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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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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 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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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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I don’t make plans, because life is short and unpredictable – much like the weather!
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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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My own childhood showed me that when it comes to loving your kids, concepts like that don’t apply.
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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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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 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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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 love cooking for myself and cooking for my family.
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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 have been blessed with working with the best in the business.
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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’ve never been part of anything so great as those three kids.
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We already had an adopted daughter, 10-year-old Courtney, from my previous marriage.
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My first college roommate greeted me with a shocked silence followed by, ‘So. . .you’re black.
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You can’t name an institution that doesn’t depend on volunteers.
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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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I couldn’t wait for Courtney to come to the hospital so I could have all my women together.
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I was the oldest of six, and three of my siblings were adopted.
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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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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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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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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 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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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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