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.

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

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.

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.

Whether that's speaking up in your job or asking for a promotion or saying, 'I think I can do that.' Using your voice in ways that might initially scare you. That can be being an architect of change.

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.