Amy Poehler Quotes
Well, the first thing we do is take our brain out and put it in a drawer. Stick it somewhere and let it tantrum until it wears itself out. You may still hear the brain and all the shitty things it is saying to you, but it will be muffled, and just the fact that it is not in your head anymore will make things seem clearer. And then you just do it.Amy Poehler
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The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers.
Earl Weaver -
It would be really hard to get serious about anything political today unless it was a joke.
Carla Bley -
Vice is a creature of such hideous mien... that the more you see it the better you like it.
Finley Peter Dunne -
Common wisdom dictates that the vice president should provide balance to the ticket by representing a different part of the country, another set of experiences, or a basketful of electoral votes.
Madeleine M. Kunin -
Some people seem to sort of have a gut for hiring. I literally had a gut that was exactly the opposite. So whenever I thought someone would be great, it was sort of the opposite.
Wendy Kopp -
But you have to be creative on how you sell yourself and market yourself.
Talib Kweli Black Star
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Because art as a pursuit, as a concept, as an ideal, constantly elevates one above the pragmatic, one is inclined to discuss art in heightened terminologies. For me, it is just what I do all day long.
Ralph Gibson -
The physical ego serves as its own worst enemy when, by delusive material behavior, it eclipses its true nature as the ever blessed soul.
Paramahansa Yogananda -
In studio films, everything has to be boxed in, everybody needs to know beforehand - this is comedy, this is sci-fi, this is drama - and what's the point of independent film if you don't get to experiment?
Famke Janssen -
My parents got me in trouble when I was in school because someone was getting bullied, and I didn't do anything about it. I just watched it happen and then came to the school, and I got cussed out for not helping and not being a part of it.
Zendaya -
Through Hamas, Iran has been able to buy itself a seat on the table in talking about the Palestinian issue. And, as a result, through Hamas it does play a role in the issue of the Palestinians, as strange as that should sound.
Abdullah II of Jordan -
I didn't do it, nobody saw me do it, there's no way you can prove anything!
Nancy Cartwright
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Remember how small the world was before I came along? I brought it all to life: I moved the whole world onto a 20-foot screen.
D. W. Griffith -
Marriage is a social construct, but I still believe in it.
Talulah Riley -
Design is important, it's an important dimension in the car. It's not the only one.
Carlos Ghosn -
I write about real people in disguise. If anything, my characters are toned down-the truth is much more bizarre.
Jackie Collins -
I genuinely liked all of the cast members very much. Steve had a wicked sense of humor. I remember Russell coming to my rescue, once. I watched Eric evolve before everyone's eyes. Maurice loved what he did, so. He treated his character with respect, down to the costuming.
Madeleine Stowe -
I always got nervous the nights we played in the World Series. First pitch, I was nervous. Then after that, forget it; I'd start playing.
Yogi Berra
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When a great team loses through complacency, it will constantly search for new and more intricate explanations to explain away defeat.
Pat Riley -
My first job in the film business was working as a production assistant, and then a production manager on a documentary about Townes Van Zandt.
Jeff Nichols -
Other people's beliefs may be myths, but not mine.
Mason Cooley -
If you want to know why all writers are a little crazy read 'The Midnight Disease' by Alice W. Flaherty. She talks about the drive to write, writer's block, and the creative brain. I know what's wrong with me!
Dorothea Benton Frank -
What do you think it is that drives people to want far more than they could ever use or need? I frankly think it's insecurity. How do we let the world know that the trappings of this life are not the things that are ultimately important for being accepted? 2
Fred Rogers -
Well, the first thing we do is take our brain out and put it in a drawer. Stick it somewhere and let it tantrum until it wears itself out. You may still hear the brain and all the shitty things it is saying to you, but it will be muffled, and just the fact that it is not in your head anymore will make things seem clearer. And then you just do it.
Amy Poehler