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" I never expected to be the face of sexual harassment. But I never give up on anything. So when placed in a new, challenging situation, it's like, 'I'm going to give this 110% because that's what I've done my entire life.' "

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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. "

Gretchen Carlson

Women

Speak

Hope

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

" 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. "

" To this day, I have an open door policy. I seek out interns and young women and try to help them. Women mentors were important to me, and I want to do that for others. "

" 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. "

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

" 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 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 future is wide open. I may actually go back and get that law degree someday. "

Gretchen Carlson

Degree

Open

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I think one of the things I've learned is that the tone of an organization is set from the top down. And if you have men running an organization that want to honor women, that's a whole different experience than if they don't. "

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

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

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

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

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

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

Gretchen Carlson

Friends

Powerful

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

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

" One week after getting married in my thirties - while I was working as the main anchor at the CBS affiliate in Cleveland, Ohio - I got fired. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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