If somehow every volunteer vanished tomorrow, so much of this country would come to a standstill: schools, hospitals and libraries.
AL ROKERMy first college roommate greeted me with a shocked silence followed by, ‘So. . .you’re black.
More Al Roker Quotes
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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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You can’t name an institution that doesn’t depend on volunteers.
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You have to learn to use it responsibly.
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To me, there is no difference between ‘natural’ and ‘adopted.’ .
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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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I get bitter, angry and disbelieving and I tell my kids there a lot of idiots out there.
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I’ve never been part of anything so great as those three kids.
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I was the oldest of six, and three of my siblings were adopted.
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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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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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If I was having a bad day, eating was like self-medicating. But if you abuse food, you still have to use that substance that you abuse every day.
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We already had an adopted daughter, 10-year-old Courtney, from my previous marriage.
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I love cooking for myself and cooking for my family.
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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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