Amy Poehler

"Stories matter because they show us we're not alone."

"Gratitude shifts your perspective."

"Strength is knowing when to ask for help."

"You have to care about the work, not about how it looks, not about the money, not about the fame. If you care about the work, the work will take care of you."

"I just love bossy women. I could be around them all day. To me, bossy is not a pejorative term at all."

"I think that's one of the most important skills you can have when you're acting in comedy - that self-awareness of how silly it is."

"The days that break you are teaching you."

"Sometimes you just have to put on lip gloss and pretend to be psyched."

"Creativity is connected to authenticity, and that authenticity is really hard to locate."

"If I wouldn't write it down and say it to someone's face, I'm not going to type it and post it on the Internet."

"You can't be that kid standing in the dark alone, waiting for someone to turn the light on. You have to turn the light on yourself."

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

"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."

"There's power in looking silly and not caring that you do."

"Whenever you're doing something where there's no instruction manual, you feel a little insecure."

"The female comedians are just as good as the male comedians. It's just not given the same respect."

"Decide what your thing is and do it with all your heart."

"I want to be a voice for people's voices that aren't being heard."

"Having a bald cap on is actually quite painful. It's very restrictive around the ears."

"Women are socialized to be likable, and that can be limiting."

"You're not going to be perfect - just own whatever you do."

"I think the most important thing is to be kind to yourself."

"Money is great, but it's not going to make you happy if you're not doing work you care about."

"The odds are against you the more you do things, so you just have to accept that."

"You are not a bad person for wanting to take care of yourself."

"I'm interested in the idea that people are monumental in their own right."

"You can't really know what people think about you based on your appearance."

"Adventure is out there, but you have to be willing to look for it."

"Sometimes you have to fake confidence until it becomes real."

"Laughter is the best way to stay connected to humanity."