Amy Poehler Quotes
It's very hard to watch comedy for me, when I'm doing a comedy show, because I either watch a show and I love it, and I'm jealous, or I watch a show and I see all the problems with it, and I'm angry that I watched it.
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When I was growing up in Pennsylvania, auditioning for Broadway was my dream.
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The only way I can be there and really get into the character is if I'm her.
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It's not enough to have economic growth. You have to distribute wealth throughout all of society.
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The organization of the Church should free us to express ourselves in infinite variations within the eternal guidelines that will keep us safe from self-destruction.
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It's very hard to watch comedy for me, when I'm doing a comedy show, because I either watch a show and I love it, and I'm jealous, or I watch a show and I see all the problems with it, and I'm angry that I watched it.
