Katie Couric

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

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

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

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

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

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

“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.”

“Be fearless. Have the courage to take risks. Go where there are no guarantees. Get out of your comfort zone even if it means being uncomfortable. The road less traveled is sometimes fraught with barricades bumps and uncharted terrain. But it is on that road where your character is truly tested And have the courage to accept that you’re not perfect nothing is and no one is — and that’s OK.”

“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.”

“Sometimes I think change is a good thing.”

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

“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.”

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

“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!”