All experience is good experience. Meredith Vieira More Quotes by Meredith Vieira More Quotes From Meredith Vieira Don't let fear or frustration - or the fact that others around you seem to be all set - immobilize you. But do, from this day forward, open yourself up to possibilities you might never have considered. Step up. Step out of your comfort zone. Consider saying ‘yes’ even when ‘no’ feels much safer Meredith Vieira frustrationmightfacts Don't strive for somebody else's notion of perfection. It's an unattainable and ultimately ridiculous goal. Strive instead to be uniquely yourself and when in doubt listen to your gut, because it already knows what you want to become. Meredith Vieira goalperfectiondoubt Sometimes, the experiences that tell you what you don't want to do are as important as those that tell you what you do want to do. Meredith Vieira importantwantsometimes Honestly, Im living my fantasy. Its being with my family, preferably on a snowy afternoon with a fire going, cuddled up in blankets, playing a game. Meredith Vieira afternoonfiregames You will throughout your life have people who will tell you that you're not good enough. Maybe they're jealous. Maybe they think you aren't. Maybe they've had a bad day. But ultimately you have to believe in yourself. Meredith Vieira inspiringgraduationbelieve I eat smart - I do think that's the sort of thing that will eventually show up in the condition of your skin, your hair, and your nails, and your own feeling about yourself. Meredith Vieira smarthairthinking I guess I define myself as a mother, a wife, kind of a nutty person. A good person. Meredith Vieira wifekindmother Do everything to the best of your ability. Meredith Vieira ability I am professional. Hardworking. Committed. Loyal. Also sentimental. But I had changed a little over the years. There was a bit of a heaviness to my soul because of the intensity of my job. Meredith Vieira souljobsyears I like a little chaos. I think that's really true for my inner Buddha. I think I like a little nutsy. Maybe I can't take total peace. Meredith Vieira chaoslittlesthinking You feel better in the short run when you have a tub of ice cream, but in the long run, you don't. Meredith Vieira ice-creamfeel-betterrunning I like to live in the present. I struggle with that, though, because - even for all of this "letting your life flow" stuff - I also have anxieties. Meredith Vieira anxietystrugglestuff I feel I always have to work harder, I have to impress all the time. Impress whom? With what? People say, "Just be yourself." Well, my anxiety is that people aren't going to want that. Meredith Vieira being-yourselfhard-workpeople My most embarrassing moment was when I was a student at Tufts University and decided to go 'streaking' with a group of girls in the middle of January. Somehow I lost them and ended up being chased by the campus police. Meredith Vieira groupspolicegirl I find a lot of comfort and peace just being outdoors. Whether on a beach or on a path near our house, I would walk for an hour or two, just alone with my own head to think things through. Meredith Vieira beachtwothinking I never felt good enough about myself. I could be better at this, I could be better at that. I could look better. My work could be better. That whole idea that you're going to get caught, you're going to be found out as a fraud. That's one of those reasons I got up at 2:30 in the morning. Meredith Vieira morninglooksideas So I'm running in the park on Saturday, in shorts, thinking this [warm weather] is great, but are we all gonna die? You know? I can't, I can't figure this out. Meredith Vieira runningweatherthinking My family fulfills me. Meredith Vieira my-family So I'm running in the park on Saturday, in shorts, thinking this is great, but are we all gonna die? You know? I can't, I can't figure this out..There were record breaking temperatures across the, 72 in New York City, 69 in Boston on Saturday. A lot of people wondering is it global warming or something much simpler? Meredith Vieira new-yorkrunningthinking Amy Rapp, my producing partner, and I are drawn to character-driven material. We're developing and producing movies and TV, fiction and non-fiction, studio and independent, broadcast and cable, theatre, and web so our slate is really diverse. Meredith Vieira independenttheatrecharacter
