Shannon Bream

“I think our greatest moments of pain can be our greatest chance to grow in our faith and to share it and hopefully bring someone else back from the brink.”

“Life will take you in all kinds of unexpected directions and it certainly did with me.”

“The first boss to give me a shot on-air left the station not long after I started reporting. The next boss fired me, and told me I was the worst person he'd ever seen on TV and that I would never make it. That felt like being punched in the gut repeatedly! But I pulled myself together and kept fighting for my dream.”

“Double vision makes reading the prompter very tricky.”

“That year I went to Miss America, that was the first year I had competed in an adult pageant, if you could call it that. So it was zero to 60.”

“I try to say to myself, this is the season that the Lord has you here. Don't hold too tightly to it because you don't know what other adventures or things are coming down the line and I just try to be open to what the Lord may have next.”

“Every mom I know, whether they're working in the home or working outside the home, they're super women to me.”

“As a straight news correspondent I would never make an issue of someone's personal life unless they have put it out there for public consumption.”

“Walk away from medical professionals who dismiss your concerns, and don't quit searching until you find someone who will truly partner with you to find the answers you deserve.”

“Routine is important to me and keeps me mentally and physically healthy.”

“When you see that the head of human resources is sitting in the meeting you've been called into, it's not a good sign.”

“I feel very privileged to do what I do.”

“I have an ongoing fight with fast food.”

“When I'm working out and eating healthily, it's easier to manage the stresses and schedule demands that are a reality in media.”

“When you find yourself on a pageant stage, there are a lot of unpredictable moments, and I think a lot of that translates to doing the live, breaking-news reporting that I do now.”

“Basically, I suffer from a genetic condition that causes my corneas to tear all the time. If it's happened to you even once, you know how agonizing it can be - for me, it was happening on a daily basis.”

“I've always been active, and enjoy running and lifting weights.”

“I finished 1,100 books in six weeks.”

“I think, gosh, I'm just some kid from Tallahassee, Florida.”

“I've always been a news junkie.”