Maria Shriver Quotes

What's now shocking is I can't say anything publicly without it having a life. Not because I have extraordinary views but because people are keen on conflict, so they'll make that the story.

I think one of the odd things about public life, coming from the outside, is that people seem to be paranoid. Maybe they were quite frank initially, but then they did one thing which went wrong.

First Ladies have always been held like specimens under a media microscope.

Controversies are a package deal in this industry. You just have to understand that and accept it.

You can't ask the press to service you with everything that they have and not expect some of the other stuff in return if you're going to live your life like I have.

I think back to some of the things Harry said and some of the things I said trying to be funny. If I said them now, it would be on the front page of every newspaper in the country.

The funniest thing is I never understood why actors were so shady about who they're dating. Then I realized the things you say get printed and the people you're involved with read them. That's what's tricky. Nothing goes unnoticed. I don't want to get myself in trouble!

Vice President Quayle has been the object of too much attention that does not flatter him.

To be a politician must not be a pleasure always.

First Ladies have been through a lot by the time their husbands get to the Presidency.

There is no definition for the Role of the First Lady. It is a no win situation. She will be criticized no matter what she does or says.

If you’re going to be in national politics you have to maintain a thick skin.

Being under the political spotlight is far different than anything I'd experienced before. Every word is a critical word. Sometimes you really aren't allowed to get your full thought out. A lot of it is about having a 30-second sound bite.

In public life, criticism cannot be avoided completely.

If a single Russian source would come forward, he would be in hot water. And in the United States, what I did appearing at that [Vladimir] Putin press conference was not worth the price.

Getting on the cover of TIME guarantees the existence of opposition in the future.

Being in the public eye, you can't really avoid a lot of questions. A lot of questions are being thrown at you, whether it's about your personal life or your personal beliefs, and I'm happy to answer them all.

Negative press is always going to come out.

A race without journalists also has one advantage for Max: he does not have to give so many interviews.

In terms of client & press requests, I operate under the assumption that anything I say will be blasted out in public, so I measure my words incredibly carefully because of the scrutiny I'm under.

I'm not the first girl to get into controversy.

The pressures on younger players now are greater. You've just got to be on your toes all the time with social media and stuff. Now you just go to fill your car up, and there will be somebody wanting to film you trying to do something silly like that.

Public disapproval is the price I pay for writing about the royals.

If I look at a ref funny, I'm getting a tech. If I say anything wrong on the street, it's on Worldstar or TMZ.

I'll cop whatever gets thrown at me - that's politics.