Mika Brzezinski Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“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.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

“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.'”

“After being let go from CBS and looking for a year for work, I will never catch myself complaining about being too busy.”

“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.'”

“Being unemployed has so many real and palpable ramifications but there are also psychological side effects which you can only understand if you've truly lived through it.”

“I remember an interview so terrible with CNN's Jon Klein, I nearly blurted out, 'Forget it, I am a loser!' But I didn't need to say it. My face and posture did.”

“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.”