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Mika Brzezinski

American Journalist

Born: May 2, 1967

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Related authors: Ambrose Bierce Dave Barry Erma Bombeck Hunter S. Thompson Mignon McLaughlin Walter Cronkite William F. Buckley, Jr. William Lloyd Garrison

I consider my girls the greatest gift from God in life. And I also love the career that I have built, lost and rebuilt. But the highs and lows of my career would not have been as exciting or manageable to me if I didn't have children and a partner for life with whom to share it all. Mika Brzezinski

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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. Mika Brzezinski

I always start my day with a red-eye misto - two shots, extra hot, extra foam - from Starbucks. Mika Brzezinski

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Women play into each other's weaknesses. Mika Brzezinski

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My parents found me very difficult to educate. Mika Brzezinski

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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. Mika Brzezinski

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I was terrible at interviews, lost in my own loss of identity and struggling at home as a wife and mother. It was a household that preferred me working, which threw me off completely. Mika Brzezinski

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I am up at 3:30, reading the op-ed pages and getting ready to be on the air by 6 A.M. on the set of 'Morning Joe,' and after three hours of TV and two hours on the radio, it is only 12 noon. Mika Brzezinski

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I desperately miss my girls when I am working, and I often feel guilty, but also feel the journey I am on is for them too. When I am on my 16th hour of a day and can barely keep my eyes open, they drive me forward. Mika Brzezinski

For many women, going back to work a few months after having a baby is overwhelming and unmanageable. As strange as it may seem, things get even more difficult for a working mom after the second and third baby arrive. By that time, the romance of being a modern 'superwoman' wears off and reality sets in. Mika Brzezinski

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For me, having it all doesn't mean having the corner office at work and a penthouse at home if there aren't kids running around as I'm trying to cook my husband something special. Mika Brzezinski

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Women face enough pressures and challenges in a workplace that is still depressingly biased against a female's success. Add to that, the fact that the very thing many women I know find most rewarding (having kids) is now frowned upon. Mika Brzezinski

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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. Mika Brzezinski

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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 Brzezinski

Don't push away that chance if you're one of the lucky ones who find that partner. And remember, you can always change a job. I hear it's much harder to switch out a husband. Mika Brzezinski

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I try my best to be extremely disciplined about my diet. Mika Brzezinski

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I love tomatoes, and they're so good for you. Mika Brzezinski

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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. Mika Brzezinski

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These days, I am the most boring, methodical runner. I always do the same three- to five-mile loop near my home every evening. I hardly ever miss a day. On the weekends, I might go longer or add in weights. Mika Brzezinski

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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. Mika Brzezinski

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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. Mika Brzezinski

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