Mika Brzezinski : (4) " 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 " I am not afraid to say my relationship with my man is important, even vital, to who I am as a person. " - Mika Brzezinski " At almost forty years old, I assumed my career on camera was over. And I was certainly given that message by all the TV managers and news directors who passed on me when I was trying to get a job back in the business. " - Mika Brzezinski " On ‘Morning Joe’ I can say what I think, be my sometimes unorthodox self, have fun, yet be serious as well. " - Mika Brzezinski