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" 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. "

Gretchen Carlson

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

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

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" All women deserve a dignified and respectful workplace in which talent, hard work and loyalty are recognized, revered, and rewarded. "

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

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" 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. "

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" Men need to hire more women and put them in higher positions of power within organizations. "

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

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

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

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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. "

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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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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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" Sometimes when women come forward about sexual harassment, they're seen as a troublemaker. "

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" 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! "

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

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" 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.' "

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

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" I wanted to play the piano. "

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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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" 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'. "

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

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" 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. "

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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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