Amy Poehler Quotes

A new poll reveals that 56% of Americans believe that Wal-Mart is bad for the country, while the other 44% work there.

Don't think. Get out of your head. Stop planning and just go.

I like hard work and I don’t like pretending things are perfect.

Please don't drive drunk, okay? Seriously... But by all means, walk drunk. That looks hilarious. Everyone loves to watch someone act like they are trying to make it to safety during a hurricane.

I think the hardest thing is to know what you want, ask for it, and then to stop talking.

It's not communism, it's shouldn't be that everybody gets a try no matter how good or bad they are. It's our profession and our art, so we should eventually strive to be working with the best people.

You deserve love and you'll get it.

Dreams never wear you down.

Nice manners are the secret keys to the universe.

New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin said that New Orleans, when rebuilt, will be a chocolate city. And he will be the delicious nut in the center.

Ang Lee's been nominated for best director for "Life of Pi," which is what I'm going to call the six weeks after I take this dress off.

I know enough now to know I know nothing.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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?'

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.

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.

Too often we women try to tackle chaos that is not ours to fix.

Creativity is connected to passion - that light inside that drives you.

I think if I have established anything in my book, it's that a key element of being my friend is being comfortable with my forced fun.

I get a little itchy if I don't have some control.

Make no a complete sentence.

As an actor, you can certainly, at any moment and at any time, discover 400 people who think you're stupid, fat and ugly.

My phone is trying to kill me. It is a battery-charged rectangle of disappointment and possibility. It is a technological pacifier.

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.'

Be yourself! And then tell us about it! And then let's dance!

Anger and embarrassment are often neighbors.

A bossy woman is someone to search out and celebrate. A bossy woman is someone who cares and commits and is a natural leader.

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

Sleep helps you win at life.

Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing. Continue to share your heart with people even if it's been broken.

Some people get in the way of change happening. Some people spend their whole careers thinking they can make a difference. Other people want to do as little as possible to get the day done.

You can't look stupid if you're having fun.

I like bossy girls. I always have. I like people filled with life.

Everyone needs love, never hurt a living thing [and] don’t worry about the choices you make because everything will be fun because life is a closet filled with pool toys.

You can't stand around and wait to be asked to dance.

The pressure of 'what are you going to do?' makes everyone feel like they haven't done anything yet.

I think the days of putting your feet up when you're pregnant are long gone. Women who are nine months pregnant now have to work till the bitter end - they don't get to be on TV.

Shame makes people abandon their children and drink themselves to death. It also keeps us from true happiness. An apology is a glorious release.

It is time to leave. Oprah has spoken.

Keep your virginity for as long as you can, until it starts to feel weird to you. Then just get it over with.

I've grown tired of smoke and mirrors. I yearn for the clean, well-lighted place.

Emotions are like passing storms, and you have to remind yourself that it won't rain forever. You just have to sit down and watch it pour outside and then peek your head out when it looks dry.

Calling people 'sweetheart' makes most people enraged.

Great people do things before they're ready...You might find out something about yourself that's really special and if you're not good, who cares? You tried something.