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Saying yes doesn't mean I don't know how to say no, and saying please doesn't mean I am waiting for permission.
Amy Poehler
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Amy Poehler
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: September 16
Actress
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Newton
Massachusetts
Amy Meredith Poehler
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Well, the first thing we do is take our brain out and put it in a drawer. Stick it somewhere and let it tantrum until it wears itself out. You may still hear the brain and all the shitty things it is saying to you, but it will be muffled, and just the fact that it is not in your head anymore will make things seem clearer. And then you just do it.
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Sometimes you need to know to quit while you're ahead or at least before things get much worse!
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