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" 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. "

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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. "

Gretchen Carlson

Rest

America

Life

" 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. "

" Trust is the most important aspect of being a journalist. If people don't trust or find you relatable - you will not have success. "

" I took off the makeup and stashed the crown, and now I was just another young woman out in the world. It's almost dizzying how fast the fame goes away - like a stage that turns dark at the end of a performance. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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! "

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

" 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. "

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

" It's so unbelievable that in 2017, almost every single woman has a story about sexual harassment. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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

" 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. "

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

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

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

" I wasn't naive, but at the end of my Miss America year, when two different executives attacked me during what I thought were informational interviews about jobs, I was shocked. I didn't see it coming, and the worst thing about it was the shame I felt, as if I'd done something wrong. "

Gretchen Carlson

Shame

Done

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

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

" 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. "

Gretchen Carlson

America

Myself

" 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'. "

Gretchen Carlson

Men

Said

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

Gretchen Carlson

Person

Sign

" 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. "

" My vibrato was my weakness. With romantic pieces, I could be a lot more schmaltzy. My wider vibrato fit that. "

Gretchen Carlson

Pieces

Romantic