Megyn Kelly Quotes

You can't just coast along. You need to be extraordinary. If you want a promotion or a raise, ask yourself, 'How can I behave in a way to get my boss to believe I deserve one?'

- Megyn Kelly

Boss, Deserve, Need, Yourself

If I were Sarah Palin, would I want to sit in an interview with someone who was secretly out to get me? Probably not.

- Megyn Kelly

Want, Out, Would, Sarah

I don't like the women who stand up for the empowerment of women at the expense of men. They try to demonize men, and they try to suggest men all want to keep us down, which is one of the reasons why I don't like that label 'feminist.'

- Megyn Kelly

Down, Why, Reasons, Label

I don't like that word: feminist.

- Megyn Kelly

Word, Like, Feminist

You have to understand that Roger Ailes was a king. He was on the cover of multiple industry publications as the most powerful man in news. And at Fox News, there was no one else with power. So you didn't want to get on the wrong side of him because he was actually beloved inside the building and very well-liked in the industry.

- Megyn Kelly

Industry, Very, Wrong Side, Roger

I wasn't a shrinking violet when I joined Fox News. I didn't have any power at Fox - I had no power in the TV industry - but I had been a lawyer for nine years who had practiced employment law.

- Megyn Kelly

News, Nine, TV, Employment

A woman can be harassed and then go on to have a good working relationship with the man harassing her.

- Megyn Kelly

Woman, Her, Go, Harassed

Why can't there be an acknowledgment that, in some instances, women remove themselves from the workforce for a long time, and when they come back, of course they're not going to get exactly equal pay?

- Megyn Kelly

Why, Some, Going, Workforce

I believe that I can do more for women by being the best at what I do in the role that I have than going out and just talking about how women are awesome and you shouldn't mess with them.

- Megyn Kelly

Best, Role, About, Being The Best

Typically, you get a year in prison for making a threat to assassinate the president.

- Megyn Kelly

Year, Making, Get, Assassinate

I admire those women who really knew who they were and didn't apologize for it. Katharine Hepburn? She was ahead of her time.

- Megyn Kelly

Admire, Ahead, Knew, Apologize

I was never lined up outside of my bosses office saying 'Give me an opportunity; there's not a woman in primetime'... I was just trying to be so good they couldn't ignore me.

- Megyn Kelly

Opportunity, Woman, Give, Lined

I came from a middle-class family. My dad was a professor; my mom was a nurse. I didn't come from money, and I didn't come from circles of power. I didn't come from the country club; I came from the town park.

- Megyn Kelly

Country, Town, Middle-Class, Nurse

I think the most effective managers in the world have a team that wants to jump through brick walls for them.

- Megyn Kelly

Think, Through, I Think, Brick

If you behave like a stupid moron, you're going to get called out by me.

- Megyn Kelly

Stupid, Like, Behave, Moron

You will never catch me in a dress without a pair of Spanx and a bra.

- Megyn Kelly

Dress, Never, Bra, Spanx

I respect women like Gloria Steinem who paved the way. But when you say 'feminist' now, there is a message that if you are sexy and you acknowledge that part of your personality publicly, then it's somehow an affront to women. And I reject that.

- Megyn Kelly

Personality, Part, Your, Paved

I was brought up in an environment to believe that my opinion was important, that I had something to say, and that it was no less powerful because I was young, a girl, at the time really unattractive, definitely not the smartest kid in the class.

- Megyn Kelly

Kid, Young, Brought, Unattractive

When I went to law school, which I put myself through for $100,000 dollars of debt, I didn't expect anybody to pay for my health insurance, which I had none of. No health insurance.

- Megyn Kelly

Insurance, Through, Which, Law School

I was a big Jay Leno fan, so I was sorry to see him go. But my number one person that I watch, she's not late night, but in terms of the comedian genre, is Ellen DeGeneres - love her.

- Megyn Kelly

Love, Big, Leno, Ellen

The people, as much as it's fun to hate us, they need us. They need good, strong, skeptical journalists to be covering whoever it is - whether it's Barack Obama or President Donald Trump.

- Megyn Kelly

Strong, Trump, Donald, Skeptical

I think my viewers want smart, honest programming. They don't want to be told what makes them feel good.

- Megyn Kelly

Think, Want, I Think, Programming

I knew Andrew Breitbart very well, and he was great. I loved him. He was a true provocateur who would be fun about it, you know.

- Megyn Kelly

Knew, Very, About, Andrew

I felt the call to this industry because I enjoy broadcast journalism. I'm steeped in the news because I enjoy the news - I like reading papers; I like reading the blogs. I love talking to newsmakers and pundits, for that matter, about their opinions. I'm an information gatherer by nature, so that's what attracted me about this industry.

- Megyn Kelly

Love, Broadcast, Blogs, Journalism

Before I got into TV, I wasn't fashionable at all.

- Megyn Kelly

Before, Got, TV, Fashionable

I was popular, and I enjoyed that, and my mother kept telling me I better take typing so I'd have something to fall back on. I didn't know what the future held, but once I got my law degree, I started to feel like, 'OK, I'm a serious person.'

- Megyn Kelly

Back, Telling, Held, OK

I can muster up the courage in the difficult situations to get me through.

- Megyn Kelly

Me, Through, Get, Muster

My dad died of a heart attack when I was 15. I was bullied mercilessly in middle school. I went through a divorce - those not-so-great things are all a part of me, and they give me a place to go when I cover those stories on the news. I'm more empathetic, more relatable because of them.

- Megyn Kelly

Through, Part, Dad, Bullied

I was badly bullied when I was in the seventh grade - relentlessly, mercilessly - by a group of 12-year-old girls. And it left me with a determination that no matter what, I had to throw my shoulders back, stick out my chin, and project a sense that no one and nothing could hurt me. That turned out to be a life-changing mistake.

- Megyn Kelly

Shoulders, Badly, Turned, Bullied

There is no question that Hannity is a conservative. But I can tell you from personal experience after having worked with O'Reilly for years now, you never know where he is going to come out on an issue. He definitely leans right when it comes to certain social, traditional value issues, but he's all over the board on certain other issues.

- Megyn Kelly

Conservative, Tell, Other, Board

I distinctly remember being very young, sixth grade maybe, and being at a party and hearing the mothers discuss the children. And the mothers said, 'Well, it's very clear who's the leader in the group.' And they were talking about me!

- Megyn Kelly

Leader, Young, Very, Discuss

Donald Trump and the First Amendment, it's not a beautiful match; it's not a match made in heaven. Between the free speech rights that he has not defended and the freedom of the press, which he has not defended, it's problematic.

- Megyn Kelly

Amendment, Which, Donald, None

What people don't realize about Donald Trump - and I don't even know if Donald Trump realizes it - is that every tweet he unleashes against you... creates such a crescendo of anger.

- Megyn Kelly

Against, Trump, Donald, None

I didn't have a lot of the advantages Donald Trump had, but I had the most important ones you can get, which are loving parents who cared about me and helped me develop a sense of self.

- Megyn Kelly

Trump, About, Donald, None

Nobody really knows my true feelings on a lot of issues.

- Megyn Kelly

True, Nobody, Lot, Feelings

I don't see myself as some television star; I see myself as a girl from Albany.

- Megyn Kelly

Star, See, Some, Albany

While I don't think Trump wants to target any particular minority group, I understand their fear because he spent many months stoking it.

- Megyn Kelly

Think, Trump, Months, Group

I see it as this: I send my kids to school not only to learn how to read and write and do math, but also to develop socially. So if there's a negative interaction between my child and another child, what I want to know is, how was it handled, what lessons came out of it, and, of course, is my child okay?

- Megyn Kelly

Out, I See, Another, Send

I'm not a barbarian.

- Megyn Kelly

Barbarian

When Roger Ailes hired me, he knew I was the daughter of a college professor and a nurse. There was nothing in this resume that would telegraph, 'She's a secret conservative.'

- Megyn Kelly

College, Resume, Knew, Nurse

I don't understand these politicians who want to be president and complain when they get a tough interview.

- Megyn Kelly

Want, Understand, Complain, Interview

It's not that I'm a 'Let's hug and be joyful all the time' boss. Or that I don't, quote, 'own my own power.' I just never want to be that big, swingin', rule-by-fear person.

- Megyn Kelly

Boss, Big, My Own, Hug

I have the humor of a 9-year-old boy, and sometimes I've had laughing fits on-air.

- Megyn Kelly

Humor, Sometimes, Had, Laughing

I never felt that I had the natural intellectual gifts that the people who graduate first in their class from Harvard Law had.

- Megyn Kelly

Law, Natural, Felt, Harvard

I'm not going to say how I vote... I love that people make these assumptions about you because you work at Fox... That's my job: to be contrarian, to push people.

- Megyn Kelly

Love, Work, Going, Push

The relative lack of power of certain minority groups, and the fear they're feeling in the wake of Donald Trump's election, is something I think we really need to take a look at.

- Megyn Kelly

Think, Trump, Donald, Minority

I - listen, racism - being a racist is the worst thing you can say about somebody. I mean, it is such a charged accusation. And I really think people should be very careful before they level that.

- Megyn Kelly

Think, Worst Thing, Very, Charged

I was always a strong personality. I was never an introvert.

- Megyn Kelly

Strong, Never, Always, Introvert

I'm an upstate New York lifer.

- Megyn Kelly

New York, New, Upstate

There are women who literally squeeze a baby out of their bodies or get cut open in major surgery, have a human being, the next generation of the human race pulled from their bodies, and within a couple of weeks have to go back to work, because if they don't, they can't pay their bills. Something's wrong with that.

- Megyn Kelly

Next, Couple, Squeeze, Surgery

Im a soulless lawyer. Give me any opinion and I can argue it.

- Megyn Kelly

Me, Give, Argue, Soulless

In life and in politics, it's helpful to try to perceive the other person through the most generous lens.

- Megyn Kelly

Politics, Through, Most, Lens

I had more sexist encounters as a lawyer than I had as a journalist.

- Megyn Kelly

More, Sexist, Journalist, Lawyer

As a lawyer, I could engage in killer litigation with the best of them. It was war, after all.

- Megyn Kelly

Litigation, Engage, Could, Lawyer

Being a trial lawyer sounds like glamorous work, but most of your time is spent pushing paper and arguing.

- Megyn Kelly

Like, Arguing, Trial Lawyer, Lawyer

I'm a news anchor; I'm not an ideologue.

- Megyn Kelly

News, Anchor

I don't want to be an opinion anchor.

- Megyn Kelly

Opinion, Want, Anchor

When people talk about fake news, you know, a lot of folks just roll their eyes, like 'Oh, you know, whatever; people will figure it out.' The truth is, they don't always figure it out.

- Megyn Kelly

News, Always, Figure, Fake

I'm steeped in the news because I enjoy the news - I like reading papers, I like reading the blogs, I love talking to newsmakers and pundits, for that matter, about their opinions. I'm an information gatherer by nature, so that's what attracted me about this industry.

- Megyn Kelly

Love, About, Blogs, Pundits

If I could have half the career of Diane Sawyer, I'd be a happy woman.

- Megyn Kelly

Career, Diane, Half, If I Could

I was not the only journalist to whom Trump offered gifts clearly meant to shape coverage. Many reporters have told me that Trump worked hard to offer them something fabulous - from hotel rooms to rides on his 757.

- Megyn Kelly

Trump, Reporters, Rooms, Fabulous

Fox News covers stories that some other news outlets won't cover. We ask some questions that other news outlets wouldn't ask. And sometimes that's perceived as bias by people who've grown up in a world where there are only liberal outlets.

- Megyn Kelly

Sometimes, Some, Other, Bias

If you're wearing a pair of shoes that's a little flashy, then it's important not to be flashy up top and vice versa.

- Megyn Kelly

Wearing, Flashy, Vice, Vice Versa

Men should have more time with their newborn babies.

- Megyn Kelly

Men, More, Should, Newborn

The best answer and the best way forward to young women out there who want to get ahead is work your tail off. Work harder than everybody. Be better than everybody else. Do better. Try harder.

- Megyn Kelly

Young, Young Women, Best Way, Harder

Some things are worth the fat and calories, although I have to watch it like a hawk.

- Megyn Kelly

Watch, Some, Although, Hawk

The viewer I picture in my mind when I do 'The Kelly File' is a woman who's had a long day, either with the kids or at work, or both.

- Megyn Kelly

Woman, Mind, Viewer, File

I'm a struggling guitar player.

- Megyn Kelly

Guitar Player, Struggling, Player

I think people have an idea of what Fox News is. If people don't watch Fox News, then it's just a caricature, it's not real, they have it in their heads that it's something very different than what it actually is.

- Megyn Kelly

Think, News, Caricature, Heads

What should matter is whether I stand for female empowerment, and I don't think there are many women out there who have any doubts about that.

- Megyn Kelly

Think, Doubts, About, Female

The news changes every day. So it's not like being involved in any litigation that goes on for four years, and the trial lasts three months.

- Megyn Kelly

News, Lasts, Months, Trial

I've lived in New York state almost my entire life, so my votes never count.

- Megyn Kelly

New, Count, Almost, Votes

I think we have gone too far into the PC culture, but there's a limit to how far we can take that.

- Megyn Kelly

Think, How Far, I Think, PC

Print reporters have the opportunity to go so much more in depth in certain stories than television reporters do because they're working on stories for months at a time.

- Megyn Kelly

Stories, Reporters, Months, Depth

I want to see my kids for dinner. I want to put them down at night. I want to see their soccer games after school.

- Megyn Kelly

Soccer, Night, Want, Dinner

The most powerful people in my town were the doctors and the lawyers. I didn't really have any experience dealing with really powerful people until I started practicing law.

- Megyn Kelly

Law, Lawyers, Town, Doctors

I have respect for my fellow journalists at the other networks, and I wish them all well. This is a tough business, so good for them.

- Megyn Kelly

Business, Other, I Wish, Tough Business

Once I found professional happiness, it gave me time to think about other areas in my life in which I wasn't happy. The next obvious candidate for introspection was my marriage.

- Megyn Kelly

My Life, Next, Which, Candidate

I did not grow up with a silver spoon in my mouth.

- Megyn Kelly

Grow, Mouth, Spoon, Silver

I have to tell you I enjoy Jon Stewart. That's the truth. I actually think he's very funny. I've paid to see him do his stand-up routine.

- Megyn Kelly

Think, Tell, Very, Paid

I would be lying if I said it wasn't cool to see myself on the cover of 'Vanity Fair,' right? It's, like, what am I doing there? This is bizarre.

- Megyn Kelly

Doing, Vanity Fair, Bizarre, Lying

This is the U.S.A., and it's the most glorious place to live in the world.

- Megyn Kelly

World, Place, Most, Glorious

Television can be a very fickle place.

- Megyn Kelly

Television, Place, Very, Fickle

What I don't like is talking points.

- Megyn Kelly

Talking, Like, Points

When I was in 10th grade, I took one of those tests that's supposed to tell you what you should be when you grow up. The test told me that I should be a journalist.

- Megyn Kelly

Grow, Test, Took, Grade

Adversity is an opportunity for growth. And an opportunity to really know who your friends are.

- Megyn Kelly

Adversity, Opportunity, Know, Growth

In TV, a woman helping another woman break in? Not that common.

- Megyn Kelly

Woman, Common, TV, Another Woman

I don't even watch Fox News usually in the prime time hours because I'm home with my kids and that's more important to me.

- Megyn Kelly

News, Hours, Prime, Prime Time

I remember thinking that I'd never show my arms on TV, but over time you loosen up.

- Megyn Kelly

I Remember, Over, TV, Loosen

I still don't consider myself a fashion girl.

- Megyn Kelly

Myself, Girl, Still, Consider

I think that 'Fox News' is fair and balanced.

- Megyn Kelly

Think, News, I Think, Balanced

The truth is I don't watch a lot of news, except for when I'm here at the office watching Fox News. I get my news online primarily when I'm not watching the channel.

- Megyn Kelly

News, Here, Channel, Fox News

If I'm going to turn on the television, it's going to be the Fox News channel.

- Megyn Kelly

News, Television, Going, Fox News

You can't go by what things look like on paper.

- Megyn Kelly

Go, Like, Things, Paper

What is it about a baby bump that makes people feel it's okay to say things like, 'God! You are big!'

- Megyn Kelly

Big, Okay, Like, Bump

I try to stay off Twitter.

- Megyn Kelly

Try, Stay, Off, Twitter

Oftentimes it feels like Fox stands alone in the media on certain stories.

- Megyn Kelly

Alone, Feels, Stands, Fox

In law, especially back in '95 when I was breaking in, it was much more of an old boys' network.

- Megyn Kelly

Law, Old, More, Network

In another life - and as I like to say, another body - I used to teach aerobics.

- Megyn Kelly

Teach, Like, Another, Aerobic

You know, I was not an attractive child - I never had a cute face.

- Megyn Kelly

Face, Never, Attractive, Cute

Somebody saying something offensive to you or insulting to you is not pleasant, but it's part of life.

- Megyn Kelly

Offensive, Part, Pleasant, Insulting

I can give anyone a hard time.

- Megyn Kelly

Give, Hard, Anyone, Hard Time

I keep my head down, my mouth shut and work hard.

- Megyn Kelly

Work Hard, Head, Shut, Mouth

There have been so many times when I challenged Republicans on air - in big moments.

- Megyn Kelly

Big, Been, Times, Challenged

Just because you might have a sparring match on the air doesn't mean there's any personal animosity.

- Megyn Kelly

Personal, Match, Might, Animosity

I'm the worst tweeter ever. I don't know what I'm doing. I really don't.

- Megyn Kelly

Doing, Know, Ever, Worst

I always feel like I want more time with my kids. But I reject the notion that you can't have it all. I think you can: just not necessarily in abundance.

- Megyn Kelly

Think, Always, I Think, Necessarily

There are lots of people who are red-carpet types, but that's not me.

- Megyn Kelly

Me, People, Lots, Types

I spent most of my life from 24 to 31 at the office. I wasn't going to people's weddings; I wasn't cultivating my marriage. I wasn't happy.

- Megyn Kelly

My Life, Going, Spent, Office

I'm conservative on some things, and I'm not on others.

- Megyn Kelly

Conservative, Some, Things, Some Things

Obviously, I'm in a visual business, and people will talk to me about my appearance.

- Megyn Kelly

Business, Appearance, Will, Obviously

We have to ask the tough questions.

- Megyn Kelly

Tough, Ask, Questions

People think I'm fearless. But I'm human.

- Megyn Kelly

People, Think, Human, Fearless

I'm an independent.

- Megyn Kelly

Independent

Television is a service, but it's also a business.

- Megyn Kelly

Business, Television, Also, Service

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