Gretchen Carlson

I respond to every email. I sign every autograph for every person.

Everyone knew how powerful Roger Ailes was. I certainly felt intimidated by that; the culture of 'Fox and Friends' was intimidating to me.

When people watch me on TV, they see part of my life. I wanted to let them know the real me behind the scenes. The child who was a concert violinist from the age of six. The young woman who took on the challenge to compete in the Miss America pageant. The television journalist for twenty-five years.

The assault weapon ban in this country should be reinstated.

I took off the makeup and stashed the crown, and now I was just another young woman out in the world. It's almost dizzying how fast the fame goes away - like a stage that turns dark at the end of a performance.

I am saddened by the prevalence of powerful men disrespecting and objectifying women - and getting away with it for years.

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. Through the many struggles in my life, my faith is sometimes the only thing I have to hold onto. God was my only friend.

I believe giving back is one of the greatest life lessons we can teach our children: that the world isn't all about them and that, through our actions, people will really discover what kind of a person we truly are.

My advice to people who've lost their job: go back to the things that made you from the start.

Be brave and be fearless, and for God's sake, stand up for yourself.

I've been truly blessed to have so many supporters and, of course, blessed to have my family and all my friends.

I've reinvented myself many times in my life. I thought I'd become a concert violinist but burned out at 17. I thought I'd go to law school but became Miss America.

Let's teach our girls and boys how to show the same respect to their colleagues in the workplace they show their moms and sisters at home.

Men need to hire more women and put them in higher positions of power within organizations.

My parents raised me with a never-give-up attitude, telling me I could be anything I wanted to be. I was a serious violinist and a valedictorian of my high school class. I knew all about hard work.

I defend CNN! I defend all sorts of people when I think it's wrong.

It's so unbelievable that in 2017, almost every single woman has a story about sexual harassment.

A lot of people who have come up to me at restaurants - men - and have said, 'I want to shake your hand, because I have daughters'.

I am extremely proud of my accomplishments at 'Fox News' and for keeping our loyal viewers engaged and informed on events and news topics of the day.

I have strived to empower women and girls throughout my entire career.

I've always been an incredibly strong person, and I've also been underestimated.

I wish some days that I didn't have as much drive as I do. I'd sleep better.

I'm a huge believer in visualizing achieving the task before it happens.

My vibrato was my weakness. With romantic pieces, I could be a lot more schmaltzy. My wider vibrato fit that.

We need more women in higher roles, because the tone for sexual harassment would no doubt be different.

I am particularly distressed when people in the public eye who influence our culture perpetuate sexism.

I've been for women's empowerment my entire life.

Half of the equation is men, and right now, unfortunately, men are running the majority of corporations, so we have to make sure that if that is the case, that they are respectful and honor women for their true accomplishments.

Sometimes when women come forward about sexual harassment, they're seen as a troublemaker.