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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.

Maria Shriver

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Maria Shriver
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: November 6
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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.
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I was raised by a formidable woman. She always pushed me to be competitive in a man's world. That's maybe one of the attractions to journalism in the beginning. It was a male profession, and I was comfortable in that.
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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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We've witnessed history in the making.
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Investing in women, helping women to achieve their dreams, sending young girls to college. Trying to train young girls to be leaders. Sponsoring the Minerva Awards. All of these programs didn't exist before that help women day in and day out.
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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 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.
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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. I didn't want to be the rich kid who was along for a free ride.
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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?
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Perfectionism doesn't make you feel perfect. It makes you feel inadequate.
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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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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.
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