Amy Poehler Quotes

Success to me is being able to do what I love, make a living at it and to support myself and the ones I love.

I think it is important to let your kids have independence and ownership. Let your kids do what they have a passion for.

I'm trying to do it my way. For me to be happy in the business means I have to do it myself.

People think that at the end of the day a man is the only answer. Actually, a fulfilling job is better for me.

I don't think it's necessarily healthy to go into relationships as a needy person. Better to go in with a full deck.

I sleep at night; I do not think about anything. I put everything in my bag and go to sleep. Whatever you can do to me, it does not affect me. I started my life, my own life. I did not inherit it.

I'm in a position that allows me to do what I want to do, and I do it.

My family advocates doing what fulfills your soul. They've always said, 'You're a big girl; figure it out on your own.'

I am a free man. I don't need to earn money. But I need to love what I do.

I don't need to be involved with a game watched by millions of people to be fulfilled.

I'd rather do a part because I want to, not because great things are expected of me.

I will be making films, and I'm going to keep working, no matter what I have to do. And I don't plan to ever ask for permission from anybody.

We aren’t here to be loved.

I don't belong to anyone else but myself. I have to make my own decisions. Happiness is defined by me.

If you live your life on your own terms, you might find that people actually give you more respect.

My security comes from the fact that I've never done a job for money.

My music has always been enough.

I'll do what I've got to do in my own career and my own life. For my own happiness. I'm not gonna be bent over a barrel and told what to do.

The one thing about my life that's different from others is that I wake up for no one, and for some reason, that's just good for your creativity.

I am totally okay on my own. I don't want to have to have a man to feel whole. It's not that I need that to feel like I have a full life. No, I have a full life.

Whoever wants to be caught up in my life, first of all, you should be living yours because I'm damn sure not worried about your life.

I feel so lucky and so privileged that I like writing for myself. Like, I don't have to wait for somebody to create a part for me or a project for me. I can just do it. And that's so great.

I'm my own person, and I don't expect anything from anyone.

I don't ever want to have to need someone again - where you feel like, without them, you can't be yourself.

Listen, Harriet. I do unterstand. I know you don't want either to give or to take ... You don't want ever again to have to depend for happiness on another person." "That's true. That's the truest thing you ever said." "All right. I can respect that. Only you've got to play the game. Don't force an emotional situation and then blame me for it." "But I don't want any situation. I want to be left in peace.