He was always sort of a scrappy little kid wasn't he? A bit of a fighter?

I don't know the vast majority of you personally, and it may sound kind of corny, but I really feel as if we've become friends through the years. And you've been with me during a lot of good times and some very difficult ones. I can't tell you how grateful I am.

You know, you've got serious pieces, you've got light pieces, you've got cooking segments, you've got health-related topics, so it's not as if they've had a unique personality from the get-go.

Sometimes I think change is a good thing.

They see us interacting with people, they see us doing serious interviews, they see us having fun, and when you're conversing with someone, you get a much clearer impression of who that person is than if they are just reading into a news piece.

I think sometimes people project things on you, but I'm trying to handle everything that's happened to me with a certain amount of grace, dignity and good manners. You just can't necessarily win all the time.

Now, if they're there to talk about something specifically, and I determine through my own editorial judgment, that another area isn't germane, or isn't an important part of it, that's something else. But we never agree to anything in advance, absolutely not.

I beg. I call. I badger. I cajole. Part of the secret is everyone has fun and that's really motivating.

He was always sort of a scrappy little kid wasn't he? A bit of a fighter?

So I don't really focus too much on that, and I think it's dangerous if your goal in life is to get the other guy, then you're not going to be doing a really quality job yourself.

I've always tried to stay true to my authentic self.

And they like being able to turn on the television day in and day out to see someone that they know and they feel comfortable with and trust hopefully and respect even.

He would take the blow so you didn't have to.

If I hear the word 'perky' again, I'll puke.

I could announce one morning that the world was going to blow up in three hours and people would be calling in about my hair!

But, you know, they don't enjoy the dinner hour together. It's just not as much of a ritual at night and it's interesting. I think the ritual is taking place perhaps more in the morning.

I know there's a great deal of speculation, and while I appreciate the interest, kind of, my contract ends in May and I'm trying to figure out what I'm going to do. I'm fortunate to have a couple of opportunities to think long and hard about.

A lot people I know - it drives them crazy when they're watching, to see the people with their signs and waving, but there's something that's very inclusive about it.

You can't please everyone, and you can't make everyone like you.

You see, that's the problem I have with "you people."

All three networks have always had a morning show but now cable of course is taking some of that audience away and a variety of other things, probably the Internet as well.

And I've always - the competition is one aspect of the job, but I think if you're too busy worrying about the competition, you don't focus enough on what you're doing.

But of course when people watch morning television, Terry, it's a very different animal. You know, they're running around, they're getting their kids ready for school, they're probably doing eight million things, they're brushing their teeth.

At least for me personally, I've always tried to do a really good job every day, with each interview, and treat each interview seriously, and make the person I'm speaking with feel comfortable, hopefully make it an ideal experience.

I feel like a human pinata. The disappointing thing is, no candy is going to spill out.

That studies have shown that more people are getting up earlier, they're getting their news earlier. They're getting less sleep, getting up at earlier hours.

Obviously, people in Texas have big hearts.

You see, that's the problem I have with 'you people.'

A boat is always safe in the harbor, but that's not what boats are built for.

Changing the world doesn't happen all at once. It isn't a big bang. It's an evolution, the sum of a billion tiny sparks. And some of those sparks will have to come from you.

Obviously people in Texas have a big hearts.

I want people to make the same choice I made to get healthy.

It's a big challenge for me to keep my integrity and some of my privacy intact.

I've got to say, I like being the everyman.

I totally disagree with the view that the Tibet struggle will die, and there will be no hope for Tibet, after the Dalai Lama passes away.

It is essential to an architect to know how to see: I mean to see in such a way that the vision is not overpowered by rational analysis.

When you dance to your own rhythm, life taps its toes to your beat.

That's one of the things I love about entrepreneurship is that if you see something that you don't like - and if you think you have a better idea - you can pursue your model.

I have climbed Everest from the Nepal route and the China route. The other routes are too hard for me. So I don't think I can climb Everest again.

You may succeed in making another feel guilty about something by blaming him but you wont succeed in changing whatever it is about you that is making you unhappy.

If it's a good cause, I'll play just about anything.

There's a lot of activism that doesn't deal with empowerment, and you have to empower yourself in order to be relevant to any type of struggle.

I would describe myself as emotional and highly strung. If something upsets me, it really upsets me. If something makes me angry, I get really angry. But it's all very upfront. I can't hide it. I'm also loyal and I hope I'm fun.

National honor is the national property of the highest value.

A friend who is near and dear may in time become as useless as a relative.

The two most painful things in my life are arthritis and divorce.

When you say a situation or a person is hopeless, you are slamming the door in the face of God.

It is a historical fact that President Bush pushed this nation into a war that had little to do with apprehending terrorists. We did not seek an impeachment of President Bush because, as an executive, he had his authority.

I think Gotye is really dope. The music that I enjoy listening to isn't as intense as my music is.