Amy Poehler Quotes
Rooting for other people's failure does get in the way of your success...when you can wish good things for people and rejoice when they get it, so many gifts and blessings come to you that you can't even imagine.
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One's past is what one is. It is the only way by which people should be judged.
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I find it quite boring when people do things that are very considered and thought through. I like things best when they're just done because they're fun or beautiful, or simply because they are what that one person wanted to do at that one time.
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Building codes are a good thing. People who throw rocks at inspectors are being naive. It's a lot like police officers; we want them around unless they stop us for a ticket. It's the same with inspectors.
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If anything, I'm the most hesitant to bring on a label. That terrifies me. I think people believe major labels are linked to success. They're absolutely not that.
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I come from a world where you get the film done, that's a success.
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I don't like to travel as much as I have in the past, but it's good for my soul to get to pick, especially with these good musicians and these guys that play so well.
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Helping people boost themselves out of poverty is the best way to make a lasting positive difference in a person's life.
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Most people figured I'd be in jail. I've been proving people wrong my whole life.
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People often write after they finish their career, or they don't play anymore, or they are not anymore active. So I say, why do that? And let's do it differently.
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I guess if you have an original take on life, or something about you is original, you don't have to study people who came before you. You don't have to mimic anybody. You just have a gut feeling inside, an instinct that tells you what's right for you, and you can't do it in any other way.
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Even through 'Get Smart' or 'She's Out of My League,' I have yet to have that instant recognition and at such an early stage, where people totally didn't know my name, but they knew my face immediately.
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For me, there are always things to learn. It's like the next movie is going to be the good one, you know.
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Competition is good and has served us well.
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People kind of have a misconception, because when someone calls me Theo and I correct them, say, 'No, my name is Malcolm,' they think I have an attitude about it and I don't want to be associated with the show.
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That's where the good ideas come from: the people, not the boardroom. But you have to be willing to put in the legwork.
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Some people say I have attitude - maybe I do... but I think you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does - that makes you a winner right there.
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Political systems are run by self-selecting politicians. We don't draft people; it's not jury duty.
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People need to take a breath and remember that it's only fashion. Relax. No one's going to die.
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I teach class. I study music. I rehearse. I coach people. That's it. I'm doing exactly what I want.
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I sat backstage and had a beer with Richard Chamberlain, Paul Newman, and Princess Grace.
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I'm proud of my mentors. Ray Charles is the strongest influence on me as a singer.
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Rooting for other people's failure does get in the way of your success...when you can wish good things for people and rejoice when they get it, so many gifts and blessings come to you that you can't even imagine.
