We already had an adopted daughter, 10-year-old Courtney, from my previous marriage.
AL ROKERThey 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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I’ve never been part of anything so great as those three kids.
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To me, there is no difference between ‘natural’ and ‘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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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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I don’t make plans, because life is short and unpredictable – much like the weather!
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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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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 have been blessed with working with the best in the business.
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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 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 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 get bitter, angry and disbelieving and I tell my kids there a lot of idiots out there.
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