No matter who you are, what you've accomplished, what your financial situation is - when you're dealing with a parent with Alzheimer's, you yourself feel helpless. The parent can't work, can't live alone, and is totally dependent, like a toddler.… — Maria Shriver Copy Share Image
I like to make jokes; I consider myself a funny person. I just think making jokes about people who are in a situation beyond their control is not funny to them or their families. — Maria Shriver Copy Share Image
Whether that's speaking up in your job or asking for a promotion or saying, 'I think I can do that.' Using your voice in… — Maria Shriver Copy Share Image
Make time in your life to listen to your own voice. Do not let it get drowned out by others. Your voice is yours… — Maria Shriver Copy Share Image
Pausing allows you to take a beat to take a breath in your life. As everybody else is rushing around like a lunatic out… — Maria Shriver Copy Share Image
God puts mentors in your path. They may not look like you, sound like you, or be what you expect. But they always know… — Maria Shriver Copy Share Image
One of my greatest joys is poetry. I read it almost every day, and I've even taken a stab at writing some of my… — Maria Shriver Copy Share Image
So many people don't know who's on the State Seal and they don't know, not just in California but the United States of America,… — Maria Shriver Copy Share Image
I don't believe in gutter politics. I don't believe in gutter journalism. — Maria Shriver Copy Share Image
“Listen: You can't short-circuit the learning process. It takes time to get to the top, and that's good-because by the time you get there,… — Maria Shriver Copy Share Image
I think that public service is tough on a family - no ifs, ands, buts about it. I have my own personal wishes, but… — Maria Shriver Copy Share Image
