"He was always sort of a scrappy little kid wasn't he? A bit of a fighter?"
Katie Couric
Journalist
Katie Couric is a prominent journalist and author known for her impactful reporting and advocacy for women's issues.
- Born
- January 19, 1957
- Quotes
- 59
- Rank
- #4011
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"I don't know the vast majority of you personally and it may sound kind of corny, but I really feel as if we've become friends through the years. And you've been with me during a lot of good times. And some very difficult ones... I can't tell you how grateful I am..."
"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."
"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."
"I've always tried to stay true to my authentic self."
"When I made coffee and Xeroxed and distributed newspapers at ABC News, I thought my life was over."
"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!"
"Prepare yourself to be employable."
"And have the courage to accept that you're not perfect; nothing is, and no one is - and that's OK."
"I love the smell of estrogen in the morning."
"He would take the blow so you didn't have to."
"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."
"Just had lunch with the president who seems pensive, slightly deflated, realistic, aggravated and resolute. Didn't eat his pie."
"You can't please everyone, and you can't make everyone like you."
"To think that one child would go to bed hungry somewhere in this country is heartbreaking... to know how many do is virtually incomprehensible. This is not only a problem that exists in the far reaches of the globe. It happens right here in our own backyard. Together, as concerned citizens, we must do more to make sure every child's needs are met."
"I hope I have a little talent, but a lot of it was luck. I went through setbacks. People said I looked too young, people said I wasn't good, nobody said, 'Come here, baby, we're going to make you a star.' Early on, when I'd say, 'Can I do some anchoring?' people would look at me like I was crazy."
"I don't always have a lot of energy, but my kids almost always revitalize me."
"Oftentimes Westerners don't really understand fully the values of this particular culture. And I think the jury is still out as to whether democracy can really thrive in Iraq."
"The whole culture of wearing flags on our lapel and saying 'we' when referring to the United States and, even the 'shock and awe' of the initial stages, it was just too jubilant and just a little uncomfortable."