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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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" Even the bad interviews I think you learn from. They make you better. "

" Researchers have discovered that chocolate produces some of the same reactions in the brain as marijuana. The researchers also discovered other similarities between the two but can't remember what they are. "

" Early on, I had five jobs in a row where I was either fired or canceled. "

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" Could there have been a better role for Florence Henderson than Mrs. Brady? She nurtured everybody. She was so caring. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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 like getting rid of things. I really do. "

" I like fishing as much when I don't catch anything as when I do. "

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

" 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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" I'm lucky: I have very funny kids. "

" There are pockets of liberal, affluent America where parents don't want their kids vaccinated. "

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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. "

" People always say, 'Is it tough getting up at four in the morning?' I'm not terrible with that, but the weird thing for me is that I start to feel like a 3-year-old in need of a nap at about 7:30 at night; and, at 9:30, my head is teetering like that. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I'm one of these people who tends to think that the ordinary people are more fascinating than the celebrities and even the politicians. "

" 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. "