Matt Lauer

I get letters from women, and they say, 'I love your Roman nose.' If I weren't on TV and I walked past that same woman, she'd go, 'Did you see the beak on that guy?

Researchers have discovered that chocolate produces some of the same reactions in the brain as marijuana. The researchers also discovered other similarities between the two but can't remember what they are.

It usually takes two people a little while to learn where the funny buttons are and testy buttons are.

I don't want to be known in my life for what I do from 5 to 9 in the mornings.

I don't walk around saying everything is going to be wonderful.

Katie Couric is kind of my soulmate.

Mostly, I think of myself as having great common sense. I've always been proud of that. Was I a terrific student? Absolutely not. But put me in a roomful of people, and I don't think I'm ever going to embarrass myself.

I'm one of these people who tends to think that the ordinary people are more fascinating than the celebrities and even the politicians.

There's a difference between good chemistry and a bond. Chemistry is something you have with somebody you meet - or you don't. It's an intangible. It may be superficial. It's much harder to put your finger on than a bond.

I've always liked the idea of walking into a cocktail party where there are different people and finding some connection with almost everybody in the room.

There are some harsh realities about this business, and they've been beaten into my psyche. But I'm more of an optimist than a pessimist.

You get your dream job and, in my opinion, despite anything they might say about you professionally or personally, you shut up, and you just do the job - and enjoy it.

In some ways, being No. 2 in the ratings is a real shot in the arm, a kick in the pants.

On a day-to-day level, I love watching my kids accomplish the little things that seem trivial but are really milestones: seeing my son hit a baseball or watching my daughter draw something that actually looks like what she says she's drawing. Or hearing them say 'I love you.'

The Iraqis have once again failed to meet a deadline for a final draft of the constitution.

I take the harsh criticism along with the compliments.

I admire people who are completely at ease with themselves. But I don't have that feeling.

I was always more interested in asking people about themselves than I was telling them about me.

Every night at 6:30, my entire family sits down for dinner together. It's definitely the best part of my day.

I value my privacy a lot.