Amy Poehler Quotes
I'd like to think that I don't have a stock character that I go to. I'm lucky in that when you get to initiate your own scene, you get to play whoever you want. That's really kind of cool, but all my characters are short. I look on the videotape, and I thought they were taller, but they're all 5'2".
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Edie Sedgwick had a cool style; she pushed the envelope for the time.
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I am tired of women playing action heroes like men, because they are not men. But sometimes they are written like men.
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I feel that there has been progress made since I was a boy on matters of race, but we have a long way to go.
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Not really, drums found me, I just liked music, all kinds of music.
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I eat lots of vegetables and green juices.
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Due to my hectic work schedule, I hardly have enough sleep, and my skin tends to look dull. Facial masks are my savior, as it helps to brighten and hydrate my skin.
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Now and always, hard-line policy and those who embrace it are vessels for darker forces that are at once self-cannibalizing and combustible. No good can come of them. They are unsustainable because their sense of righteousness denies human worth.
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I can't go to war with paparazzi.
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I want a future where my children feel safe and appreciated and proud to be who they are. My heart is one with all the Arab Spring heroes, no matter how small they think their role is. I know they believe, like me, that we are working for a world whereby an Arab can live with the other in a respectful and dignified way.
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The pace of innovation may slow down or speed up depending on the appetite in the public markets, but the constant progress of technology doesn't really ever stop. There's always opportunities for new ideas and creative people to go build great things. I'm always interested in learning about those kinds of opportunities.
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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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We legitimately walked into 'Anthem' head-on, not paying enough attention to internal band tension.
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No, you will never see me on 'Dancing With the Stars.' Sorry.
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On my show 'One on One', I interview leaders from around the world - in politics, business, art. My other show, 'Her Village', is more like 'The View'.
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With the work that I do as a director, I've got dialogue, camera movement, and character blocking to help create a tone to the piece. In photography, those elements are somewhat void so that tone becomes a bit more subtle but still equally important.
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My characters hope for better lives.
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If you believe these polls, you're making a mistake.
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People everywhere in the world are hungry for economic opportunity. And it's about a lot more than being able to make money.
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A modest dose of self-love is entirely healthy - who would want to live in a world where everyone hated themselves? But taken too far, it soon becomes poisonous.
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What I find interesting is that the people that follow your Twitters are called 'followers.' Talk about false idolatry, right?
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I refuse to believe that trading recipes is silly. Tuna Fish casserole is at least as real as corporate stock.
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I've been such an oddball my whole life, but I've always been cool and I've always dressed fairly smartly.
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I'd like to think that I don't have a stock character that I go to. I'm lucky in that when you get to initiate your own scene, you get to play whoever you want. That's really kind of cool, but all my characters are short. I look on the videotape, and I thought they were taller, but they're all 5'2".
