Amy Poehler's Book Is Here! 22 Of Her Best Quotes

The one-woman marvel that is Amy Poehler has published an entire book full of her unique brand of witty advice, and we couldn’t let the day go by without celebrating.

Comidienne, activist and feminist Amy got her big break on Saturday Night Live in 2001 before branching out in 2008 to create one of the funniest sitcoms of the last 20 years, Parks and Recreation.

Leslie Knope, Amy’s alter ego, proves time and time again that women can be strong, ambitious and confident without having to curtail their behaviour to society’s expectations.

For fans of Leslie and the show, real-life Amy is like the feminist gift that keeps on giving.

A role model for women and men everywhere, the mother-of-two set up her own website with her best friend, “Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls”, where she “celebrates girls who are changing the world by being themselves.”

Here are 25 of Amy’s best life quotes:

1.    “Great people do things before they’re ready. They do things before they know they can do it.”

2.    “No-one looks stupid when they’re having fun”

3.    “I just love bossy women. I could be around them all day. To me, bossy is not a pejorative term at all. It means somebody’s passionate and engaged and ambitious and doesn’t mind leading.”

4.    “You know my code: hoes before bros. Uteruses before duderuses… Ovaries before brovaries.”

5.     “Vulnerable people are powerful people. Opening your heart and sharing it means you’re going to get so much love in your life.”

6.    “Girls, if a boy says something that isn’t funny, you don’t have to laugh.”

7.    ‘The earlier you learn that you should focus on what you have and not obsess about what you don’t have, the happier you will be.”

8.    “I get worried for young girls sometimes; I want them to feel they can be sassy and full and geeky and smart and independent. And not so withered and shriveled.”

9.    “I’m a feminist, okay? I would never ever go to a strip club. I’ve gone on record that if I had to have a stripper’s name, it would be Equality.”

10.    “Rooting for other people’s failure does get in the way of your success.”

11.    “Anybody who doesn’t make you feel good, kick them to the curb. And the earlier you start in life, the better.”

12.    “Guys love it when you can show them you’re better than they are at something they love”

13.    “You deserve love and you’ll get it.”

14.     “Don’t treat your heart like an action figure wrapped in plastic and never used. And don’t try to give me that nerd argument that your heart is a ‘Batman’ with a limited-edition silver batarang and therefore if it stays in its original packing it increases in value.”

15.    “You know what’s always sexy? Fingerless gloves”

16.    “I cannot stress enough that the answer to life’s questions is often in people’s faces. Try putting your iPhones down once in a while, and look in people’s faces. People’s faces will tell you amazing things. Like if they are angry, or nauseous or asleep.”

17.    “Continue to share your heart with people even if it’s been broken.”

18.    “Apologies can be simple. They don’t have to be grandiose, and it’s never too late to apologise.”

19.    “I am big enough to admit that I am often inspired by myself.”

20.    “When in doubt, make funny faces.”

21.    “If you can speak about what you care about to a person you disagree with without denigrating or insulting them, then you may actually be heard, and you might even change their mind.”

22.     "We need to remember what's important in life: friends, waffles, work. Or waffles, friends, work, it doesn't matter. But work is third."

[Amy Poehler kisses Bono at the Golden Globes. For real]