Amy Poehler Quotes
Both conservatives and liberals watch 'Parks and Recreation,' and they each think the show is for them, which is really cool. 'SNL' was totally different. It was exciting because everyone was paying attention. Political humor works when people know what you're talking about.

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When I first met Elvis, we had so much in common and became fast friends.
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There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement.
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I would love to be in 'Dancing With the Stars.'
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I'm very close with Bob and his lovely, fabulous wife Catherine, too.
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I live for my work, apart from my family who come first. And I live to tell stories and pretend to be other people, it's something I've been doing since I was 3 years old. Maybe it's because I'm intrinsically bored with myself, and I find other people more interesting.
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I'm not so sure I believe in dopplegangers. I just prefer to be Dane DeHaan.
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You can talk about and think about Muslims as you want, but you can't stop Muslims from building a mosque. You can hate Muslims from the comfort of your house or publicly, but when that becomes stopping Muslims from building a mosque or worshipping, then we are crossing the line into something else.
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The first drama thing I really got stuck into was 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.' I played Puck. That's when I said, 'I want to be an actor.'
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If you don't ponder the end of the world on a regular basis, I don't think you're really human.
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I'm addicted to 'Scandal.' Joe Morton is the devil, and I love him. I am addicted to 'Boardwalk Empire.' Jeffrey Wright is the devil, and I love him.
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I'm lucky in some ways in that I really don't need more than five or so hours of sleep.
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I just go in the studio and write on the spot and see what comes out.
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Smoke machines are the best!
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I have always looked up to Adele and Christina Aguilera as singers ever since I was very young, and now my favorite male singer is Hozier.
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Nothing makes us love a person as much as praying for him.
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I guess my main influences are Jesus, rock 'n' roll and ex-wives. In that order.
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I think I owe it to myself to put my best effort forward and prove how good I can be.
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The war against terrorism is a war against those who engage in torture.
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My brother is really, really slow.
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I don't feel sorry for people in the public eye getting eyed by the public.
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If I could give one tip for people - it's not an exercise or nutrition regimen. It's to walk your talk and believe in yourself, because at the end of the day, the dumbbell and diet don't get you in shape. It's your accountability to your word.
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As historians, we spend days in archives, gazing at account books. We train would-be historians in the arts of deciphering letters and documents, early Latin, scribal handwriting, medieval French.
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If you just give somebody a blank check without any deliverables associated with that, you're not going to get the improvements that you want to get.
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Both conservatives and liberals watch 'Parks and Recreation,' and they each think the show is for them, which is really cool. 'SNL' was totally different. It was exciting because everyone was paying attention. Political humor works when people know what you're talking about.