The Shriver Report presents an accurate and detailed portrait of American women and families at this transformational moment in our history.

Never think that someone else knows what's best for you. Trust your way and don't ask for so much advice. Learn how to be quiet and still enough to hear your own voice. It's up to you: Your voice will either be silenced or will get to roar.

Women somehow get portrayed as one type. You're either a feminist or you're not. You're a working woman or you're not. I'm raising two girls, and I say to them, 'I need you to be strong and soft. You can be smart and beautiful... You can be all of these things.'

you are the leader you've been looking for

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.

The love and laughter are what you need most in your life. They'll fill out all the potholes in the road.

Don't wait until you are perfect to change the world.