Amy Poehler Quotes - Page 6

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• Hey, guess what? Turns out the free market? Not so free. Wall Street was hit hard Monday when Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy, Merrill Lynch was sold to Bank of America, and insurance giant AIG neared a collapse of its own. Basically, if your commercials air during golf tournaments, you're done.

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  Monday, Brother, Wall

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• I find that, in general, the amount of sharing men do with each other in one year is about the same as what I share with my female friends while we wait for our cars at the valet.

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  Men, Years, Car

  Amy Poehler (2014). “Yes Please”, p.177, Pan Macmillan

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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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  Office, Calling, Lapses

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• I think going from laughing to crying to laughing to crying - making those quick turns adds years to your life.

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  Thinking, Years, Laughing

  "A Candid Memoir From Comedian Amy Poehler? 'Yes Please'". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. October 28, 2014.

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• I worked at an ice cream parlor called Chadwicks. We wore old-timey outfits and had to bang a drum, play a kazoo, and sing 'Happy Birthday' to people while giving them free birthday sundaes. Lots of ice cream scooping and $1 tips.

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  Birthday, Ice Cream, Play

  "Amy Poehler Exclusive". Interview with Julie Miller, www.seventeen.com. October 8, 2010.

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• I'd say any good set or any comedy that I've worked on, that's worked, has been comedians pitching ideas back and forth to each other. A lot of like, 'What if you say this? What about this?'

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  Ideas, What If, Comedian

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• Improvisation is almost like the retarded cousin in the comedy world. We've been trying forever to get improvisation on TV. It's just like stand-up. It's best when it's just left alone. It doesn't translate always on TV. It's best live.

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  Cousin, Forever, Trying

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• Whenever I read stories of people doing huge pranks on set, all I think is, 'These people have too much time on their hands.' Besides, I don't want to make some poor assistant clean up someone's trailer after I've filled it with, say, Cadbury eggs. See? I can't even think of a good prank.

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  Thinking, Hands, Eggs

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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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  Thinking, Talking, People

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• President Bush on Monday defended U.S. interrogation of terrorists, saying 'We do not torture.' He added, 'We freedom electrocute.'

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  Monday, President, Torture

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• If boys say something that's not funny, you don't have to laugh.

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  Boys, Laughing, Ifs

  "Glamour's Women of the Year Awards: What Women Can Accomplish When They Put Themselves First" by Erin Meanley, www.glamour.com. November 10, 2009.

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• Aw, I feel bad if [Taylor] was upset. I am a feminist, and she is a young and talented girl. That being said, I do agree I am going to hell. But for other reasons. Mostly boring tax stuff.

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  Girl, Feminist, Upset

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• I was the daughter of teachers, so school was always very important. I liked it.

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  Mother, Daughter, Teacher

  "Amy Poehler Exclusive". Interview with Julie Miller, www.seventeen.com. October 8, 2010.

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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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  Order, Law, People

  "Amy Poehler Tells Katie Couric, "I Just Love Bossy Women!"". Interview with Katie Couric, www.glamour.com. March 28, 2011.

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• When you're doing sketch comedy and you're pregnant, it's like wearing a giant sombrero in every sketch.

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  Giants, Comedy, Sombreros

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• So, if you're doing good longform with talented people than you can step out and you can be the president or a construction worker and people accept that. It's really the roles you give yourself.

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  Construction Workers, People, Giving

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• I get worried for young girls sometimes; I want them to feel that they can be sassy and full and weird and geeky and smart and independent, and not so withered and shriveled.

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  Girl, Smart, Independent

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• The process of divorce is about loading that blanket, throwing it up, watching it all spin, and worrying what stuff will break when it lands.

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  Divorce, Land, Worry

  Amy Poehler (2014). “Yes Please”, p.72, Pan Macmillan

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• I had already made a decision early on that I would be a plain girl with tons of personality, and accepting it made everything a lot easier. If you are lucky, there is a moment in your life when you have some say as to what your currency is going to be. I decided early on it was not going to be my looks. I have spent a lifetime coming to terms with this idea and I would say I am about 15 to 20 percent there.Decide what your currency is early. Let go of what you will never have. People who do this are happier and sexier.

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  Girl, Letting Go, Ideas

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• Your career and your passion don't always match up. Plenty of talented people don't have the careers they want. Plenty of untalented people make millions and make movies. There is a difference between determination and talent.

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  Determination, Passion, Differences

  Amy Poehler (2014). “Yes Please”, p.168, Pan Macmillan

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• Forgiveness is something that's always possibility.

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  Possibility

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• I used to say that I wanted to make great art with people I love. Now I have an addendum to that goal: to get things on the air.

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  Art, Air, People

  Source: www.elle.com

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• I just want to help other women achieve as much as they can in society without restraints being imposed on us. It's the most natural and normal thing to want to defend your rights to equal opportunities, equal pay for equal work, and everything that comes with that.

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  Helping Others, Opportunity, Rights

  Source: egomagazine.ae

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• Take your risks now; as you become older, you become more fearful and less flexible. And I mean that literally. I hurt my knee this week on the treadmill, and it wasn't even on.

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  Hilarious, Hurt, Mean

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• When you're betrayed there's a period of shame and then there's always forgiveness.

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  Betrayed, Shame, Periods

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