A mood disorder is dangerous. You've got to get those dramatic waves of highs and lows stabilized. It's dangerous if you don't..

It may feel like the more you know about depression and the many forms it can take, the more questions you have. That's how I feel..

My parents had an experience of life that is as opposite to mine as you can imagine..

When I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder the year I turned 50, it was certainly a shock. But as a journalist, knowing a little bit about a lot of t….

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, ….

I define success as when I say "yes" when I am given an opportunity..

My goal is to see that mental illness is treated like cancer..

I love working with an audience. I love working with actual people who, you know, if they're moved, you see it. If you say something they're stunned ….

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..

My guess is that people look at me and project their own values - importance of family, ego is healthy but not the biggest thing. I don't know. I can….

Well, every now and then I would hear the preposterous notion that that Jane Pauley sounds like Barbara Walters. Like I could if I tried?.

My father was so good-natured and had such a happy disposition. I've always confused him with Jimmy Stewart. So, think Jimmy Stewart. That's my dad..

About the time I turned 50, I experienced the profound biological change that often accompanies women at that age. Also, I put two kids in college an….

I've always had a lot of ambivalence about fame and celebrity..

I had had some months of depression. Not serious enough to keep me from work. So, I guess you'd call that a mild depression..

There might be false starts and do-overs.You are entitled to experiment before you find your calling..

It's like if people don't see you on TV every day, they think you're in cryogenics somewhere..

The courage to try something new makes me proud..

New Yorkers, by reputation, are fast-talking, assertive and easily annoyed; I fit right in..

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

Twins are a high-risk pregnancy, by definition. The quieter I am, the longer I can keep them growing..