Matt Lauer Quotes
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The Iraqis have once again failed to meet a deadline for a final draft of the constitution.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Not a lot of conservatives on this list. Are more liberals than conservatives screwing up America?
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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.
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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.
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I was always more interested in asking people about themselves than I was telling them about me.
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My dad taught me how to fish. When I am stand in a trout stream now, and I have the waders on, and I've got a fly rod in my hand, or I am fishing for bass, I think of sitting in a boat with my dad. How can that be a bad experience?
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I'm not going to whine or get depressed. Who's going to feel sorry for me? Nobody.
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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.
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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 am the luckiest guy I know.
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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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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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I don't want to be known in my life for what I do from 5 to 9 in the mornings.
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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.
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What makes people successful in this business is to be yourself on camera. Sounds simple. It's not.
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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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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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I take the harsh criticism along with the compliments.
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I read the rumors, and I know there is a cottage industry of meanness out there.
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There are no words to express my sorrow and regret for the pain I have caused others by words and actions. To the people I have hurt, I am truly sorry.