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" 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. "

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" 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 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! "

" 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. "

" One of the most important things to do is to raise our kids in a respectful way with both genders. "

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

" My grandfather was the minister at the Lutheran church. My dad owned a car dealership in town. My mom was the consummate volunteer and cheerleader for me. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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

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

" For all of you out there who don't know what 'ignoramus' is, it's an ignorant lawyer. "

" I wanted to play the piano. "

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

Gretchen Carlson

Pieces

Romantic

" One of my proudest moments in life was earning the valedictorian medal in high school. I worked so hard for it! "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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 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. "

" 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 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. "

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

" 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

" 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. "

" I am extremely proud of my accomplishments at 'Fox News' and for keeping our loyal viewers engaged and informed on events and news topics of the day. "

" Sexual harassment can really affect you for a long time, and I want more women to come forward. "

" 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. "

" 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. "