Gretchen Carlson Quotes

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Gretchen Carlson

Profession : Journalist

Birth : June 21, 1966

I do think we need to find common ground on some of these major issues facing our nation.

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We need a woman in the White House right now. I really think that women want to work together.

Gretchen Carlson

Maybe it's because I'm short and blond, but people have really underestimated me.

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During the time I was Miss America, I had come to New York City because I had decided I wanted to try to get into television.

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I actually always say that I have a son and a daughter, but I work more for my son, because I want him to respect women when he gets into the real world like he respects his mom right now.

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Even though we have laws against it and HR departments to handle it, a woman - especially if she is young and just starting out - can never be sure that reporting harassment won't hurt her career.

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I cling to the hope that with more and more women in the workplace, we can teach younger generations to be respectful and also encourage young women to speak up when they've experienced abuse.

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Once I turned 40, I stopped giving a rip about my detractors, the people who say nasty things. It's more candid and honest than it would have been. I share my failures, which is important.

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After I won Miss America, I called my dad, who had four kids in college, to say he no longer had to pay for Stanford.

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The political scenario has gotten so divisive - not only in Washington, D.C., but across the country, too.

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Life is about compromise - in relationships and at work.

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When people don't want to debate you on the smart issues of the day, it's just a lot easier to call you a dumb blonde from Fox.

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I'm ready to move on to the next chapter of my life in which I will redouble my efforts to empower women in the workplace.

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All women deserve a dignified and respectful workplace in which talent, hard work and loyalty are recognized, revered, and rewarded.

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When people watch me on TV, they see part of my life. I wanted to let them know the real me behind the scenes. The child who was a concert violinist from the age of six. The young woman who took on the challenge to compete in the Miss America pageant. The television journalist for twenty-five years.

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Nothing was ever handed to me. My hope is that when people read my story, it will inspire them to reach for their goals and not give up. The real story is this: if I can do it, you can, too.

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Sometimes people look at television personalities and say, 'Wow, they've never had any problems.' And I really wanted people to know that hadn't been my path. I want people to know the real me underneath.

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I always wanted to have a really successful career, but I always wanted to be a mom, too.

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Hearing that I had a 3 percent chance of ever having kids was one of the more devastating moments in my life.

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We like to say Miss America is the classy one. It has a talent category. I would have been dead last in Miss USA - I'm five foot three, I'm not a model, and I never wanted to be one.

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