Quotes by Mika Brzezinski

About Mika Brzezinski:

Mika Emilie Leonia Brzezinski is an American television host, author and journalist. Brzezinski co-hosts MSNBC's weekday morning broadcast Morning Joe with former Republican representative Joe Scarborough. Mika Brzezinski is the daughter of Zbigniew Brzezinski, who was the National Security Director to President Jimmy Carter.
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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.'

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

Mika Brzezinski

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.

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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.

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

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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.

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

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My parents found me very difficult to educate.

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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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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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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.

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I did something a lot of people will have to do in this economy if they want to eventually land their dream job. I turned down an offer to take a high-paying position in another field because it wouldn't fulfill me.

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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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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...

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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.

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I don't want to impose rules on people, but you have only a short window, and you're sorely mistaken if you think you can put off having a family. It's very hard to find a good man, and it's never a 'good time' to have a baby if you have a career.

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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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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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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.

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Author Bio

  • NameMika Brzezinski
  • DescriptionAmerican journalist
  • BornMay 2, 1967
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionJournalist; Radio Host; Television Presenter