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Maria Shriver is an American journalist, producer, and author. She is the daughter of the late U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Robert Kennedy and the late actress Eunice Kennedy Shriver. Shriver has had a long and distinguished career in journalism, serving as a correspondent for NBC News and producing numerous documentaries. She is also known for her advocacy work on issues such as mental health and Alzheimer's disease.

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“The most important thing we can tell young people is not to be an imitation of somebody else. That their life is special. They are the creator of their life and their way and find something that they enjoy doing that doesn't even feel like work. It feels like a passion. And then just by doing that and bringing that to the world, they become architects of change.”

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Author:Maria Shriver

“There are so many places, particularly right now. Go and volunteer at a food bank. If you play the piano, go play the piano in an Alzheimer's home. Or read in an Alzheimer's home. Help a military family with babysitting. The opportunities are endless. People often think 'They want me?' or 'I can be of help?' What we try to say here is 'Be who you are.'Feel that, live it and pass it on.”

“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.”

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

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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. It's an impossible standard.”

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Book:Ten Things I Wish I'd Known: Before I Went Out Into the Real World

Source: Ten Things I Wish I'd Known: Before I Went Out Into the Real World

About the Author

Born: November 6, 1955
Known for: Journalist
Quotes: 56

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Ten Things I Wish I'd Known: Before I Went Out Into the Real WorldRelated source material

Just Who Will You Be?: Big Question. Little Book. Answer Within.Related source material

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The Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation Changes EverythingRelated source material

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