Matt Lauer Quotes
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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 value my privacy a lot.
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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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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'm one of these people who tends to think that the ordinary people are more fascinating than the celebrities and even the politicians.
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There are pockets of liberal, affluent America where parents don't want their kids vaccinated.
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I'm lucky: I have very funny kids.
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I don't walk around saying everything is going to be wonderful.
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In some ways, being No. 2 in the ratings is a real shot in the arm, a kick in the pants.
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This is the best job in television. I grew up watching the 'Today show.'
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When you feel your family is being threatened and hurt, you speak up. And then you put your head down and go back about your business.
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I worry about that every single day: Am I being a good father?
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I can't be as open on national television as I can when I'm having dinner with friends. But that doesn't mean the type of person I am is different. My values, my dislikes, my sense of humor are the same.
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Meredith Vieira warms my heart.
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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.
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Broadcasting through 9/11 together, like Katie Couric and I did, creates a bond.
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I knew I wanted to work in television because some friends of mine, when I went to high school - their fathers worked for, as a matter of fact, for NBC Sports at the time.
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When you get your dream job, you'd be really hard-pressed to leave it. Unless you've got another dream job out there.
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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.
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I get letters from women, and they say, 'I love your Roman nose.' If I weren't on TV and I walked past that same woman, she'd go, 'Did you see the beak on that guy?
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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.
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I like getting rid of things. I really do.
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There was always an unspoken generosity about my mom.
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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.