Amy Poehler Quotes
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I've read quite a few readers' reviews of my book on Amazon, saying, 'Ah, he criticises the free market, he advocates central planning.' I don't do that for a minute! But this is our black and white, dichotomous way of thinking - which has really been harmful.
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I'm optimistic about people and about the planet and about nature. I think it's resilient, like people are.
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My father's a Southern Baptist minister. I wasn't lighting cars on fire; I just wasn't.
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When I was a kid, all I ever wanted was to be famous.
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I support allowing homosexuals to serve openly in our military and eliminating the 'don't ask, don't tell' policy.
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Boating on the lake is one of my favorite summer activities.
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I've always felt a bit hard done by in England – you know, I've won the Bisto three times in Ireland, but it has felt like nobody has even heard of me in my home country.
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Pakistan is not a rogue state, but it harbours and covertly supports rogue elements. While war is not the answer, hard or coercive diplomacy could be.
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To do a really good interview, you have to be truly interested in the person.
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I find myself frequently introducing myself to someone, saying that, you know, I've grown up black and biracial in the United States.
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It was the best route to get folks to understand segregation fast. Civil rights and women's rights had a clear history. Making the transition to rights for people with disabilities became easier because we had the history of the other two.
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I feel like writing a book there's always a version in your head that's an amazing version, but then you write the version that you can write.
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When the curtain falls, the best thing an actor can do is to go away.
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I went through a lot of phases and studied many religions. I am not into religion, I am spiritual.
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The list of problems that we all experience may be endless, but I honestly cannot abide by the rule that, 'He who yells louder is heard.'
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I used to hate working out - until I learned how to do it properly.
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A new era of responsibility is here.
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Rich countries have been sending aid to poor countries for the last 60 years. And, by and large, this has failed.
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It's not like I'm out eating McDonald's and Del Taco every night. I eat good: my mom fixes dinner every single night - baked chicken, fish - she cooks a great meal every single night.
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I always think I love work, and I knew early on that I wanted to be an actress. Then I meet people who have truly dedicated their lives to acting, and I realise that I'm so completely in the back seat.
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At work, you're replaceable... but as a parent, you're irreplaceable.
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Know your career values: Not your parents' values, not your friends', but what you personally value in work. For me, it's things like moving quickly and scrappily, ownership and authority over my work, and flexibility.
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I purposely put myself in new, stressful situations so that I can continuously learn.
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I like hard work and I don’t like pretending things are perfect.
