You can’t name an institution that doesn’t depend on volunteers.
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.
More Al Roker Quotes
-
-
Mom and Dad even took in foster children. ‘There are no limits to how much you can love,’ Dad always said.
AL ROKER -
I’ve never been part of anything so great as those three kids.
AL ROKER -
My first college roommate greeted me with a shocked silence followed by, ‘So. . .you’re black.
AL ROKER -
I get bitter, angry and disbelieving and I tell my kids there a lot of idiots out there.
AL ROKER -
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,
AL ROKER -
My own childhood showed me that when it comes to loving your kids, concepts like that don’t apply.
AL ROKER -
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.
AL ROKER -
I have been blessed with working with the best in the business.
AL ROKER -
We already had an adopted daughter, 10-year-old Courtney, from my previous marriage.
AL ROKER -
If somehow every volunteer vanished tomorrow, so much of this country would come to a standstill: schools, hospitals and libraries.
AL ROKER -
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.
AL ROKER -
I love cooking for myself and cooking for my family.
AL ROKER -
And I love doing this thing, and they will have to blow me out of here with dynamite before I leave.
AL ROKER -
I couldn’t wait for Courtney to come to the hospital so I could have all my women together.
AL ROKER -
Exercising is what I need for my metabolism and for a better sense of well-being.
AL ROKER