Amy Poehler Quotes
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Everyone has their own special set of problems - in their own minds.
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'Breaking Bad' was such a high plateau.
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Don't try and make a movie for someone else. You have to make it for you and trust that you're not that unique. And that'll matter to other people as well.
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There is a fundamental question we all have to face. How are we to live our lives; by what principles and moral values will we be guided and inspired?
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It is absolutely impossible to settle the debts to pensioners, teachers, and others. The country hasn't got enough money to do so.
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Almost all our suffering is the product of our thoughts. We spend nearly every moment of our lives lost in thought, and hostage to the character of those thoughts. You can break this spell, but it takes training just like it takes training to defend yourself against a physical assault.
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Many people think that the U.S. is ahead in the frontier technology sectors as a result of private sector entrepreneurship. It's not. The U.S. federal government created all these sectors.
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I'm kind of proud of myself. I've been able to keep a certain grace about me, even in the times of disgrace and craziness.
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Gene Hackman is one of the great American actors of all time.
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Death is the only pure, beautiful conclusion of a great passion.
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I wanted life to be episodic. I wanted to be a magazine photographer and I was willing to do what it took to become that.
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Like a child star whose fame fades as the years advance, many once-innovative companies become less so as they mature.
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My dad is extremely successful, so I've seen the money and luxury growing up. I'm nowhere close to his stature.
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I have more of a desire to write songs about being an independent woman than being in love, songs about getting up and moving on even if I have a broken heart.
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My dad was a good athlete. My mom had longevity. There were some athletic genes that certainly got passed down.
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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Remember happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think.
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Winning the peace is harder than winning the war.
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One thing I can't do is do anything half-assed. I want to make sure everything is right, that the song is fully realized.
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There's a time in your life when you have to stop looking back and start looking forward because otherwise you're going to walk down the road one day and bump into a lamppost. But it's not easy.
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I played Miley Cyrus' grandma on 'Hannah Montana,' and the first time I was on, they said, 'We love having veterans like you on because she's like a little sponge, and she's really appreciative of all the veterans that are coming on the show, and we just love that you're teaching her.'
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I started with the Target Company in 1993 when their Christmas theme that year was 'It's A Wonderful Life,' and they reunited the actors who played the Bailey kids. So we went all over and really had a blast getting the love from all of the fans and thought, 'Whoopty-doo, there's something going on here.'
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If they think I'm going to stop at that stop sign, they're mistaken!
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You deserve love and you'll get it.
