I felt like it was a sense of duty for me to give these women a voice. Gretchen Carlson More Quotes by Gretchen Carlson More Quotes From Gretchen Carlson I joke that I reached the bimbo trifecta when I came to Fox News! In being a former Miss America, being blonde and then Fox. Gretchen Carlson blonde missing america Being REAL means showing people who you are underneath all the TV make up too. Gretchen Carlson real mean people I'm not superwoman. It's impossible to do everything 100 percent all of the time. And suggesting that women should be able to do it only puts more pressure on them. Gretchen Carlson able pressure impossible I'm a person who likes to give 100 percent to everything I do. I want to be the best at my job and as a mother. Gretchen Carlson mother jobs giving 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! Gretchen Carlson careers practice america I'm advocating for companies not to make women sign confidentiality clauses just to be able to come to work. I understand that companies need to keep some things secret - like business practices and trade secrets - but confidentiality clauses were never supposed to be keeping private what's happening to people within the workplace. It's a human right issue. Gretchen Carlson workplace secret people We have rules in the house and a sticker chart for my kids to earn technology time. Maybe its because of the world I live in and work, that I don't see much of anything beneficial that comes out of social media for kids. Even though its how they communicate now, so you have to find the fine balance. Gretchen Carlson media technology kids 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. Gretchen Carlson guarantees-in-life knowing believe The challenging part of parenting is to stick to your ideals and not give in. Gretchen Carlson sticks challenges giving At my age I can handle people writing junk about me on social media, but I sometimes air "mean tweets" on my show to highlight how destructive this meanness and bullying is to young people. I know how devastating it is for a young person to be the victim of such ugliness. Gretchen Carlson bullying writing mean I don't read all the junk. I joke if I did, I wouldn't get out of bed in the morning. But, Sometimes the comments over the top - really ugly. Many of them are critical of my looks, like the one that criticized my "thunder thighs." I get that a lot. Some of the tweets are too vulgar to repeat. Gretchen Carlson junk bed morning I believe every child is born with a gift from God - big or small - and that we should all make the most of our talents. Gretchen Carlson talent believe children Our faith is what inspires us to reach out and volunteer to help others. As a child my parents taught me the biblical charge, "To whom much is given, much is expected," and faith guides me that way. And I believe, especially in this day and age, it's vital that we provide our children with a foundation from which to build their lives - one that gives them a sense of purpose. Gretchen Carlson biblical believe children We need to stand together with all of the victims [ of sexual harassment] and make sure they are not silenced. Gretchen Carlson victim together needs I never had becoming Miss America on my radar screen. But when I was 17, I decided to quit the violin and my parents were devastated. Gretchen Carlson parent missing america There's something about winning Miss America that brings out the snark. Gretchen Carlson missing winning america Everyone is busy, but I believe it depends on what you prioritize. My husband and I teach Sunday School together at our church and are very involved. Gretchen Carlson husband believe school To me, faith is being thankful when things in life are going well and also being thankful when they are not. Its often through our most difficult times when faith lifts us up and gives us the courage and the strength to work even harder to accomplish a new goal or do something we never thought we could. Gretchen Carlson things-in-life goal giving Forcing victims of sexual harassment into secret arbitration proceedings is wrong because it means that nobody ever finds out what really happened. Gretchen Carlson arbitration secret mean Our daughter was the last in her class to get a cell phone and she had to earn it. She still doesn't have Instagram although she asks me for it every day. Gretchen Carlson phones daughter cells
