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" 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. "

Gretchen Carlson

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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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" Let's teach our girls and boys how to show the same respect to their colleagues in the workplace they show their moms and sisters at home. "

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" I wasn't prepared for the environment I encountered trying to break into television news. In the world of music, where I spent my formative years, we were judged solely on our talent, and gender wasn't a factor. "

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" I've reinvented myself many times in my life. I thought I'd become a concert violinist but burned out at 17. I thought I'd go to law school but became Miss America. "

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" I've been truly blessed to have so many supporters and, of course, blessed to have my family and all my friends. "

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