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New Yorkers, by reputation, are fast-talking, assertive and easily annoyed; I fit right in. (Jane Pauley)
Many people come to reinvention when life changes around them, but people come in all different stripes. I'm oriented to change. View quote
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My goal is to see that mental illness is treated like cancer. View quote
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You cannot look at a sleeping cat and feel tense. View quote
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Kids learn more from example than from anything you say; I'm convinced they learn very early not to hear anything you say, but to watch what you do. View quote
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A diagnosis is burden enough without being burdened by secrecy and shame. View quote
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Most of us in the baby-boom generation were raised by full-time mothers. Even as recently as 14 years ago, 6 out of 10 mothers with babies were staying at home. Today that is totally reversed. Does that mean we love our children less than our mothers loved us? No, but it certainly causes a lot of guilt trips. View quote
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About the time I turned 50, I experienced the profound biological change that often accompanies women at that age. Also, I put two kids in college and lost both of my parents, so I'm no longer somebody's daughter. View quote
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I can cook; but not well. I figure I have six years until my children discover what their friends' mothers make for dinner. View quote
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I've always had a lot of ambivalence about fame and celebrity. View quote
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Twins are a high-risk pregnancy, by definition. The quieter I am, the longer I can keep them growing. (Jane Pauley)
I spent an awful lot of my life underestimating myself and, as a result, not exceeding my own expectations. View quote
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I love working with an audience. I love working with actual people who, you know, if they're moved, you see it. If you say something they're stunned by, you see their jaws drop. If they're amused, they laugh - that kind of reinforcement, I totally adore. View quote
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My son has been known to throw a book at the television set when he called for me to come play and I was obviously busy in the box. But I'm told that children of television performers grow up thinking that all mommies or daddies work on TV and that it's no big deal. View quote
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In the beginning when I sat next to Tom Brokaw on the 'Today' show, the stories I was interested in were those having to do with women and children and learning and health. In those days, 25 to 30 years ago, that was called soft news, and not in a nice way. View quote
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I envy people with dreams and passions, but I don't think that way. I still don't have a 'bliss' to follow. For people like me - I suspect that's most people - holding out for a 'dream' or a 'passion' is paralyzing. I just like having work I enjoy that feels meaningful. That's hard enough... but it's enough. View quote
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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. View quote
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I am not one of the great journalists of my time. View quote
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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. View quote
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'Good Morning America' exploited Joan Lunden's pregnancy, but you won't see me bringing my babies on the air. The only reason I'm talking about the babies at all is that they've been with me on the show since I became pregnant. After a while, I had to acknowledge this pumpkin tummy. View quote
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A mood disorder is dangerous. You've got to get those dramatic waves of highs and lows stabilized. It's dangerous if you don't. (Jane Pauley)
I'm not driven by killer ambition. I'm not a workaholic. I'm a good team player. I don't have to be captain, but I do want to play on a winning team. View quote
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Your 40s are a major trough. About the age of 50, feelings of satisfaction begin to rebound and keep rising into your 50s, 60s and 70s, with health being a major factor. View quote
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Nobody calls me silly. That is not a word that applies to me. View quote
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I'm excited about going back to 'Today,' but, at odd moments, I'll grit my teeth in anxiety. I feel like a student before the start of school. I've got my new shoes and my book bag, but I'm not sure I'll remember how to do trigonometry. During my maternity leave, I haven't used many words of more than one syllable. View quote
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Jane Pauley

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Occupation: American Journalist
Born: October 31, 1950
Quotes count: 44