When I was a struggling actress I waited tables in New York, i worked for the most part with very reasonable restaurant owners. But I did, like every women in this room, deal with incredible amounts of harassment from customers and coworkers. Amy Poehler More Quotes by Amy Poehler More Quotes From Amy Poehler Continue to share your heart with people even if it's been broken. Amy Poehler heartlovepeople Sometimes painful things can teach us lessons that we didn't think we needed to know. Amy Poehler experiencelessonsthinking Change is the only constant. Learn to surf your life instead of planting your feet. Amy Poehler surfconstantfeet Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you, spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life. Amy Poehler challengesinspirepeople Great people do things before they're ready. They do things before they know they can do it. Doing what you're afraid of, getting out of your comfort zone, taking risks like that - that is what life is. You might be really good. You might find out something about yourself that's really special and if you're not good, who cares? You tried something. Now you know something about yourself. Amy Poehler hard-timesriskpeople There's power in looking silly and not caring that you do. Amy Poehler hilarioussillylife Just breathe. Sometimes you're only a few breaths away from feeling better. Amy Poehler feel-betterfeelingssometimes As you navigate through the rest of your life, be open to collaboration. Other people and other people's ideas are often better than your own. Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you, spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life. Amy Poehler changeinspirationalideas To some people, not caring is supposed to be cool, commenting is more interesting than doing, and everything is judged and then disposed of in, like, five minutes. I'm not interested in those kinds of people. I like the person who commits and goes all in and takes big swings and then maybe fails or looks stupid; who jumps and falls down, rather than the person who points at the person who fell, and laughs. But I do sometimes laugh when people fall down. Amy Poehler caringstupidfall 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 who dream and support and do things. Amy Poehler new-yeardreampeople Don't treat your heart like an action figure wrapped in plastic and never used. Amy Poehler heartgraduationinspirational You never know what's around the corner unless you peek. Hold someone's hand while you do it. You will feel less scared. Amy Poehler fearinspirationalhands Ignore what other people think. Most people aren’t even paying attention to you. Amy Poehler attentionpeoplethinking No one looks stupid when they're having fun. Amy Poehler hatestupidfun Treat your career like a bad boyfriend... Amy Poehler flirtingcareersthinking Education is power, it changes your whole life, it can create a life for yourself. So the more educated you are, the more you learn about what you care about, you become a more caring person. And if you can speak about what you care about to a person you disagree with, without denigrating or insulting them, then you may actually be heard. And you may even change their mind, or they may change yours. Amy Poehler insultingcaringmind It’s never overreacting to ask for what you want and need. Amy Poehler askswantneeds Anybody who doesn't make you feel good, kick them to the curb. And the earlier you start in your life, the better. Amy Poehler kickshilariousfeel-good 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. Amy Poehler positivityfocusshould Great people do things before they’re ready. They do things before they know they can do it. Amy Poehler readyknowspeople
