Maria Shriver -- April 17, 2005
-- A weekly feature on This Week.
"One More Thing Before You Go" is the latest book from California's first lady, Maria Shriver. But don't look for politics here. This one comes straight from the heart and features her advice for moms sending their daughters off to college.
Maria Shriver: "I have a lot of friends. And my brother's daughter is graduating from high school. And I have seen really the emotional journey that kids are on as they make this big step. There's so much fear. There's anxiety. There's excitement. There's wonder. There's confusion. And so I wanted to write to that."
Shriver reading: "You know we make a great mistake thinking we're supposed to be happy all the time, that a good life is an easy life. Many people whose lives are easy also feel empty. If everything comes to them with no effort or struggle on their part, they are never tested."
Shriver: "My mother taught me that you have to walk through life with courage, that stuff will happen, that hurdles will come in the way, to never take no for an answer. I try to teach my children to walk though their fear, and that fear is normal, and that it is common, and that the only way to get courage and not be paralyzed by fear is to do what scares you."
Shriver reading: "As you step out into the next phase of your life, you're going to need courage, more than the No-Doz, more than the tutor and the computer -- believe it or not, even more than the boyfriend. You'll need courage with a capital C. That's how you're going to face your fears: Be willing to change, try new things and handle the lumps and bumps that life does put in your path."
Shriver: "My parents taught me to have a goal that is bigger than yourself. They taught me to go out and give back to your state, to your community, to others who are less fortunate. I try to teach my children that struggle is an inevitable part of life, and that no one is happy all the time, and life never said to you that you were going to be happy all the time. I'm trying to teach my boys to be gentlemen, and that's a challenge. And I'm trying to teach my daughters that they have to walk through life with a strong inner and moral compass. … And I'm also trying to teach my children to have a little gratitude, thank you very much. And that's a challenge I think every parent."
The Sunday Funnies begin with embattled House Speaker Tom DeLay, R-Texas, front and center.
Saturday Night Live:
Tom DeLay impersonator: "So remember: If you should come across one of those vicious anti-DeLay pieces by David Stratten in The Washington Post ["Stratten" shown screaming and flying off building] or worse, the series about me in the L.A. Times by Alice Walker and Joe Levin [man and woman fly out of exploding building], you know their real agenda. And needless to say, don't even bother reading The Miami Herald [simulation of offices of Miami Herald blowing up]. Now that you know the facts, I hope I can count on your support."
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno:
Leno: "A very scary moment in Washington yesterday. You probably saw it on the news. Capitol Hill police tackled … and dragged away a desperate man with two suitcases. He stationed himself in front of the Capitol building, stood there for an hour and demanded to get into the White House. You know, I think John Kerry is starting to lose it." Late Night with Conan O'Brien: O'Brien: "The College of Cardinals will meet soon to pick the next pope, and one of the front-runners -- this is interesting -- one of the front-runners is a cardinal from Cuba. Yeah, insiders say that if he's elected, the popemobile will be a 1958 Buick."
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