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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

I try to stay off Twitter.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

I don't want to be an opinion anchor.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

I don't like that word: feminist.

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!

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.

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.

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

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.'

I'm an independent.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

We have to ask the tough questions.

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