Amy Poehler Quotes
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I like going after good material, well-written material.
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Nobody has done more for me than my parents, who devoted untold amounts of time and money that allowed me to play the game I love. It's no exaggeration to say I never would have gotten anywhere near a World Cup, an Olympics, or even the U.S. national team without them. I have never forgotten that, and I never will.
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My father insisted that I and my sisters not be indoctrinated into any religion at any age.
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But ya know what, I am a part of something that happened. I'm a part of the music that happened. My voice is one more instrument, is what it is. So that's the way I feel about people who play on sessions.
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I love Tig Notaro; I just think she's so awesome.
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Being popular comes when you have everything. But to be liked, it means that you must be treating people with respect and you must be showing kindness toward them.
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No one could ad lib like Peter. You would think that it was all scripted, he was so poetic, but it wasn't.
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I did a lot of things as a Muslim that I am sorry for now.
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I've been making music for a long time, since I was very young, but at the same time, I'm still exploring what works for me. I feel like I'm just starting out.
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I don't know whether the universe contains any evidence of intelligent design, but I can assure you that thousands of everyday products do not.
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Whatever people thought the first time they held a portable phone the size of a shoe in their hands, it was nothing like where we are now, accustomed to having all knowledge at our fingertips.
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I think it's important for girls to be confident. Believe in yourself and... everybody's hot.
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I'm not the type of actor who is trying to do a whole bunch of different stuff, you know what I mean?
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Our emerging workforce is not interested in command-and-control leadership. They don't want to do things because I said so; they want to do things because they want to do them.
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I played a lot of squash for a lot of years.
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Midi is my hobby.
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For some reason, I just lack that ability to be embarrassed about going up to people. I even do it for friends if they want to ask someone out.
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When I was in high school, I was doing all the plays. My drama teacher, Melody Duggan, was the one one who first made me do stand-up. She's the origin of the whole thing; it's all her. In high school in Denver, that was kind of the beginning of it all.
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It's none of our business, the sexual preference of people. So, I hope if someone's thinking about it, that if they do come out as gay and are a professional football player, and it makes them happy, and it makes their life easier, then I think they should do it.
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He had everything a dream boy should have. Back, front, sides, Everything. A head.
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I have an innate sense of justice and felt compelled to create an organization that would ensure consumers are provided with sound nutrition guidance. In establishing Feed the Truth, my intent is to elevate reputable science, bolster the voices of the nutrition community, and improve the guidance and information offered to Americans.
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There's only one thing that regularly keeps me up at night. Working with the greatest people in the world and knowing that they are counting on me to build a company that endures - a company where they can grow professionally. A company where they can build world-class products and be proud to work.
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I never consciously do any work directly influenced from any movie, unless I'm doing a parody.
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Try putting your iPhones down every once in a while and look at people's faces.
