Mika Brzezinski quotes
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“I realize that of all people, I am no expert on parenting or marriage.”
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“The needs of babies and toddlers were constant and drained the life out my sense of self and my familys relationship with each other.”
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“Finding a job is hard enough, but have you ever considered the odds and the challenges of finding a good man?”
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“My parents found me very difficult to educate.”
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“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.”
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“Everyday I find myself reminding women around me to know their value. I also have to remind myself.”
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“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.'”
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“After being let go from CBS and looking for a year for work, I will never catch myself complaining about being too busy.”
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“I've worked with Ed Bradley, Dan Rather and lots of different local news anchors.”
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“I try my best to be extremely disciplined about my diet.”
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“Often I feel like I can run forever. If someone told me I had to run for 10 hours, I probably could.”
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“A bad boyfriend is someone you give everything to - you live with him, cook for him, sleep with him - thinking he is going to marry you and then he doesn't. When you are giving your all to a job and not getting credit, your job is a bad boyfriend.”
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“I am a marathon worker and marathon mother. I'll spend three or four days completely swallowed up by work. And if I make it home in time to say good night, I may have one good hour with the girls, maybe a brief family dinner or a family walk with the dog, and then it is back on the computer to prepare for tomorrow's shows.”
-- Mika BrzezinskiSource : "Work-Life Balance? Puh-leaase!" by Mika Brzezinski, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 18, 2010.
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“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.”
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“My salary situation at 'Morning Joe' wasn't right. I made five attempts to fix it, then realized I'd made the same mistake every time: I apologised for asking.”
-- Mika BrzezinskiSource : "Mika Brzezinski Speaks: How Getting Fired Saved My Career". Interview with Anna Maltby, www.marieclaire.com. January 28, 2011.
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“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.”
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“We have to unclutter our brains from worries that maybe people don't like us. Women tend to worry about popularity; it doesn't matter if they like you. They need to respect you. They need to show that respect for you in your pay check. And that needs to be okay.”
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“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 BrzezinskiSource : "Losing Your Job And Learning What You’re Made Of" by Mika Brzezinski, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 18, 2010.
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“I am not afraid to say my relationship with my man is important, even vital, to who I am as a person.”
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“My family was always active, and our thing was family walks. Not walks around the block, but more like eight-mile hikes up mountains.”
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“I have mugs of hot water every morning because the studio is cold, and also because it makes my throat sound clearer.”
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“Don't apologize for asking for what you deserve.”
-- Mika BrzezinskiSource : "‘Morning Joe’ Co-Host Mika Brzezinksi’s Favorite Things" by Miller Mobley, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 28, 2013.
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“We have to stop judging people who are struggling with their weight.”
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“If we can't quantify and communicate our value with confidence, the achievements of the tremendous women before us will have all been for nothing.”
-- Mika BrzezinskiSource : Mika Brzezinski (2012). “Knowing Your Value: Women, Money, and Getting What You're Worth”, p.186, Weinstein Books
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“I was fired at the pinnacle of my career, on my 39th birthday. And in the year that followed, I learned that there are many psychological phases of being 'let go.'”
-- Mika BrzezinskiSource : "Getting Fired And How It Teaches You To Be A Better Parent" by Mika Brzezinski, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 18, 2010.
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“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.”
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“On 'Morning Joe' I can say what I think, be my sometimes unorthodox self, have fun, yet be serious as well.”
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“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 BrzezinskiSource : "Don’t Forget To Have Kids" by Mika Brzezinski, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 18, 2010.
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“I'd been fired by CBS News in a semipublic way, and as the months went by, there was a perception that I was damaged goods.”
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“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 BrzezinskiSource : "Getting Fired And How It Teaches You To Be A Better Parent" by Mika Brzezinski, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 18, 2010.
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“Women play into each other's weaknesses.”
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