Amy Poehler

"Be the person you needed when you were younger."

"I think vulnerability is powerful."

"Life rewards those who show up."

"Keep moving forward no matter what."

"Find joy in the small moments."

"I love celebrating other women's successes."

"Trust yourself to know what's best."

"The best version of you is waiting."

"I choose to be optimistic."

"Your story is worth telling."

"I believe in the power of laughter."

"Always be learning something new."

"You have to care about the work, not about the person you're working with."

"The moment you start caring about doing good work, you stop needing to be famous."

"I think what's important is to be honest about what you want."

"Decide what you want. Decide what you're willing to exchange for it. Pay the price."

"We need to stop apologizing for asking for what we deserve."

"Find people who make you laugh a little louder, smile a little brighter."

"Being a mother is hard and nobody talks enough about how you're going to feel like you're not doing it right."

"Don't waste your time on jealousy. You are young."

"The days are long, but the decades are short."

"Great people do things before they're ready."

"It's never too late to start again."

"You are a smart, talented woman and you are capable of doing anything."

"The struggle is the point. The work is the thing."

"Sometimes painful things can teach us lessons we didn't expect to learn."

"I wanted to be a dancer my whole life. That's what I loved. But I was also a very academic student."

"You're going to have people who believe in you and people who don't. Just keep going."

"Make specific choices about what your values are."

"Tina Fey taught me that women are allowed to be weird and funny and take up space."