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All Quotes by author - Gretchen Carlson

" 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. "

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

" A lot of people who have come up to me at restaurants - men - and have said, 'I want to shake your hand, because I have daughters'. "

" A lot of stories that aren't true get out into the mainstream, and it's hard to correct that. People want to hear what they already believe. "

" A lot of things I've done in my life have taken incredible mental fortitude. "

" Arbitration clauses have become prevalent in most corporate agreements or contracts for employees. "

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

" 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. "

" During my whole year as Miss America and afterward, I was calling agents, looking for advice and opportunities. When I was in New York or in Los Angeles doing different appearances, if I had time on my schedule, I tried to meet with executives. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Everyone knew how powerful Roger Ailes was. I certainly felt intimidated by that; the culture of 'Fox and Friends' was intimidating to me. "

" For all of you out there who don't know what 'ignoramus' is, it's an ignorant lawyer. "

" 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. "

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

" Holding true to what you believe - even in a big city - is so important. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" I believe giving back is one of the greatest life lessons we can teach our children: that the world isn't all about them and that, through our actions, people will really discover what kind of a person we truly are. "

" 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. "

" I defend CNN! I defend all sorts of people when I think it's wrong. "

" I didn't win Class President in tenth grade. I was too chubby to win a role in the school play 'Oklahoma!' and I didn't make it into a singing and dancing group in high school for the same reason - too fat. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I have strived to empower women and girls throughout my entire career. "

" I know, normally folks on TV wouldn't readily admit their age, but since there's nothing you can do about it, you might as well own it and be happy. "

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