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
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.
The big thing is that if you don't try something, you'll always wonder. What could that have been like? What if...?
The Shriver Report presents an accurate and detailed portrait of American women and families at this transformational moment in our history.
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. As the disease unfolds, you don't know what to expect.
Take off your armor; dare to be vulnerable, dare to unwrap yourself, and dare yourself to be yourself.
Motherhood: 24/7 on the frontlines of humanity. Are you man enough to try it?
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.
It's always inspiring to me to meet people who feel that they can make a difference in the world. That's their motive, that's their passion... I think that's what makes your life meaningful, that's what fills your own heart and that's what gives you purpose.
My father never was and isn't a mean man. You know, he never was ruthless. And he succeeded in life without sticking it to anybody. And that's a great example for a man, a strong man, a man's man, to give to his children. You can succeed, you can be successful, without walking over somebody.
At work, you're replaceable... but as a parent, you're irreplaceable.
I feel very blessed to have four brothers. My brothers always say, 'Oh, you know, we prepared you for the world of journalism. We prepared you for Arnold. We prepared you for everything.' And in a way they're right. Because you know, they take no prisoners. They were very tough.
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.
If you want to be an architect of change by raising great kids, God bless. If you want to do it by raising money for your kid's school, great. If you want to build a garden - whatever it is. Women like myself - they're complicated, and they have a lot of different interests and qualities within them.
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.