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“My parents are incredible, and they did incredible things.”
“I still doubt myself every single day.”
“Let me clarify a few things about TV news on the national level at NBC and MSNBC. We write our own stories. There is no teleprompter for reporters. No traveling makeup artists or stylists. And there is very little sleep.”
“I've always been an outsider. I think, being in the White House press corps, it's difficult to do the sort of journalism that I would want to do.”
“I graduated with a B.A. in philosophy, and it was by far the best major I could have taken in college.”
“It's a truth of beat reporting: The bigger your subject gets, the bigger you get.”
“Back in 2006, when I started in the industry, there was a very old-school beauty mentality. We had to take headshots, and the makeup artists put on so much makeup - I swear I looked like a 48-year-old woman, and I was 22.”
“Trump is a room-reader. He'll slow down a line, rephrase a point, work in a pause, and ride the energy of his audience wherever it takes him.”
“The expat life was a good one: There was my French boyfriend. My bright two-bedroom flat in Islington. My wine at lunch. I had a 'go bag' packed with loose linens and mosquito repellent - I was ready to be flung to the outer edges of the world at a moment's notice. It was all intrigue and adventure.”
“I'm a natural compartmentalizer.”
“I think Trump is someone who appreciates and connects with people who hold their own and are strong individuals. I think he can smell weakness, and if you show him weakness, he exploits it, and he doesn't respect you.”
“I think I fundamentally understand the way Trump thinks.”
“I'm a big believer in being the same person on and off TV.”
“If you're not competitive, if you're not out to make a mark, you shouldn't be in the news business.”