Amy Poehler Quotes
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One must always try to see the truth of a situation - it makes things universal.
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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.
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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.
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Historically, the Balkans have been an incubator of war.
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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.
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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.
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I certainly feel sad about the alienation from my son.
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I choose to focus on the positive.
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Suffrage is a common right of citizenship. Women have the right of suffrage. Logically it cannot be escaped.
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My work always presents problems in our society. Those problems may be anything from injustice to freedom, and everything related to humanity.
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I love coloring books. I keep some by my bed.
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Why do I always choose the shopping cart with the squeaky wheel? Is it my bad luck, or are all the carts dysfunctional?
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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.
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My junior high was dreadful. I see a lot of my fellow alumni on America's Most Wanted.
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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.
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The scene of independent cinema is already a large scene in America, and not in a negative way, but it's cluttered. It's very populated with just American films, so the room left for foreign movies is not extremely vast. The American public also does not really read. They don't read subtitles. But we're like that in Canada, too.
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I'm the easiest person to make fun of.
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Well I'm not a novelist. I've only written one book and that is a memoir.
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Hospice means end-of-life care. The admission ticket is a diagnosis from a doctor that you have six months or less to live.
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I've never been one for keeping a journal, so my songs were my journals. They allowed me to express my feelings and let people know what was going on with me. I knew that somebody would relate.
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I had a very long home birth. She was almost 10 pounds and did not want to come out.
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Sometimes when I go out on the road, I feel almost embarrassed or dismayed because I can't be the image of what kids want me to be. So I just try to be myself, and usually that works out OK.
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My sense about Greta is that people ought to wait and see and see if she doesn't indeed turn out to be as balanced as we hope and expect she will. But there you are.
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Meryl Streep is not here tonight. She has the flu - and I hear she's amazing in it.
