We already had an adopted daughter, 10-year-old Courtney, from my previous marriage.
AL ROKERExercising is what I need for my metabolism and for a better sense of well-being.
More Al Roker Quotes
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I’ve never been part of anything so great as those three kids.
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Watching the scenes out of New Orleans, if you turn down the sound it could be the Sudan or any Third World country. But it’s not. it’s the United States of America.
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They wrapped her up like a baby burrito to show to Mom. Here were a mother and her daughter and I love them both so much.
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In the pregnancy process I have come to realize how much of the burden is on the female partner. She’s got a construction zone going on in her belly.
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Mom and Dad even took in foster children. ‘There are no limits to how much you can love,’ Dad always said.
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You don’t have to try to impress your kids. If they’re not getting what they need from you, they will let you know.
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To me, there is no difference between ‘natural’ and ‘adopted.’ .
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I know I need to exercise. For some people, exercise is like breathing; for others, like me, it takes effort.
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I get bitter, angry and disbelieving and I tell my kids there a lot of idiots out there.
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There is no quick fix. At the end of the day, you still have to do the work to maintain your weight. It can’t be a diet. You have to change your life.
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I also want them to know that being successful is not the real world – that their parents get treated better because they’re on TV.
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When Courtney’s mother and I first separated I tried to be Disney Dad, showering her with gifts, trips and then I snapped out of it.
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You can’t name an institution that doesn’t depend on volunteers.
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I was just thrilled to get the gig to begin with. Ten years later to still have it is not only thrilling but also somewhat of a puzzlement.
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In our society leaving baby with Daddy is just one step above leaving the kids to be raised by wolves or apes.
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