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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.

Al Roker

You can’t name an institution that doesn’t depend on volunteers.
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Depend Institution Name Volunteer
I get bitter, angry and disbelieving and I tell my kids there a lot of idiots out there.
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Angry Bitter Disbelieve Idiot Kid Real Successful
My first college roommate greeted me with a shocked silence followed by, ‘So. . .you’re black.
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Black College Follow Greet Roommate Shock Silence
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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Abuse Bad Day Eat Food Still Substance Use
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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Anger Apes Baby Daddy Kid Leave Raise Society Step Wolve
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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Always Children Dad Even Foster Limit Love Mom Much Took
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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Begin Gig Later Somewhat Thrill Year
I love cooking for myself and cooking for my family.
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Cook Family Love Myself
I have been blessed with working with the best in the business.
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Best Bless Business Work
To me, there is no difference between ‘natural’ and ‘adopted.’ .
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Adopt Between Difference Natural No There
I’ve never been part of anything so great as those three kids.
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Anything Been Great Kid never Three
I couldn’t wait for Courtney to come to the hospital so I could have all my women together.
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All Come Hospital Together Wait Women
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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Courtney Dad Disney First Gift Kid Mother Separate Shower Snap Trip Try
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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Burden Female Much Partner Pregnancy Process Realize
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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Before Blow Dynamite Here Leave Love They Thing
We already had an adopted daughter, 10-year-old Courtney, from my previous marriage.
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Adopt Already Daughter Marriage Old Previous Ten Year
I know I need to exercise. For some people, exercise is like breathing; for others, like me, it takes effort.
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Breath Effort Exercise Know Like Need Other People Take
My own childhood showed me that when it comes to loving your kids, concepts like that don’t apply.
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Apply Childhood Come Concept Kid Like Love Own Sho
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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Boil Day Down End Give never Show Today Up
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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Change Day Diet End Life Maintain Quick Weight Work
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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Get Impress Kid Know Let Need Try You
If somehow every volunteer vanished tomorrow, so much of this country would come to a standstill: schools, hospitals and libraries.
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Country Hospital Library Name School Tomorrow Volunteer
I was the oldest of six, and three of my siblings were adopted.
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Adopt Oldest Sibling Six Three
You have to learn to use it responsibly.
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Learn Responsibly Use
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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Country Down Scene Sound Turn Watch World
Exercising is what I need for my metabolism and for a better sense of well-being.
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Being Better Excercise Metabolism Need Sense Well
I don’t make plans, because life is short and unpredictable – much like the weather!
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Inspirational Life Plan Short Unpredictable Weather

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