A fundamental lesson on being fired: Never lie about it. People will know what you're saying is a cover-up for how you really feel - embarrassed, discouraged, and afraid. Mika Brzezinski More Quotes by Mika Brzezinski More Quotes From Mika Brzezinski I've worked with Ed Bradley, Dan Rather and lots of different local news anchors. Mika Brzezinski anchors news different After being let go from CBS and looking for a year for work, I will never catch myself complaining about being too busy. Mika Brzezinski complaining letting-go years On 'Morning Joe' I can say what I think, be my sometimes unorthodox self, have fun, yet be serious as well. Mika Brzezinski morning fun thinking We have to stop judging people who are struggling with their weight. Mika Brzezinski judging-people weight struggle Despite my professional experience, the fifteen-hour workdays, and a successful new show that I had helped build, MSNBC was still refusing to pay me what I was worth. Mika Brzezinski fifteen successful pay Don't make your journey through life harder by placing rules on yourself like, 'I can't get married till I get promoted to your dream job.' Mika Brzezinski journey dream jobs If we've seen one thing from Donald Trump, it's that he says one thing one day, and another thing another. Mika Brzezinski one-thing trump one-day If my mother were running for president and talked about a Muslim ban, I'd call her a bigot. If my mother claimed she didn't know who David Duke was when I knew she did, I'd say that's disqualifying. If my mother called an Indiana judge a Mexican, I would say that's a bigoted remark. Mika Brzezinski judging mother running At almost forty years old, I assumed my career on camera was over. And I was certainly given that message by all the TV managers and news directors who passed on me when I was trying to get a job back in the business. Mika Brzezinski careers jobs years The odds are definitely better on getting the right job than getting a good partner for life. Someone who will grow with you. Someone to develop memories with. Someone who was there in the beginning. Someone who will be there at the end. Mika Brzezinski odds jobs memories Why don't these companies making big profits just pay people better than $14 an hour? It's kind of simple. When you're making record profits, why not? I don't get it. Mika Brzezinski why-not simple people The needs of babies and toddlers were constant and drained the life out my sense of self and my familys relationship with each other. Mika Brzezinski self baby needs Being unemployed has so many real and palpable ramifications but there are also psychological side effects which you can only understand if youve truly lived through it. Mika Brzezinski psychological real sides I suffered from a mild case of postpartum depression after my second child and the physical challenge of maintaining an overnight shift at CBS, a marriage, and two in diapers made the symptoms worse and everyone in the house paid the price. Mika Brzezinski house two children I think women have a hard time not apologizing their way into negotiations. We tend to back in to these conversations in a self-deprecating and ultimately self-defeating way. Mika Brzezinski hard-times self thinking There's always more money to be made. Mika Brzezinski more-money made Often I feel like I can run forever. If someone told me I had to run for 10 hours, I probably could. Mika Brzezinski hours forever running I try my best to be extremely disciplined about my diet. Mika Brzezinski diets trying I am not afraid to say my relationship with my man is important, even vital, to who I am as a person. Mika Brzezinski who-i-am important men We wanted it to be really small and simple and not what An MSNBC spokeswoman expected from Mika and Morning Joe. Mika Brzezinski top-news
