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Maria Shriver

(1955) Journalist United States

83 quotes in 618 categories

Maria Shriver encourages people to use their own voice, even when it feels scary, and to make time to listen to it amid the rush of others. She talks about pausing to breathe and how mentors often appear in unexpected forms, teaching us more than we expect. She also shares her love of poetry.

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Maria Shriver is a journalist from the United States, best known for Ten Things I Wish I'd Known--Before I Went Out into the Real World.

Quick Facts About Maria Shriver

Born: November 6, 1955
Nationality: United States
Profession: Journalist
Notable works: Ten Things I Wish I'd Known--Before I Went Out into the Real World
Spouse: Arnold Schwarzenegger

About Maria Shriver

Maria Owings Shriver is an American writer and journalist. Shriver is a member of the Shriver family and Kennedy family, a former First Lady of California, and the founder of the non-profit organization The Women's Alzheimer's Movement. She was married to actor and former Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, with whom she had four children, before separating in 2011 and divorcing in 2021.

Awards & Honors

Peabody Awards California Hall of Fame

Quotes by Maria Shriver

you are the leader you've been looking for

Leader

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We've witnessed history in the making.

History

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Well-behaved women never make history.

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I like meeting people and I like being able to help.

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I liked that Larry King didn't know who Minerva was.

Kings

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I stand on the shoulders of women who marched before me.

Funny

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Don't wait until you are perfect to change the world.

Change

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“FAILING IS A PART OF LEARNING.”

Education

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You know those goals you've set for yourself, those dreams you've been waiting for the perfect time to live out? It's time!

Dream

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When the world is so complicated, the simple gift of friendship is within all of our hands.

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Motherhood: 24/7 on the frontlines of humanity. Are you man enough to try it?

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The love and laughter are what you need most in your life. They'll fill out all the potholes in the road.

Laughter

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Perfectionism doesn't make you feel perfect. It makes you feel inadequate.

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My definition of success? Being the kind of woman that I would want to have as a friend.

Definition of success

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I like cookies, any cookie you put in front of me - animal cookies, sugar cookies, anything crunchy.

Animal

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The big thing is that if you don't try something, you'll always wonder. What could that have been like? What if...?

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Pausing allows you to take a beat to take a breath in your life. As everybody else is rushing around like a…

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I lost myself in the process and I realized how much I had identified myself with Maria Shriver, newswoman. When that was…

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I thought I had to show people that I would get in early, stay late or even all night, work on holidays.…

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Comparing how you feel on the inside (bad) to the way someone else looks on the outside (great) is a losing proposition.…

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My mother's death brought me to my knees. She was my hero, my role model, my very best friend. I spoke to…

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I'm only asking you to stop every so often and turn off your mobile device, put down the Angry Birds and the…

Angry

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Never think that someone else knows what's best for you. Trust your way and don't ask for so much advice. Learn how…

Advice

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I myself am still learning how to be me and that's OK. It can take a really long time to become the…

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You don't wanna walk around and say, 'I'm somebody's niece, I'm somebody's cousin, I'm somebody's daughter. Who are you?' And I think…

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Have the courage to go beyond other people's rules and expectations. I pray that you will live and write your own story…

Courage

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The gift my mother gave me was the gift of possibility. From an early age, she instilled in me a belief that…

Age

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People think, 'Oh my goodness! I have to do something really big.' You don't. Do what you love. There's a great quote…

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No matter who you are, what you've accomplished, what your financial situation is - when you're dealing with a parent with Alzheimer's,…

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If you want to be an architect of change by raising great kids, God bless. If you want to do it by…

Architect

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I feel very blessed to have four brothers. My brothers always say, 'Oh, you know, we prepared you for the world of…

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There are so many places, particularly right now. Go and volunteer at a food bank. If you play the piano, go play…

Alzheimer

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At work, you're replaceable... but as a parent, you're irreplaceable.

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We all know what happens to first ladies who shoot their mouths off.

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“we should look at the things he can do ...not at what he can't do.”

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I appreciate your support, particularly this year, for sticking with me.

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I don't believe in gutter politics. I don't believe in gutter journalism.

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Take off your armor; dare to be vulnerable, dare to unwrap yourself, and dare yourself to be yourself.

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I was happy being a journalist. I didn't realize losing my job, my identity went with it.

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“Your life is like a mosaic, a puzzle. You have to figure out where the pieces go and put them together for…

Inspiration

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Maria Shriver by topic

People (13) Life (12) Time (10) Inspirational (10)