Quotes by Meredith Vieira

“The point of The View is to give your view on various issues. Theres nobody who has no biases on one side or another. Its my responsibility to put those aside. It has no place on [Today]. But theres nothing Ive ever said that Im ashamed of.”

“Before Jeff changes his mind, I am honored to accept this amazing opportunity. Not only is the Today show a great program within a superb news organization, its also where America turns to begin the day. I look forward to joining Matt, Ann and Al in giving America the best each morning.”

“She called me at 6 a.m. yesterday and said, You know what, if you had asked me, I would have told you to go.”

“I thought about this long and hard, and I am so, so honored to join this family.”

“I believe in growth, but right now Im feeling terrific growing pains.”

“But some people wrap themselves in the flag ? I mean, thats what some liberals are against.”

“At first I wrote it off because Id been down that path before and decided against it. But the more I thought about it, I thought I owed it to myself and my family to really consider this as a possibility.”

“For me, I knew my kids came first. So I left and was quickly called a has-been in the business.”