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“I had panic attacks as a little girl, and they were not subtle.”
“One of my favorite things to do with my children is to read to them.”
“Flying isn't great for me - or getting caught in a crowd.”
“I now make meditation a daily part of my life. Ideally, I would find 20 minutes, twice a day, to sit and meditate with an app I have on my phone. In reality, on most days, I only get the chance to do it once. But it is still incredibly valuable.”
“It's not easy to talk about myself at all.”
“Rehabs have become a big business in this country. There are good ones and not-good ones, just like anything else.”
“I'm praying we don't go to war with Iraq. If we do, I may have to go back to work earlier.”
“I think there's nothing better in the world than a spirited discussion about the Bible and Jesus and God and the Catholic faith, or the Jewish faith, or the Muslim faith - any religion.”
“Six months ago, I traveled to India to see firsthand what the prime minister of that country calls a national shame. It is the systematic, widespread, shocking elimination of India's baby girls. Some 50,000 female fetuses are aborted every month in India.”
“Because I am basically so insecure and anxious and afraid, I never, ever in my life learned to reach out for help, ever.”
“I worked in three local news markets and in every single one of them, they said: 'You're a lousy anchor. We would love to renew your contract and have you be our lead reporter here, but we're not going to have you anchor.'”
“I would not hesitate for a nanosecond to step in front of a bullet, to do anything to give my life for my children.”
“Meditating has taught me to sit with my thoughts, my feelings, and just observe them.”
“Certain things make me anxious. God forbid I get stuck in an elevator.”