Amy Poehler Quotes

Biography: Amy Poehler is known for her role as Leslie Knope on the TV series "Pa... more Biography: Amy Poehler is known for her role as Leslie Knope on the TV series "Parks and Recreation." An Emmy-winning actress, comedian, writer, and producer, she began her career with improvisational comedy at Chicago's Second City and later on "Saturday Night Live." Poehler is also an advocate for women's empowerment in the arts. less

"The only thing we can depend on from life is that it will surprise us.""I get worried for young girls sometimes; I want them to feel that they can do whatever they want.""Just say yes and you'll figure it out afterward.""The phrase 'working mother' is redundant""I feel like, when people are laughing, they're divorcing themselves from the things that make them human""Career is the thing that fools you into thinking you are the person you are pretending to be""Watching great people do what you love is a good way to start learning how to do it yourself""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""I believe great people do things before they are ready""Telling the truth and making someone cry is better than telling a lie and making someone smile""When you do talk about yourself or to yourself and you’re not paying attention to the fact that you’re doing it, you just get to have a slightly better life""I want to be around people that do things. I don't want to be around people anymore that judge or talk about what people do. I want to be around people that dream and support and do things""Continue to share your heart with people even if it’s been broken""The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me""There’s power in looking silly and not caring that you do""Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you, spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life.""Sometimes painful things can teach us lessons that we didn’t think we needed to know.""Change is the only constant. Your ability to navigate and embrace change is your greatest strength.""If you can dance and be free and not be embarrassed, you can rule the world.""You attract the right things when you have a sense of who you are."

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