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Amy Poehler Is My Spirit Animal

She's pretty cool and we all know it.

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Amy Poehler Is My Spirit Animal

I recently finished Amy Poehler's book, "Yes, Please," and I honestly don't think I could ever have the words to truly describe how absolutely hilarious and perfect it was. We all see Amy Poehler on SNL reruns and movies and of course, "Parks and Recreation" and know she's hilarious in any role, but her role as a writer is off the charts. Should make sense, given she's been a writer for comedy for almost more than she's been an actress. Her book? 10/10, would definitely recommend to a friend or any person or any stranger I can yell to on the streets. Yes please, do read her book.

She has many great snippets in her book, but also in any of her roles, which has led me to believe that Amy Poehler speaks to all of us in many different ways.

1. Looking silly. Amy Poehler is one of the silliest and goofiest people you've ever seen, yet you're still incredibly impressed by her. Letting go of those boundaries and those lines of truly not caring that you're being goofy is a pretty great thing.

2. Being bossy. She's not only a great comedian, she's just a pretty empowering and cool woman, a leader in what it shows to know who you are and kick butt at it.

3. We all need reassurance. I think this is a pretty flat-out sort of thing that we all wish we could say and ask for. It's okay to need reassurance, even when you're Leslie Knope. And really, everything is gonna be okay.


4. It's okay to cry. Amy Poehler goes through this whole story of when she told someone she was crying because of how wrong they are, and it's a pretty fair statement because a) it's okay to cry and not necessarily give a reason why and b) they were probably wrong.

5. Waffles are important. Really, is there any explanation needed for this one?

6. This one has two parts: Your girlfriends should come before guys and you should always try to make things rhyme. Because rhyming makes things more fun and so do your girls.

7. Sometimes the only thing to say is "Really?!" This is one of my favorite segments from when she was on Weekend Update on SNL. Sometimes things are just too weird and confusing and there's nothing you can say back other than a sarcastic and loudly spoken "Really??"

8. Open minds. I was pretty surprised by all of the opportunities and experiences she's had, and she says some pretty great stuff in this one:


Honestly I couldn't write an article with all the absolutely hilarious and key things she's said without just posting her book. I think we should all aim to be like Amy Poehler and remember that "when in doubt, make funny faces."

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