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" I'm a huge believer in visualizing achieving the task before it happens. "
Gretchen Carlson
Achieving
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" I always wanted to have a really successful career, but I always wanted to be a mom, too. "
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" The future is wide open. I may actually go back and get that law degree someday. "
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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. "
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" 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. "
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" There are no guarantees in life, but I believe faith provides all of us with a foundation to live the best lives possible - knowing that there is a higher being who loves us and will never leave us. Through the many struggles in my life, my faith is sometimes the only thing I have to hold onto. God was my only friend. "
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" 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. "
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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 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. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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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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" The minute that you go to arbitration, it's 100% confidential, so nobody ever hears about it. "
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" A lot of things I've done in my life have taken incredible mental fortitude. "
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" 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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" 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. "
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" We all remember growing up with mean girls, right? "
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" For all of you out there who don't know what 'ignoramus' is, it's an ignorant lawyer. "
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" 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. "
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" I wanted to play the piano. "
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" 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. "
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" Maybe it's because I'm short and blond, but people have really underestimated me. "
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" 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. "
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" I respond to every email. I sign every autograph for every person. "
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Sign
" We like to say Miss America is the classy one. It has a talent category. I would have been dead last in Miss USA - I'm five foot three, I'm not a model, and I never wanted to be one. "
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" 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. "
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