Amy Poehler Quotations

That is the motto women should constantly repeat over and over again. 'Good for her! Not for me.'

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.

I think if you can dance and be free and not embarrassed, you can rule the world.

However, if you do start crying in an argument and someone asks why, you can always say, 'I'm just crying because of how wrong you are.'

Ignore what other people think. Most people aren’t even paying attention to you.

Taking risks and making choices is what makes life so exciting.

Symmetry is pleasing but not as sexy. Einstein is cool but Picasso knows what I'm talking about.

Career is the stringing together of opportunities and jobs. Mix in public opinion and past regrets. Add a dash of future panic and a whole lot of financial uncertainty. Career is something that fools you into thinking you are in control and then takes pleasure in reminding you that you aren't. Career is the thing that will not fill you up and will never make you truly whole.

Doing what you're afraid of, getting out of your comfort zone, taking risks like that- that's what life is.

I asked people who have already finished books for advice, which is akin to asking a mother with a four-year-old what childbirth is like.