Maria Shriver
Maria Shriver
Maria Owings Shriver is an American journalist, activist, author of six best-selling books, and former First Lady of California as the estranged wife of former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. She has received a Peabody Award and was co-anchor for NBC's Emmy-winning coverage of the 1988 Summer Olympics. As executive producer of The Alzheimer's Project, Shriver earned two Emmy Awards and an Academy of Television Arts & Sciences award for developing a "television show with a conscience". She is a member...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Show Host
Date of Birth6 November 1955
CityChicago, IL
CountryUnited States of America
The love and laughter are what you need most in your life. They'll fill out all the potholes in the road.
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.
People think, 'Oh my goodness! I have to do something really big.' You don't. Do what you love. There's a great quote from a poet I use all the time: 'Instead of asking what the world needs, ask yourself what you love,' because what the world needs is more people doing what they love.
I should have also listened to my wife, who said don't do this,
We all know what happens to first ladies who shoot their mouths off.
I appreciate your support, particularly this year, for sticking with me.
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.
We should check where we are next year. I hope everyone is in this for the long haul.
When it comes to political spouses, Laura Bush has managed to let it be known that she disagrees with her husband,'' Nieto said.
I'm a parent. We all want great futures for our kids. The after-school program helps to provide that for these kids. Otherwise many of them would go home to empty homes because their parents have to work.
to keep on doing the work and not worry what other people have to say.
I wanted to learn about the struggles of the women in China and the struggle about starting a center like this,
When I look in the mirror, I don't just see a first lady, I don't just see a Kennedy or a Schwarzenegger, I don't just see a mother, a daughter, a wife, a sister and a friend, and thank God, I don't see Warren Beatty.
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.