7 Quotes & Sayings By Mika Brzezinski

Mika Brzezinski is the co-anchor of MSNBC's "Morning Joe." She is also the author of two memoirs, Know Your Value: How to Embrace thehidden Shale of Talent and The Way Out: Inside Obama's Strategy for Negotiating with Iran, and was a contributing editor for Vanity Fair. A graduate of Choate Rosemary Hall and Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, she has worked on Wall Street, on Capitol Hill, on the New York Times foreign desk, at fashion magazines, and as an NBC News correspondent. She lives in New York City with her husband and children.

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I realize that of all people, I am no expert on parenting or marriage. Mika Brzezinski
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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 dog, and then it is back on the computer to prepare for tomorrow's shows. Mika Brzezinski
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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. Mika Brzezinski
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I try my best to be extremely disciplined about my diet. Mika Brzezinski
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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.' Mika Brzezinski
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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