Amy Poehler Quotes

Meryl Streep is not here tonight. She has the flu - and I hear she's amazing in it.

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• One must always try to see the truth of a situation - it makes things universal.

  

  V. S. Naipaul
  • Truth
  • Always
  • Try

• I am happy with all the films I've done. I have not become the victim of an image. I have managed to do different roles, and I am proud of that.

  

  Abhishek Bachchan
  • Films
  • Roles
  • Image

• Jewish, black, Filipino, whatever the specificity is, it's specificity that makes a good story. And I think people are tired of seeing the same old shtick on network television. It's just a group of white people hanging out talking about their jobs. Who cares? We've seen that.

  

  Rachel Bloom
  • People
  • Good
  • Black

• Historically, the Balkans have been an incubator of war.

  

  Pat Buchanan
  • War
  • Been
  • Balkans

• When I was little, we had a Golden Book that had all these Disney characters in one portrait on the first page. My dad used to read from it every night. We'd play this game of find Pluto or find Donald Duck. He'd read us stories and do all the voices. Those are great memories.

  

  Danica McKellar
  • Great
  • Book
  • Game

• I'm a big 'American Idol' watcher, and sometimes I like to watch 'America's Got Talent.' Those are big, corny admissions, but sometimes it's so fun to see those kids really sing their hearts out.

  

  Katey Sagal
  • Kids
  • American
  • America

• I certainly feel sad about the alienation from my son.

  

  Harold Pinter
  • Son
  • Feel
  • Sad

• I choose to focus on the positive.

  

  Halima Aden
  • Focus
  • Positive
  • Choose

• My work always presents problems in our society. Those problems may be anything from injustice to freedom, and everything related to humanity.

  

  Okky Madasari
  • Work
  • May
  • Society

• I love coloring books. I keep some by my bed.

  

  Karen Black
  • Books
  • Keep
  • Some

• Why do I always choose the shopping cart with the squeaky wheel? Is it my bad luck, or are all the carts dysfunctional?

  

  Rachel Nichols
  • Why
  • Bad
  • Luck

• The Dalai Lama can claim the sanction of the Buddha, who is said to have altered his teachings in order to reach a diverse audience.

  

  Pankaj Mishra
  • Audience
  • Said
  • Reach

• My junior high was dreadful. I see a lot of my fellow alumni on America's Most Wanted.

  

  Yancy Butler
  • America
  • High
  • See

• Ethanol has reduced our nation's dependence on imported energy, created thousands of jobs, reduced air pollution, and increased energy security. And renewable fuels cost less at the pump. It is a growth fuel that fuels opportunities for millions of Americans.

  

  Lane Evans
  • Energy
  • Air
  • Growth

• I'm the easiest person to make fun of.

  

  T. J. Miller
  • Fun
  • Person
  • Make

• Well I'm not a novelist. I've only written one book and that is a memoir.

  

  Carly Fiorina
  • Book
  • Well
  • Memoir

• The fighter loses more than his pride in the fight; he loses part of his future. He's a step closer to the slum he came from.

  

  Floyd Patterson
  • Future
  • Pride
  • Fight

• One of the most difficult times in my life was when I escaped from Romania in November of 1989.

  

  Nadia Comaneci
  • Life
  • My Life
  • November

• Sustainability is a seemingly laudable goal - it tells us we need to live within our means, whether economic, ecological, or political - but it's insufficient for uncertain times. How can we live within our means when those very means can change, swiftly and unexpectedly, beneath us?

  

  Jamais Cascio
  • Live
  • Political

• What I have found is that, in a family business structure, sometimes what is needed is a sense of discipline rather than creativity. You have to take everyone's ideas and make it work. When you are dealing with money, there is a limitation on how creative you can be.

  

  Ashwin Sanghi
  • Work
  • Family
  • Money

• I think it's an awful drink, to be honest with you.

  

  Charlie Watts The Rolling Stones

• I've tried actively to define myself and redefine myself, and not be pigeonholed.

  

  David Alan Grier

• I have to stand up for myself... I learned something that I could and should stand up for myself, and he learned something, which was she will stand up for herself.

  

  Carly Fiorina
  • Up
  • She

• Meryl Streep is not here tonight. She has the flu - and I hear she's amazing in it.

  

  Amy Poehler
  • She
  • Amazing
  • Flu