We already had an adopted daughter, 10-year-old Courtney, from my previous marriage.
AL ROKERI know I need to exercise. For some people, exercise is like breathing; for others, like me, it takes effort.
More Al Roker Quotes
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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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You can’t name an institution that doesn’t depend on volunteers.
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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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If somehow every volunteer vanished tomorrow, so much of this country would come to a standstill: schools, hospitals and libraries.
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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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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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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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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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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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My first college roommate greeted me with a shocked silence followed by, ‘So. . .you’re black.
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To me, there is no difference between ‘natural’ and ‘adopted.’ .
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Exercising is what I need for my metabolism and for a better sense of well-being.
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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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