Amy Poehler Quotes
I don't think a man who is fifteen years younger than me should tell me he is proud of me unless he is my sober coach or my time-travel dad.
Quotes to Explore
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It's my job to have ups and downs because it makes good music.
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There's so many confusing messages that you're being sent about being pretty but not too pretty, smart but not too smart, ambitious but in a way that makes people comfortable. It's very hard to navigate.
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Never regret yesterday. Life is in you today and you make your tomorrow.
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I've been accused of having very long ingredient lists, and I guess there's some truth in that.
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I like to spoof the original Gothic classics, so there is also good dose of comedy in the 'Parasol Protectorate' - giggling readers are good.
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I can't say I'm having trouble with my husband or that I have a stubborn child.
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The older I get, the more I realize the importance of maintaining an even temperament - not getting too emotional, focusing on the task at hand. You don't want to make a business deal based on your emotions.
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I don't think taunting chants at players on the other side of the ice is intended to be sexist in the slightest. It's like when you call a goaltender a sieve, they chant that. Is that now inappropriate also?
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The security and the future of Jordan is hand-in-hand with the future of the Palestinians and the Israelis.
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At the end of the day, you can't have a vision; you have to have a hope. This is where the miracle comes in.
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Whenever I've been well-known or hitting the press, I've always had to get my credit card out to prove I'm Damien Hirst.
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I have to accept the fact that, no matter what I do, it's going to annoy someone.
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I always enjoy working with an international crew and director. But on the set of a Hollywood action film – now that's a whole other world. The sheer grand scale of the way things are done over there makes me envious; it's just so different from the way things are done in Japan.
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The mathematics of rhythm are universal. They don't belong to any particular culture.
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To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven.
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One must always draw, draw with the eyes, when one cannot draw with a pencil.
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I realized that, all along, my theory was right: Make music that you want to hear, and instead of having fans that one day might criticize or abandon you, your fans aren't even fans. They're people with tastes similar to yours. They're friends you haven't met yet.
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The young men in the inner city are without guidance, robbing and shooting each other with no remorse... Our system is crazy because we're planning to fail. Everybody needs something to grasp on to.
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My awards are lovely. I love to show them off.
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My best friend and I go to bed at 11 o'clock. We have such old lady schedules. Everyone's always like, 'Let's go out!' And we're always like, 'No, we don't want to.' They call us the grandmas. L.A. can get really old really quickly if you waste your life away in a club all night.
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Twombly, frankly, was an acquired taste. I was not in love with Twombly the first time I saw one of his paintings.
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I'm quite proud of growing up in New Zealand where, from quite early on in primary school, you're learning to count in Maori, Maori mythology and dances and colours and history, and I think that gives a child a really good grounding.
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Boxing is one fight at a time for me. That's how I've always been, and that's how I was brought up.
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I don't think a man who is fifteen years younger than me should tell me he is proud of me unless he is my sober coach or my time-travel dad.
