Tamron Hall Quotes

Tamron Hall

Profession : Journalist

Birth : September 16, 1970

What I've learned is that people have a desire to talk after the first line of reporters go away, and they are no longer speaking out of shock.

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I didn't want to be the aunt where you come over and can't sit on the sofa.

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I feel it's tougher for the guys, because if I break up with them, then they can go on and be forced to watch me on TV every day. I don't see them.

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When I first started out as a young journalist, I know that on at least two occasions, when I walked into a newsroom, I knew I was replacing the black person in that job.

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Victims and survivors deserve more than a person seeking a headline.

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I am followed in department stores. I have walked in dressed professionally or dressed in jeans, and I have walked into stores, and instantly, security is on my back.

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Every time a young girl comes in and asks me for advice, if you start your conversation with, 'How hard is it as a black woman,' or, 'How hard is it as a woman,' I turn you around. Because I cannot - we cannot look at the roadblocks and see the road at the same time.

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I will never answer that question of what are the challenges I face. You speak it into existence, and I choose to use that air for other things.

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So I have people who tweet and ask me, 'You can't be this happy all the time. You can't be this cheerful.' Well, yes I am. From where I've come from and my family and what I see as real struggles in day to day life, through my reporting. I'm never going to look at challenges.

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We all have roadblocks; we all have challenges.

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I grew a reputation for always asking questions and being nosy.

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As a kid from Texas, it always amazes me when city kids don't know how to ride a bike.

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Trust me: I do hit the snooze button about 4 times.

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The two things that I require for anyone who's around me: you need to love food, and you need to be able to laugh.

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I was on morning TV for 10 years in Chicago.

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It's not my job to judge or assess. I think single, black, white, married - people are doing the best they can.

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I was 7 years old, and I challenged everything. I never accepted answers on face value.

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I take it seriously that it's a privilege and honor to be a role model to young girls, both black and white. It's not something I take lightly.

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When I came to Philadelphia in the late '80s, it was going through a very difficult time.

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I've been given an opportunity to make a difference.

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