Shannon Bream

“Live television is just like competing on live TV. You're never going to be perfect. You just try to prepare the best that you can and execute the best that you can and try to be in the moment.”

“The days of waiting for your morning paper to show up in your driveway and tell you what the main stories are? Those days are over.”

“Doctors are wonderful people, but they don't know everything. We're all responsible for our own health, and shouldn't feel guilty if we ask questions or get second opinions.”

“I want to sing the praises of the U.S. Supreme Court police because they're always fantastic. They always do a good job.”

“People watch TV, and think your life perfect. I wanted to be honest and say, 'I've been through tough places and you can make it through too.'”

“I grew up in a very strict household, where secular music was forbidden.”

“I think among a lot of American families who see Walmart as one of their brands and it may be the best thing in town, they may not have any options whether they want to boycott or not.”

“Facts are facts.”

“I was a bookish nerd.”

“I want to feel like I can take care of myself.”

“The Lord creates us all in different ways and gives us all different passions and different paths.”

“Working in local news makes you very self-sufficient, which is a good thing because you know how all the different jobs work. I've worked many of those jobs in the newsroom, from my first job answering the phones and working the prompter, to producing, to being a reporter who does all of those things.”

“My first shift in broadcasting was 2-11 A.M., doing lots of grunt work and running the TelePrompTer for the morning anchors. Luckily, I fell in love the minute I walked into the newsroom, and I've never gotten over that.”

“Any book that you're writing about your life, there are tough chapters that you've gotten through, you've survived them, and kind of closed them up.”

“I'm diligent about using eye drops and ointment before bed, which seems to minimize the frequency and severity of corneal abrasions. When I wake up now with an abrasion, I know I need to stay calm and effectively treat the pain. I can usually get back to sleep within a couple of hours.”

“I get calls, emails and get asked in the grocery store when I'm not looking that great... 'I love your hair. Where do you get it done?'”

“You have to know how to use your hair spray.”

“I have control of my recurrent corneal erosion, as opposed to it having control of me.”

“Instead of just surviving life and hoping to make it through one more day, I live my life with joy now, and I'm incredibly grateful.”

“When I get out of bed in the morning, I literally say a prayer. The first thing I do is thank God that I got through the night.”