Matt Lauer Quotes
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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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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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Not a lot of conservatives on this list. Are more liberals than conservatives screwing up America?
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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 probably would do over the Tom Cruise interview because I've thought of so many things I would have said in hindsight.
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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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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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Could there have been a better role for Florence Henderson than Mrs. Brady? She nurtured everybody. She was so caring.
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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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Every night at 6:30, my entire family sits down for dinner together. It's definitely the best part of my day.
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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'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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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 was always more interested in asking people about themselves than I was telling them about me.
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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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I am the luckiest guy I know.
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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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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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I take the harsh criticism along with the compliments.
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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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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.
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I read the rumors, and I know there is a cottage industry of meanness out there.
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I've always liked the idea of walking into a cocktail party where there are different people and finding some connection with almost everybody in the room.
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I'm one of these people who tends to think that the ordinary people are more fascinating than the celebrities and even the politicians.