Amy Poehler Quotes

I think that my music is really empowering. I just want people to know - especially young people, but really everyone - that you don't have to be so caught up in what everyone else is thinking. You don't have to be the coolest, most popular person. You can just be you and be vulnerable.

Once you accept that we're all imperfect, it's the most liberating thing in the world. Then you can go around making mistakes and saying the wrong thing and tripping over on the street and all that and not feel worried.

Sometimes I get so bold and I'm so confident about what I'm doing that I actually try to be more of a dork because it's a really liberating feeling to experience what it's like to not care.

In my personal life, I have always been bold, from the clothes I wear to how I talk. For me, boldness does not necessarily mean stripping. I think people have wrong notion about boldness. For me, bold is being different.

There's something liberating about not pretending. Dare to embarrass yourself. Risk.

There's so much boldness in living life this way, and we did it all, and no one can take it away from us.

I don't want to have to hide from the world anymore.

I am no longer afraid to say anything.

I'm not a model, I'm an artist. In one of my videos, I'm doing this shot of me with no make-up on where I've just woken up, and I don't think a lot of people would be comfortable enough to do that. But that's the way I look. This is who I am. Let's enjoy it. Let's just live life to the full while we're all here.

There is something about boldness and fearlessness and being free enough to speak what is on one's mind that warrants freedom.

I used to worry I'd make a fool of myself, but I don't care what anyone thinks of me anymore.

Putting myself out there knowing I can be criticized - it's ironic, but to me, that's the most empowering thing.

I don't have any sense of inhibition, so I'm able to lead my life with a lot of honesty.

Living courageously in your uniqueness is really important: just being completely yourself. I know that sounds really cliche, but just do what you want to do.

I love that I have no inhibitions. I like to be shameless in front of the camera.

Christine was me wanting to break free. I was tired of being prissy and shrinking and apologising all of the time, so I created a character that could be daring for me.

I'm a big believer in letting your freak flag fly.

The longer I've done TV, the more fearless I've become. Fearless in what I say, in what I wear, what my hair looks like.

I just love when girls rock short hair, because they can't hide behind anything. I feel more empowered with short hair.

I had to get over my fear of running through the world naked and learn to say 'take me or leave me.'

Be fearless in your choices and don't be afraid to be yourself!

Great things happen when you have the courage to be yourself

To hang out in a gay bar or put on a sequined halter top makes me feel like a total person.

I think it's good to be a little more fearless in saying what you feel. In not being scared of the repercussions of that.

I'm not afraid to look bad on the screen.