Gretchen Carlson Quotes

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Gretchen Carlson

Profession : Journalist

Birth : June 21, 1966

There are no guarantees in life, but I believe faith provides all of us with a foundation to live the best lives possible - knowing that there is a higher being who loves us and will never leave us. Through the many struggles in my life, my faith is sometimes the only thing I have to hold onto. God was my only friend.

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Be brave and be fearless, and for God's sake, stand up for yourself.

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Sexual harassment can really affect you for a long time, and I want more women to come forward.

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I am extremely proud of my accomplishments at 'Fox News' and for keeping our loyal viewers engaged and informed on events and news topics of the day.

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The future is wide open. I may actually go back and get that law degree someday.

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The minute that you go to arbitration, it's 100% confidential, so nobody ever hears about it.

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Sometimes when women come forward about sexual harassment, they're seen as a troublemaker.

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If you Google me, you'll find plenty of 'dumb blonde' references - even though I graduated with honors from Stanford and studied at Oxford University. I don't let it bother me.

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My grandfather was the minister at the Lutheran church. My dad owned a car dealership in town. My mom was the consummate volunteer and cheerleader for me.

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I grew up thinking that I could be anything I wanted to be in this world because my mom told me that every single night.

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I wanted to play the piano.

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Becoming Miss America was one of those things. It immediately changed what I thought I was going to do with the rest of my life.

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I'm setting up a fund to empower girls and women to speak up - on all issues, not just sexual harassment. For me, it's about inspiring women to come together.

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I think one of the things I've learned is that the tone of an organization is set from the top down. And if you have men running an organization that want to honor women, that's a whole different experience than if they don't.

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I respond to every email. I sign every autograph for every person.

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Half of the equation is men, and right now, unfortunately, men are running the majority of corporations, so we have to make sure that if that is the case, that they are respectful and honor women for their true accomplishments.

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I've been for women's empowerment my entire life.

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I am saddened by the prevalence of powerful men disrespecting and objectifying women - and getting away with it for years.

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I am particularly distressed when people in the public eye who influence our culture perpetuate sexism.

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We need more women in higher roles, because the tone for sexual harassment would no doubt be different.

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