#ted

I get bitter, angry and disbelieving and I tell my kids there a lot of idiots out there. I also want them to know that being successful is not the real world - that their parents get treated better because they're on TV. ↗

— Al Roker

#angry #because #being #better #bitter

My first college roommate greeted me with a shocked silence followed by, 'So... you're black.' ↗

— Al Roker

#college #first #followed #greeted #me

Watching the scenes out of New Orleans, if you turn down the sound it could be the Sudan or any Third World country. But it's not. it's the United States of America. ↗

— Al Roker

#any #could #country #down #new

When Courtney's mother and I first separated I tried to be Disney Dad, showering her with gifts, trips and then I snapped out of it. You don't have to try to impress your kids. If they're not getting what they need from you, they will let you know. ↗

— Al Roker

#dad #disney #first #getting #gifts

Form and function are a unity, two sides of one coin. In order to enhance function, appropriate form must exist or be created. ↗

— Ida Pauline Rolf

#coin #created #enhance #exist #form

Hope is the last thing a person does before they are defeated. ↗

— Henry Rollins

#before #defeated #does #last #person

I am very happy to be signing for the best team in the world and especially proud to be the first Portuguese player to join United. ↗

— Cristiano Ronaldo

#be the first #best #especially #first #happy

I have never intimidated the masses... I only intimidate corrupt officials. ↗

— Zhu Rongji

#i #intimidate #intimidated #masses #never

Although China and United States are competitors, China and the United States are indeed partners in trade. ↗

— Zhu Rongji

#china #competitors #indeed #partners #states

If you asked anybody in my family, they would have very stridently proclaimed themselves middle class. My mother and father were separated, so he doesn't count. ↗

— Dave Van Ronk

#asked #class #count #family #father