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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You have to give people something to dream on.
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It's nice to be able to communicate digitally with people around the world.
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I think the story should always determine the visual approach. There are situations where you want things to feel alive and like life, and there are situations that should have some magic and the separation with the grain.
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Once people take ownership over the decision to receive feedback, they're less defensive about it.
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We need to inspire and give each other confidence so that the work we do will be fruitful for the well-being of the people and the stability and security of the country.
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Try putting your iPhones down every once in a while and look at people's faces.
