Matt Lauer Quotes

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Matt Lauer

Profession : Celebrity

Birth : December 30, 1957

You're going to have twenty years as host of the 'Today Show,' and eighteen of those years are going to be so unbelievably fantastic that you're going to think you're living in a fantasy world. And one or two of those years is going to be incredibly frustrating and challenging.

Matt Lauer

There's a difference between good chemistry and a bond. Chemistry is something you have with somebody you meet - or you don't. It's an intangible. It may be superficial. It's much harder to put your finger on than a bond.

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I worry about that every single day: Am I being a good father?

Matt Lauer

Could there have been a better role for Florence Henderson than Mrs. Brady? She nurtured everybody. She was so caring.

Matt Lauer

There was always an unspoken generosity about my mom.

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Early on, I had five jobs in a row where I was either fired or canceled.

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I like fishing as much when I don't catch anything as when I do.

Matt Lauer

I was always more interested in asking people about themselves than I was telling them about me.

Matt Lauer

Some of what is being said about me is untrue or mischaracterized, but there is enough truth in these stories to make me feel embarrassed and ashamed. I regret that my shame is now shared by the people I cherish dearly.

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I'm not going to whine or get depressed. Who's going to feel sorry for me? Nobody.

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People have the right to say whatever they want.

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Every night at 6:30, my entire family sits down for dinner together. It's definitely the best part of my day.

Matt Lauer

In my mind, I am extraordinarily handy. But what that means is when I attempt to fix something, there's usually a five-minute period of experimentation, followed by a five-minute period of frustration, followed by a frantic phone call to a professional.

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I was one of these people, especially early in my career, who balanced the equation too much in favor of my job; I spent most of my life focusing on that. But becoming a dad gave me back perspective; it brought balance into my life.

Matt Lauer

On a day-to-day level, I love watching my kids accomplish the little things that seem trivial but are really milestones: seeing my son hit a baseball or watching my daughter draw something that actually looks like what she says she's drawing. Or hearing them say 'I love you.'

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I'm glad to know that I can host the 'Today' show for 16 years and not be a trending topic. And all the sudden I'm on 'Royal Pains,' and I'm a trending topic. There's something a little strange about that.

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There are pockets of liberal, affluent America where parents don't want their kids vaccinated.

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I don't think it's a healthy thing in your personal life to go around with that never-sure attitude.

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Mostly, I think of myself as having great common sense. I've always been proud of that. Was I a terrific student? Absolutely not. But put me in a roomful of people, and I don't think I'm ever going to embarrass myself.

Matt Lauer

I don't walk around saying everything is going to be wonderful.

Matt Lauer