Gretchen Carlson Quotes

My parents always told me I could be anything I wanted to be.

My mother always gives the best advice. When I left Puerto Rico to pursue my dreams, she always supported me and said to me, 'I'm never going to cut your wings, so don't let anyone else do that to you.' That has been my philosophy through life. I want to share that valuable lesson with my little girl someday.

Growing up, I started developing confidence in what I felt. My parents helped me to believe in myself. I wasn't the best looking guy, I wasn't the best athlete in the world, but they made me feel good about myself.

My parents were just constantly affirming me in everything that I did. Late at night, I'd wake up and hear my mother talking over my bed, saying, 'You're going to do great on this test. You can do anything you want.'

My parents made me believe I could do anything I wanted to do. They were really into empowering me.

My mom told me I could do anything I want, be anyone I want. I believed it. And so I want my daughters to as well.

I think that's why I was able to go so far in my life and career - because my mom always supported me, even when I had the craziest ideas ever.

We can be as good as we want to be. I know that's a general thing to say, I know.

Dare to grow into your dreams and claim this as your motto: Let it be me.

Affirm people. Affirm your children. Believe in them, not in what you see but in what you don't see - their potential.

Know that you are great...so dominate.

My parents taught me I could be anything in the world I wanted to be.

My mother is an amazing woman. Not only did she manage the entire household, she noticed a gift in each of her kids and instilled confidence in all of us that that gift would take us wherever we wanted to go.

Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be.

I learned really valuable lessons from 'Blue's Clues.' I'd repeat them every day. 'You can do things. You are smart.'

My parents encouraged me in everything I ever wanted to do.

No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.

You should try to get what you want in life and try not to be limited.

I believed in myself. I never imagined myself as just an ordinary player.

The will to do springs from the knowledge that we can do.

No person has the right to rain on your dreams.

My parents were the ones who gave me the independence, who gave me the spark to do anything that you set your mind to, as all parents should do for their kids.

The gift my mother gave me was the gift of possibility. From an early age, she instilled in me a belief that I could do anything I wanted to do. It wasn't a matter of, 'Can I?' or 'Should I?' It was just, 'You can, you must, you will!' She wanted me to believe that anything was possible.

I guess I just like to challenge myself and push myself harder to do things that I don't think I can, to do things that other people do not think I can. It pushes me. I push my own personal limits.

I want my little girl to tell me who she is so I can encourage her and not impose my desires for her on her life. I want her to dream big and to know that if she is willing to earn it, she can have anything - and become anything.