I was one of these people, especially early in my career, who balanced the equation too much in favor of my job; I spent most of my life focusing on that. But becoming a dad gave me back perspective; it brought balance into my life.

When you get your dream job, you'd be really hard-pressed to leave it. Unless you've got another dream job out there.

Early on, I had five jobs in a row where I was either fired or canceled.

This is the best job in television. I grew up watching the 'Today show.'

When I won the MacArthur, I didn't receive a different amount of money than the men did.

Money is my military, each dollar a soldier. I never send my money into battle unprepared and undefended. I send it to conquer and take currency prisoner and bring it back to me.

The poverty one still sees in America today is more shocking to me than anything I have seen in Ethiopia or Calcutta or Manila, and has made me, as someone living in a society of great wealth and someone who's never had to worry about the next meal, think seriously about what universal responsibility really means.

It is disconcerting to sit with your parent and find you're turning over your future to your government, which can't manage their money.