I Define Success As When I Say

I've Come To Recognize What I Call My 'inside Interests.' Telling Stories. And Helping People Tell Their Stories Is A Sort Of Interpersonal Gardening. My Work At Nbc News Was To Report The News, But In Hindsight, I Often Tried To Look For Some Insight To Share That Might Spark A Moment Of Recognition In A Viewer.

Sometimes It Takes The Better Part Of A Lifetime To Find Out What Your Passion Is, But In My Observation, If You Do, It Might Be The Best Part Of Your Life.

I Spent An Awful Lot Of My Life Underestimating Myself And, As A Result, Not Exceeding My Own Expectations.

My Parents Were Terrific - Mother Was A Church Organist And My Father Was Probably The Most Respected Person In Our Church Outside Of The Minister And Sometimes Maybe That Much. The Neighbors All Called Him - A Gentleman.

This May Sound Funny, But As Much As The 'today' Show Matured Me, It Also Was Something Of A Cocoon. I'd Been Happy There. I Never Went Into The Boss's Office And Pounded My Fist On The Desk, Saying, 'give Me More Money! Give Me A Prime-time Show!'