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.
AL ROKERAnd I love doing this thing, and they will have to blow me out of here with dynamite before I leave.
More Al Roker Quotes
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I was the oldest of six, and three of my siblings were 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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If somehow every volunteer vanished tomorrow, so much of this country would come to a standstill: schools, hospitals and libraries.
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You can’t name an institution that doesn’t depend on volunteers.
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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 couldn’t wait for Courtney to come to the hospital so I could have all my women together.
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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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My own childhood showed me that when it comes to loving your kids, concepts like that don’t apply.
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I’ve never been part of anything so great as those three kids.
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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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We already had an adopted daughter, 10-year-old Courtney, from my previous marriage.
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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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To me, there is no difference between ‘natural’ and ‘adopted.’ .
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My first college roommate greeted me with a shocked silence followed by, ‘So. . .you’re black.
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