38 Matt Lauer Quotes for You to Enjoy

Matt Lauer

American Celebrity

Born: Dec 30, 1957

Job Life Me People Think You

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My mother is a strong woman. Her strength comes from being tested by life's unpredictability. It comes from soldiering on for her children, even when she might rather have given up. I know it hasn't always come easily, but I also know it's her greatest gift. Matt Lauer

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I am blessed to be surrounded by the people I love. I thank them for their patience and grace. Matt Lauer

Love Patience People Grace Blessed Am Surrounded Thank Them By The People

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.' Matt Lauer

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

Catch Like Fishing Anything Much

When people start to write articles about what might be wrong with the 'Today' show you know where you should point the finger, point it at me because I have been there the longest. And it's my responsibility. 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. Matt Lauer

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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

I've always liked the idea of walking into a cocktail party where there are different people and finding some connection with almost everybody in the room. Matt Lauer

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I can't be as open on national television as I can when I'm having dinner with friends. But that doesn't mean the type of person I am is different. My values, my dislikes, my sense of humor are the same. Matt Lauer

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I get letters from women, and they say, 'I love your Roman nose.' If I weren't on TV and I walked past that same woman, she'd go, 'Did you see the beak on that guy? Matt Lauer

Not a lot of conservatives on this list. Are more liberals than conservatives screwing up America? Matt Lauer

Conservatives Liberals More Lot Up Than America List Screwing

My dad was Jewish. My mom is not. So I was not raised anything. Matt Lauer

Mom Anything Dad Raised Jewish

I kid my friends who are golfers, and I say, 'If you ever hear me complain, hit me in the butt with a putter' because I have no reason to complain. Even on days when you don't like what you see in the paper, I have no reason to complain. Matt Lauer

What makes people successful in this business is to be yourself on camera. Sounds simple. It's not. Matt Lauer

Business Yourself People Simple Be Yourself Makes Sounds Camera Successful

People don't want to see me having a bad morning. They have job problems, financial problems, family pressures, kids to get off to school. The last thing they want to wake up to is someone showing them the same problems. So maybe that's the one time I am forced to act. Matt Lauer

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Meredith Vieira warms my heart. Matt Lauer

Heart

Katie Couric is kind of my soulmate. Matt Lauer

Kind Soulmate Katie

I'm lucky: I have very funny kids. Matt Lauer

Funny Kids Very Lucky

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