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> [I had been sort of a rising star - an athlete, a scholar, a leader. My dream was to become a high-level national security adviser.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-broadwell/i-had-been-sort-of-a-rising-star-an-athlete-a-scholar-a-leader-my/)

[Paula Broadwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-broadwell/)

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## More by Paula Broadwell

> [I think the public doesn't understand that one of the reasons I haven't stood up for myself is because in order to do that,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-broadwell/i-think-the-public-doesn-t-understand-that-one-of-the-reasons-i-haven/)

[Paula Broadwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-broadwell/)

> [ \[Fighting for equality for women\] that's what my mission has been for the last years. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-broadwell/fighting-for-equality-for-women-that-s-what-my-mission-has-been-for/)

[Paula Broadwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-broadwell/)

> [ I had been working on a second book with \[David\] Petraeus called Relentless. Obviously that book and the income that it would have generated… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-broadwell/i-had-been-working-on-a-second-book-with-david-petraeus-called/)

[Paula Broadwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-broadwell/)

> [I want to serve. I love my country. I love service above self and I don't want my talents to go to waste. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-broadwell/i-want-to-serve-i-love-my-country-i-love-service-above-self-and-i-don/)

[Paula Broadwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-broadwell/)

> [A few months into my research, General Petraeus, who was then leading Central Command, invited me to go for a run with him and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-broadwell/a-few-months-into-my-research-general-petraeus-who-was-then-leading/)

[Paula Broadwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-broadwell/)

> [ I was incredulous as the bias of the media in terms of the candidates \[for presidency\]. I was incredulous at the fake news. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-broadwell/i-was-incredulous-as-the-bias-of-the-media-in-terms-of-the-candidates/)

[Paula Broadwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-broadwell/)

> [You can reclaim your own narrative.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-broadwell/you-can-reclaim-your-own-narrative/)

[Paula Broadwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-broadwell/)

> [I also feel like I've done plenty of wrong things. I'm not innocent here, and I'm certainly not going to be righteous about that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-broadwell/i-also-feel-like-i-ve-done-plenty-of-wrong-things-i-m-not-innocent/)

[Paula Broadwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-broadwell/)

> [When I get this kind of support, I feel validated in my decision to stand up for myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-broadwell/when-i-get-this-kind-of-support-i-feel-validated-in-my-decision-to/)

[Paula Broadwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-broadwell/)

> [I think it is important for working moms to recognize that family is the most important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-broadwell/i-think-it-is-important-for-working-moms-to-recognize-that-family-is/)

[Paula Broadwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-broadwell/)

> [If I'm strong, I'm not going to apologize for being strong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-broadwell/if-i-m-strong-i-m-not-going-to-apologize-for-being-strong/)

[Paula Broadwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-broadwell/)

> [My local paper, The New York Times, Yahoo News, CBS, and The Washington Post, all agreed to stop using the word 'mistress.' The big…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-broadwell/my-local-paper-the-new-york-times-yahoo-news-cbs-and-the-washington/)

[Paula Broadwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-broadwell/)

> [Having a bunch of medals and badges doesn’t necessarily mean you’ve achieved anything, you’ve got to do something beyond yourself to make a difference…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-broadwell/having-a-bunch-of-medals-and-badges-doesn-t-necessarily-mean-you-ve/)

[Paula Broadwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-broadwell/)

> [We have to raise our young boys to respect women and our young girls to demand respect and to get their values from something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-broadwell/we-have-to-raise-our-young-boys-to-respect-women-and-our-young-girls/)

[Paula Broadwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-broadwell/)

> [ It's reducing my entire professional career and background to this one word \[mistress\]. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-broadwell/it-s-reducing-my-entire-professional-career-and-background-to-this/)

[Paula Broadwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-broadwell/)

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