Amy Poehler Quotes
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Girls, if a boy says something that isn't funny, you don't have to laugh.
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Looking silly can be ver powerful. People who are committing and taking risks become the king and queen of my prom. People are their most beautiful when they are laughing, crying, dancing, playing, telling the truth, and being chased in a fun way.
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Ladies like improv stilts, and I think men like improv giant cocks. But one of the great things about improv is that you get to play some roles you'd never get to play otherwise, you know, like the old Italian pizza-maker who's passing on the business down to his son. You get to play it all when you improvise.
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I think the hardest thing is to know what you want, ask for it, and then to stop talking.
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The earlier you learn that you should focus on what you have, and not obsess about what you don't have, the happier you will be.
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The desire to work with Burrows-Charles was really to change NBC's identity, to say, "We want to be in the sophisticated-adult-comedy business."
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If you can speak about what you care about to a person you disagree with without denigrating them or insulting them, then you may actually be heard.
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Because of various security lapses, some senators are calling for a probe of the security at the offices of the Department of Homeland Security. The investigation will be conducted by the Department of Irony.
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The pressure of 'what are you going to do?' makes everyone feel like they haven't done anything yet.
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The minute anyone makes you feel weird and non-included or not supported, you know, either beat it or tell them to beat it.
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Meryl Streep is not here tonight. She has the flu - and I hear she's amazing in it.
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Donald Trump and producer Mark Burnett are reportedly considering creating a Broadway musical based on The Apprentice. The pair came up with the idea when neither one of them could find a match to set fire to a pile of money.
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It's interesting that people always want to ask me and a lot of working mothers, how do you do it? And it's like well, just like everybody else. It proves it's a bad question.
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You never know what's around the corner unless you peek. Hold someone's hand while you do it. You will feel less scared.
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It’s never overreacting to ask for what you want and need.
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During an interview with Katie Couric Tuesday, Sarah Palin says she is not opposed to gay people, adding 'One of my absolute best friends for the last 30 years happens to be gay and I love her dearly and she doesn't exist.'
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I ate two waffles, a banana and cereal with blueberries. And that whas between my two breakfasts.
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Don't treat your heart like an action figure wrapped in plastic and never used.
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You deserve love and you'll get it.
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I don't watch a lot of comedy. For relaxation and escape, I watch shows about how people survive bear attacks. Or old episodes of 'Law and Order,' the Benjamin Bratt/Jerry Orbach era.
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Both conservatives and liberals watch 'Parks and Recreation,' and they each think the show is for them, which is really cool. 'SNL' was totally different. It was exciting because everyone was paying attention. Political humor works when people know what you're talking about.
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If you do a scene and you really like a character in it or a premise in it to write it down and to work on it so that you can have five or six characters that you can pull out in an audition.
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In the trial of Saddam Hussein on Tuesday, witnesses emotionally testified about the abuse the former dictator inflicted on them. Afterward, a tearful Saddam said, 'Ah, good times.'
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Sleep helps you win at life.