Jane Pauley

I have been fiercely private, in part because I could never understand how a journalist could be otherwise. I was also the mother of small children, and security concerns were paramount. ↗

— Jane Pauley

#because #been #children #concerns #could

I probably am more shy than people realize. But I'm shy when I leave a studio and I am just myself. ↗

— Jane Pauley

#i #i am #just #leave #more

I spent an awful lot of my life underestimating myself and, as a result, not exceeding my own expectations. ↗

— Jane Pauley

#exceeding #expectations #i #life #lot

I think women think a lot about cycles, biological and personal. This year another cycle came around: my contract was up. It seemed an opportunity to take a life audit. ↗

— Jane Pauley

#another #around #audit #biological #came

I was an unusually private person - in a way, kind of insufferably so. I think I thought the celebrity thing when it happened was a temporary phenomenon, and I was above it. ↗

— Jane Pauley

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I would like to prove that on TV, everyday lives can be as compelling as the life-styles of the rich and famous. Especially lives that we catch at extraordinary moments. ↗

— Jane Pauley

#compelling #especially #everyday #everyday lives #extraordinary

I would not take for granted that my personal life - because I knew better than anybody - that it was just a life. It was surprisingly an ordinary life. ↗

— Jane Pauley

#because #better #granted #i #just

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. ↗

— Jane Pauley

#captain #driven #good #i #i do

I'm sorry, but I can't imagine being an American icon! It would be pretty difficult to look at your face in the mirror and think of yourself as that without laughing and spitting toothpaste all over! ↗

— Jane Pauley

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I've always been profoundly ambivalent about fame. I think it just eats the reality out of you and it can be intoxicating because I like some of it. ↗

— Jane Pauley

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