Daryn Kagan Quotes

• Your mind simply can’t focus forward and downward all at the same time.

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• Times might be tough, your head and thoughts might be spinning, but I find it’s physically impossible to do that spiral thing when your mind is focused on giving and creating opportunity.

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• There are few people who define the word, ‘rock star’ better than U2’s Bono. He’s revered the world over not just for leading one of the biggest bands ever, but for his very public work on behalf of the underprivileged in Africa.

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• Talking doom and gloom all day no longer fit who I was as a person.

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• My two must-haves are my cell phone and my MacBook Pro laptop, which allows me to update my Web site from wherever I am, whether I’m in Africa or in Sun Valley skiing.

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• It’s important to be informed but I also think it’s important to be inspired. I’m creating a space where people can be inspired.

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• If you’re really invested in feeling bad about the world, there are a lot of media outlets out there that you can turn to.

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• If you don’t take your clothes seriously, why should your viewers take you seriously?

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• Bad things do happen in the world, like war, natural disasters, disease. But out of those situations always arise stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things.

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• I think most people live in a space where they are looking for meaning in life and good in the world and that is not necessarily reflected in straight news coverage right now.

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  Tags in Good, Live

• I think it’s particularly fun not being a full-time showbiz reporter because you still have the ‘Oh, wow!’ factor when you go out on the red carpet and there are these big stars that are standing there. But if you’re doing this day in and day out, it becomes a little blase.

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• Everyday I meet folks who show me how to look at challenges differently.

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Daryn Kagan (12)

Birth:	26th January, 1963
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Broadcaster, Journalist, News Presenter

About

Daryn A. Kagan is an American broadcaster, journalist and news presenter,  formerly a news anchor for CNN. From 1994 to 2006, Kagan served as a CNN main anchor and correspondent based in CNN's world headquarters of Atlanta, Georgia. She also served as host of the CNN/People magazine news entertainment program, People in the News, and earlier served as a CNN sports reporter and anchor. She graduated of Stanford University in 1985. Kagan's post-CNN projects have been honored with awards that include the 2008 Gracie Award for Outstanding Documentary for her PBS film Breaking the Curse. Kagan's first book, What's Possible!, was released in 2008 by Meredith Books.

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