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.
AL ROKERWhen 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.
More Al Roker Quotes
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I have been blessed with working with the best in the business.
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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 get bitter, angry and disbelieving and I tell my kids there a lot of idiots out there.
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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 know I need to exercise. For some people, exercise is like breathing; for others, like me, it takes effort.
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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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If somehow every volunteer vanished tomorrow, so much of this country would come to a standstill: schools, hospitals and libraries.
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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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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 can’t name an institution that doesn’t depend on volunteers.
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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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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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I’ve never been part of anything so great as those three kids.
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I love cooking for myself and cooking for my family.
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