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"Yes Please" Quotes

"Yes Please" is a candid, humorous collection of personal essays in which comedian Amy Poehler shares stories, advice, and reflections on life, career, and motherhood.

Quotes

Great people do things before they’re ready.

Amy Poehler

motivation

I believe great people do things before they are ready. And in doing so, they become great.

Amy Poehler

motivation

Treat your career like a bad boyfriend.

Amy Poehler

careeradvice

Good for her! Not for me.

Amy Poehler

perspective

Decide what your currency is early.

Amy Poehler

self-awareness

I get worried for young girls sometimes; I want them to feel that they can be sassy and full and weird and geeky and smart and independent, and not so withered and shriveled.

Amy Poehler

empowerment

It’s called Yes Please because it is the constant struggle and often the right answer.

Amy Poehler

decision making

Treat your career like a bad boyfriend. Your career won’t take care of you. It won’t call you back or introduce you to its parents.

Amy Poehler

careeradvice

There is no one harder on me than me.

Amy Poehler

self-reflection

I think we should stop asking people in their twenties what they “want to do” and start asking them what they don’t want to do.

Amy Poehler

careeradvice