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.
AL ROKERYou don’t have to try to impress your kids. If they’re not getting what they need from you, they will let you know.
More Al Roker Quotes
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You can’t name an institution that doesn’t depend on volunteers.
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If somehow every volunteer vanished tomorrow, so much of this country would come to a standstill: schools, hospitals and libraries.
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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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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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I know I need to exercise. For some people, exercise is like breathing; for others, like me, it takes effort.
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Never give up your day job. I do all sorts of things, but at the end of the day, it all boils down to The Today Show,
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I couldn’t wait for Courtney to come to the hospital so I could have all my women together.
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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 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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You have to learn to use it responsibly.
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I was the oldest of six, and three of my siblings were adopted.
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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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We already had an adopted daughter, 10-year-old Courtney, from my previous marriage.
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My own childhood showed me that when it comes to loving your kids, concepts like that don’t apply.
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I have been blessed with working with the best in the business.
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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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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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My first college roommate greeted me with a shocked silence followed by, ‘So. . .you’re black.
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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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I’ve never been part of anything so great as those three kids.
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Exercising is what I need for my metabolism and for a better sense of well-being.
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I don’t make plans, because life is short and unpredictable – much like the weather!
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And I love doing this thing, and they will have to blow me out of here with dynamite before I leave.
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I love cooking for myself and cooking for my family.
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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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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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