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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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" 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. "

Gretchen Carlson

Woman

Age

Challenge

" 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. "

" My parents raised me with a never-give-up attitude, telling me I could be anything I wanted to be. I was a serious violinist and a valedictorian of my high school class. I knew all about hard work. "

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

" I'm a huge believer in visualizing achieving the task before it happens. "

" 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. "

Gretchen Carlson

Hope

Inspire

" 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. "

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

" I wanted to play the piano. "

" I might even pursue a career in politics. If I do, I will have had great practice dealing with the avalanche of daily criticism from working at Fox News and being a former Miss America. I'm ready for anything! "

" 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. "

Gretchen Carlson

Empower

Together

" 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. "

" 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. "

" We all remember growing up with mean girls, right? "

" The assault weapon ban in this country should be reinstated. "

" 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. "

" I've always been an incredibly strong person, and I've also been underestimated. "

" 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. "

" My career had zero to do with whether or not my husband also worked. It had everything to do with personal identity, personal goals, and making the most of my life. "

" I wish some days that I didn't have as much drive as I do. I'd sleep better. "

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

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

Gretchen Carlson

Person

Sign

" My advice to people who've lost their job: go back to the things that made you from the start. "

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

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

" In our society, people look at women who are tenacious, smart, attractive, and talented and for whatever reason say, 'There must be something wrong with that equation. She couldn't possibly be all of those things at once.' "

" 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 wanted to see how much of an insult it was to be called an ignoramus. I didn't know what it meant; I just Googled it. "

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