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We have to unclutter our brains from worries that maybe people don't like us. Women tend to worry about popularity it doesn't matter if they like you. They need to respect you. They need to show that respect for you in your pay check. And that needs to be okay.

Mika Brzezinski

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Mika Brzezinski
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: May 2
Journalist
Non-Fiction Writer
Radio Personality
Television Presenter
New York City
New York
Mika Emilie Leonia Brzezinski
Mika Emilie Leonia Brzezinski Scarborough
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