Al Roker Quotes

• In our society leaving baby with Daddy is just one step above leaving the kids to be raised by wolves or apes.

  Al Roker

  Baby, Anger, Kids

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• I don't make plans, because life is short and unpredictable - much like the weather!

  Al Roker

  Inspirational, Life Is Short, Weather

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• If somehow every volunteer vanished tomorrow, so much of this country would come to a standstill: schools, hospitals and libraries. You can't name an institution that doesn't depend on volunteers.

  Al Roker

  Country, School, Names

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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.

  Al Roker

  The End Of The Day, Weight, Changing Your Life

  "A healthier, happier Al Roker is 'Never Goin' Back'". Interview with Craig Wilson, www.usatoday.com. December 31, 2012.

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• 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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  Pregnancy, Female, Realizing

  Al Roker (2000). “Don't Make Me Stop this Car!: Adventures in Fatherhood”, Wheeler Pub Incorporated

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• I have been blessed with working with the best in the business.

  Al Roker

  Blessed, Has Beens

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• My first college roommate greeted me with a shocked silence followed by, 'So. . .you're black.

  Al Roker

  College, Silence, Black

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• We already had an adopted daughter, 10-year-old Courtney, from my previous marriage. To me, there is no difference between 'natural' and 'adopted.' My own childhood showed me that when it comes to loving your kids, concepts like that don't apply. I was the oldest of six, and three of my siblings were adopted. Mom and Dad even took in foster children. 'There are no limits to how much you can love,' Dad always said.

  Al Roker

  Mom, Daughter, Children

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• I know I need to exercise. For some people, exercise is like breathing; for others, like me, it takes effort. Exercising is what I need for my metabolism and for a better sense of well-being.

  Al Roker

  Exercise, Breathing, People

  "A Stormy Relationship With the Scale: an Interview With Al Roker". Interview with Bonnie Taub-Dix, bonnietaubdix.com.

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• I love cooking for myself and cooking for my family.

  Al Roker

  Family, Cooking, Family Love

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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, and I love doing this thing, and they will have to blow me out of here with dynamite before I leave.

  Al Roker

  Jobs, Giving Up, Blow

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• I've never been part of anything so great as those three kids.

  Al Roker

  Fathers Day, Dad, Kids

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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. 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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  Mother, Dad, Kids

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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.

  Al Roker

  Country, New Orleans, America

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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

  Years, Gigs, Stills

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• I get bitter, angry and disbelieving and I tell my kids there a lot of idiots out there. 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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  Real, Kids, Successful

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• 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. You have to learn to use it responsibly.

  Al Roker

  Bad Day, Self, Abuse

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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. I couldn't wait for Courtney to come to the hospital so I could have all my women together.

  Al Roker

  Mom, Daughter, Mother

  Al Roker (2001). “Don't Make Me Stop This Car: Adventures in Fatherhood”, Fireside

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