Top 50 Gretchen Carlson Quotes

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.

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.

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

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’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.

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

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

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

Life is about compromise – in relationships and at work.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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’.

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 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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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!

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

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.

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.’

The assault weapon ban in this country should be reinstated.

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.

We all remember growing up with mean girls, right?

Arbitration clauses have become prevalent in most corporate agreements or contracts for employees.

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

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

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