Amy Poehler Quotes
Always remember your kid’s name. Always remember where you put your kid. Don’t let your kid drive until their feet can reach the pedals. Use the right size diapers…for yourself. And, when in doubt, make funny faces.
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My inspiration for writing is all the wonderful books that I read as a child and that I still read. I think that for those of us who write, when we find a wonderful book written by someone else, we don't really get jealous, we get inspired, and that's kind of the mark of what a good writer is.
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I got lucky. I won the San Francisco Stand-Up Comedy Competition in 1977 while I was still at San Francisco State.
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A simple life is good with me. I don't need a whole lot. For me, a T-shirt, a pair of shorts, barefoot on a beach and I'm happy.
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Sweet is the scene where genial friendship plays the pleasing game of interchanging praise.
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I don't think anyone feels older. You have this infinity inside you that feels like it could go on forever.
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Jesus was not denying the legitimacy of biblical law. On the contrary, He was affirming biblical law. We love God first; God commands us to keep His word; therefore, we must enforce the law on ourselves.
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I have a classic taste with a twist, because classic never goes away.
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We, after a certain age, after college, are so consumed about what we want to achieve in life, and we fiercely are ambitious and we go after that, but sometimes we tend to take all our loved and dear ones for granted.
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All I ever wanted to be was president of the American League.
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We are not opposed to public transportation. We are opposed to wasteful boondoggles.
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Unless a Western's made money - doesn't matter who made the money, doesn't matter what the subject is - if the last one didn't make any money, you can't make another one for a four-year period. Westerns more than any genre.
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I always believed in my ability, but I think in any sport you need that little bit of luck.
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Ending wars is very simple if you surrender.
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I compose music for films, and by the grace of God, I've got a few awards. That's it.
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I love the simplicity and freedom of running. A pair of shoes, and you are all set to explore new trails.
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I feel like the gods have certainly patted me on the head.
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I can never believe how much time and energy and money and talent and everything else is being poured into horrible ideas.
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To become the best comedian, I must be well-rounded.
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Try not to be either intimidated by or a captive of jargon. Even though it's language, and language is about communication, it often exists actually to obfuscate and to control power and not to communicate.
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Remember the vast majority of the Democrats as well as all the Republicans in the House of Representatives in Louisiana voted for my signature-piece of legislation in the house which was a bill, actually a bill for true civil rights. That there must be no discrimination against anyone on the basis of race in affirmative-action.
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It is doubtful whether anyone who has travelled widely has found anywhere in the world regions more ugly than in the human face.
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I pointedly avoid doing sequels, since for the most part I find that a sequel rarely stands up to the original.
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It’s always been in between the things I thought I was doing that the real work has happened.
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Always remember your kid’s name. Always remember where you put your kid. Don’t let your kid drive until their feet can reach the pedals. Use the right size diapers…for yourself. And, when in doubt, make funny faces.
