don't see them. "

" 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 was on morning TV for 10 years in Chicago. "

" One of my favorite memories was one time Prince picked me up and said we were going to Michael Jordan's birthday party. "

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

" Victims and survivors deserve more than a person seeking a headline. "

" 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. "

" So I have people who tweet and ask me, 'You can't be this happy all the time. You can't be this cheerful.' Well, yes I am. From where I've come from and my family and what I see as real struggles in day to day life, through my reporting. I'm never going to look at challenges. "

" 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. "

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

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

" I am a gummy bear fanatic. "

" I laugh about it all the time, but, for whatever reason, a lot of people think that I wear a wig. I get emails and tweets about people commenting on my hair being a wig. It's one of the strangest but most entertaining things I've read about myself online. "

" Trust me: I do hit the snooze button about 4 times. "