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I think we should stop asking people in their 20s what they 'want to do' and start asking them what they don't want to do. Instead of asking students to 'declare their major' we should ask students to 'list what they will do anything to avoid.' It just makes a lot more sense.

Amy Poehler

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Amy Poehler
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: September 16
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Newton
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Amy Meredith Poehler
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