Matt Lauer

“I'm not going to whine or get depressed. Who's going to feel sorry for me? Nobody.”

“If I buy something new - a piece of clothing, a tie, a shirt, a suit - something old has to go. That's the way I avoid clutter, crammed closets and drawers. It keeps things in balance, and it really works.”

“I take the harsh criticism along with the compliments.”

“When you have somebody in a position of power show interest in you after you've kind of been down and out, that's a big boost.”

“It's rare when suddenly a window opens up, and you see a side of a celebrity you've never seen before, good or bad.”

“Outside of my family and my work, I have two passions, both instilled in me by my father: golf and fishing.”

“Even the bad interviews I think you learn from. They make you better.”

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

“There are some harsh realities about this business, and they've been beaten into my psyche. But I'm more of an optimist than a pessimist.”

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

“Meredith Vieira warms my heart.”

“I learned more from my dad by osmosis than by any talk we ever had. He was the most reliable person I've ever met.”

“Some of what is being said about me is untrue or mischaracterized, but there is enough truth in these stories to make me feel embarrassed and ashamed. I regret that my shame is now shared by the people I cherish dearly.”

“There are pockets of liberal, affluent America where parents don't want their kids vaccinated.”

“I like it when things are where they're supposed to be.”

“Mostly, I think of myself as having great common sense. I've always been proud of that. Was I a terrific student? Absolutely not. But put me in a roomful of people, and I don't think I'm ever going to embarrass myself.”

“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.”