When I was just starting out in the business, I used to love to watch Lorne Greene doing the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. I said right then, 'That's what I want to do someday,' and it's been one dream that has come true.

Nature's a tranquilizer as you get older.

Everyone complains about the weather, but nobody ever seems to do anything about it.

No libraries, no progress.

I get all fired up about aging in America.

When I can, I do 25 minutes of calisthenics every day.

I got more mail than anybody on the history of The Today Show, but half of it was to get me off the air.