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We've witnessed history in the making.
you are the leader you've been looking for
I liked that Larry King didn't know who Minerva was.
I like meeting people and I like being able to help.
Don't wait until you are perfect to change the world.
I stand on the shoulders of women who marched before me.
We all know what happens to first ladies who shoot their mouths off.
At work, you're replaceable... but as a parent, you're irreplaceable.
I appreciate your support, particularly this year, for sticking with me.
I don't believe in gutter politics. I don't believe in gutter journalism.
Perfectionism doesn't make you feel perfect. It makes you feel inadequate.
Motherhood: 24/7 on the frontlines of humanity. Are you man enough to try it?
My definition of success? Being the kind of woman that I would want to have as a friend.
I was happy being a journalist. I didn't realize losing my job, my identity went with it.
When the world is so complicated, the simple gift of friendship is within all of our hands.
I like cookies, any cookie you put in front of me - animal cookies, sugar cookies, anything crunchy.
Take off your armor; dare to be vulnerable, dare to unwrap yourself, and dare yourself to be yourself.
The love and laughter are what you need most in your life. They'll fill out all the potholes in the road.
The big thing is that if you don't try something, you'll always wonder. What could that have been like? What if...?
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!
Part of what Special Olympics is trying to do is break down stereotypes that still exist for people. There is still a lot of fear.
God puts mentors in your path. They may not look like you, sound like you, or be what you expect. But they always know more that you.
Don't think of him as a Republican. Think of him as the man I love, and if that doesn't work, think of him as the man who can crush you.
You can spend the rest of your life trying to figure out what other people expect from you, or you can make a decision to let that all go.
We all obsess about what we are doing and accomplishing. What if we let it go and simply made the way we live our lives our accomplishment?
The Shriver Report presents an accurate and detailed portrait of American women and families at this transformational moment in our history.
Art is fundamental, unique to each of us...Even in difficult economic times - especially in difficult economic times, the arts are essential.
What we heard loud and clear is that the Battle Between the Sexes is over. It was a draw. Now we're engaged in Negotiation Between the Sexes.
Poetry has always been made to seem kind of cultish. But the truth is, everybody really loves it! It's much more mainstream than anyone thought.
Comparing how you feel on the inside (bad) to the way someone else looks on the outside (great) is a losing proposition. It's an impossible standard.
I’m trying to get away from roles. I used to identify myself strictly in terms of my role, but when your roles fall away, part of you falls with them.
It takes time to get to the top, and that's good - because by the time you get there, you'll have learned what you need to know in order to stay there.
I think that public service is tough on a family - no ifs, ands, buts about it. I have my own personal wishes, but they're not always front and center.
I made the mistake of thinking that external accomplishments would bring me peace. I thought it was about the job or a book or making a name for myself.
Pausing allows you to take a beat to take a breath in your life. As everybody else is rushing around like a lunatic out there, I dare you to do the opposite.
I see bright kids trapped in public schools that are just warehousing them. As an educator this makes me scared. As Secretary of State, this makes me terrified.
Make time in your life to listen to your own voice. Do not let it get drowned out by others. Your voice is yours and yours alone. Stay in touch with it and use it.
I don't think you have to go out and become Secretary of State or be Bono but I think it's to let people know that whatever they do in their life that that's good.
I thought I had to show people that I would get in early, stay late or even all night, work on holidays. I didn't want to be the rich kid who was along for a free ride.
Poetry can startle you, awaken you, make you fall in love, take your breath away. When those words sink in, you'll never look at your life or your journey the same way again.
In this day and age it's really stupid to be stupid about financial matters. It doesn't do you any good to make money if you don't know what to do with it other than spend it.
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.
I, I am my own woman. I have not been, quote, 'bred' to look the other way. I look at that man back there in the green room straight on, eyes wide open, and I look at him with an open heart.
I lost myself in the process and I realized how much I had identified myself with Maria Shriver, newswoman. When that was gone, I had to really sit back and go, 'Well, actually, who am I today?
I lost myself in the process and I realized how much I had identified myself with Maria Shriver, newswoman. When that was gone, I had to really sit back and go, 'Well, actually, who am I today?'
My mother's death brought me to my knees. She was my hero, my role model, my very best friend. I spoke to her every single day of my life. I really tried hard when I grew up to make her proud of me.
Our mothers give us so many gifts. They give us the precious gift of life, of course, but they also leave treasured lessons that can guide us along our journeys even when they are no longer with us.
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, things they look at every day and they say, 'Wow! I didn't know that.'
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 ways that might initially scare you. That can be being an architect of change.
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 own. A poem I wrote for my mother when she was dying really helped me get through that hard time.