125 Quotes by Katie Couric

He was always sort of a scrappy little kid wasn’t he? A bit of a fighter?

I think sometimes people project things on you, but I’m trying to handle everything that’s happened to me with a certain amount of grace, dignity and good manners. You just can’t necessarily win all the time.

He would take the blow so you didn’t have to.

Misperceiving that there is one correct choice is a common mistake. Coming to understand that there are usually a few good choices – and then there’s the one you pick, commit to, and make great – is the best way to make flexible, optimal, good decisions in life.

Just had lunch with the president who seems pensive, slightly deflated, realistic, aggravated and resolute. Didn’t eat his pie.

I think it’s dangerous if your goal in life is to get the other guy, then you’re not going to be doing a really quality job yourself.

I hope I have a little talent, but a lot of it was luck. I went through setbacks. People said I looked too young, people said I wasn’t good, nobody said, ‘Come here, baby, we’re going to make you a star.’ Early on, when I’d say, ‘Can I do some anchoring?’ people would look at me like I was crazy.

If I hear the word ‘perky’ again, I’ll puke.

I’ve always tried to stay true to my authentic self.