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Mika Brzezinski

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Mika Brzezinski is a respected journalist recognized for her work in television news. Born on May 2, 1967, she has made significant contributions to the field, particularly in the realm of morning news programs. Brzezinski has been a part of influential news networks and has gained recognition for her insightful reporting and engaging interviews.

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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.”

Thinking Way Self Hard Conversation Hard Times Apologizing Negotiation Self Deprecating Self Deprecation Self Deprecating Humor

Author:Mika Brzezinski

“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.”

Made Mistake Situation Morning Five Asking Salary Same Mistakes

Author:Mika Brzezinski

“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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Author:Mika Brzezinski

“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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Author:Mika Brzezinski

“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.”

Ifs Real Sides Effects Psychological Unemployed Side Effects Ramifications

Author:Mika Brzezinski

“The needs of babies and toddlers were constant and drained the life out my sense of self and my familys relationship with each other.”

Needs Self Baby Constant Sense Of Self Toddler Drained

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“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.”

People Kind Bigs Hours Simple Pay Company Records Profit Why Not

Author:Mika Brzezinski

“I personally know Donald Trump, and I know a lot of amazing really kind acts that he's done one-on-one with people. And the candidate that I see is not the person I know.”

People Knows Kind Persons Done Trump Candidates One On One

Author:Mika Brzezinski

“Donald Trump needs mental-health help.”

Needs Helping Trump Mental Health

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“If we've seen one thing from Donald Trump, it's that he says one thing one day, and another thing another.”

Ifs One Thing Trump One Day

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“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.”

Ifs Knows Running Mother President Judging Mexican Remarks Bans Dukes Indiana Bigots

Author:Mika Brzezinski

“I absolutely tore George W. Bush to shreds, despite the fact I knew the guy personally and I actually campaigned for him in 2000. It's our job to just call it like we see it whether these people are our friends or not.”

People Facts Jobs Guy Despite

Author:Mika Brzezinski

“When the President of the United States attacks a movie star it is undignified and it casts a poor light on the United States of America. When the President of the United States attacks a sitting judge and questions his legitimacy, that actually can lead to a Constitutional crisis.”

States Light America Stars President Poor United United States Judging Sitting Crisis Casts United States Of America Movie Star Legitimacy

Author:Mika Brzezinski

“We have an almost desperate need for more women to run for office and for more women to really gut it out after they have kids and stay in their jobs and get to high positions in companies. We need women at the top more than ever. We need women's voices there because they are very different than men's voices and they bring a very valuable and necessary point of view to the table.”

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Author:Mika Brzezinski

“I realize that of all people, I am no expert on parenting or marriage.”

People Realizing Experts

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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.”

Ends Jobs Grows Memories Partners Odds

Author:Mika Brzezinski

“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.”

Trying Years Jobs Given Careers Tvs Directors Messages News Cameras Managers Forty Forty Years Old

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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.'”

Years Careers Letting Go Psychological Birthday Phases Pinnacle

Author:Mika Brzezinski

“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.”

Ifs Values Achievement Communicate

Book:Knowing Your Value: Women, Money, and Getting What You're Worth

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“We have to stop judging people who are struggling with their weight.”

People Struggle Judging Weight Judging People

Author:Mika Brzezinski

“Don't apologize for asking for what you deserve.”

Simple Deserve Asking Apologizing Simple Life What You Deserve

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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.”

Sound Water Morning Cold Hot Studios Throat Every Morning Hot Water Mug

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“I've worked with Ed Bradley, Dan Rather and lots of different local news anchors.”

Different News Locals Anchors Local News News Anchors

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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.”

Years Letting Go Busy Complaining Too Busy

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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.'”

I Can Dream Jobs Journey Married Harder Your Dreams Dream Job Journey Through Life

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“Everyday I find myself reminding women around me to know their value. I also have to remind myself.”

Knows Values Everyday Reminding

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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.”

Stills Shows Hours Pay Successful Despite Fifteen Professional Experience

Book:Knowing Your Value: Women, Money, and Getting What You're Worth

Source: Knowing Your Value: Women, Money, and Getting What You're Worth

“My parents found me very difficult to educate.”

Found Parent Difficult Educate

Author:Mika Brzezinski

“Finding a job is hard enough, but have you ever considered the odds and the challenges of finding a good man?”

Men Hard Enough Jobs Challenges Findings Good Man Odds

Author:Mika Brzezinski

“On 'Morning Joe' I can say what I think, be my sometimes unorthodox self, have fun, yet be serious as well.”

Thinking Wells I Can Self Sometimes Fun Morning Serious Having Fun Unorthodox

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“Women play into each other's weaknesses.”

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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.”

Way Months Perception News Goods Damaged Goods

Book:All Things at Once

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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.”

People Knows Feels Lying Lessons Fundamentals Embarrassed Discouraged Cover Ups Never Lie

Author:Mika Brzezinski

“My family was always active, and our thing was family walks. Not walks around the block, but more like eight-mile hikes up mountains.”

Walks Mountain My Family Eight Active Miles Block

Author:Mika Brzezinski

“I am not afraid to say my relationship with my man is important, even vital, to who I am as a person.”

Men Persons Important Who I Am Not Afraid

Author:Mika Brzezinski

“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.”

Ifs Feels I Can Running Hours Forever

Author:Mika Brzezinski

“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.”

Thinking Giving Jobs Sleep Credit Cooks Bad Boy Bad Boyfriend

Author:Mika Brzezinski

“There's always more money to be made.”

Made More Money

Author:Mika Brzezinski

“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.”

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Author:Mika Brzezinski

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Born: May 2, 1967
Known for: Journalist
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