Yes Please, by Amy Poehler

“I believe great people do things before they are ready.” – pg. xv

“Decide what your currency is early. Let go of what you will never have. People who do this are happier and sexier.” – pg. 21

“Sticking up for ourselves in the same way we would one of our friends is a hard but satisfying thing to do. Sometimes it works.” – pg. 23

“Sometimes we get defensive about what we feel guilty about. My friend Louis CK likes to say that, ‘guilt is an intersection.’ Getting out of it means making a choice and moving forward.” – pg. 70-71

“Watching great people do what you love is a good way to start learning how to do it yourself.” – pg. 109

“You have to care about your work but not about the result. You have to care about how good you are and how good you feel, but not about how good people think you are or how good people think you look.” – pg. 223-225

“You will never climb Career Mountain and get to the top and shout, ‘I made it!’ You will rarely feel done or complete or even successful.” – pg. 225

“Change is the only constant. Your ability to navigate and tolerate change and its painful uncomfortableness directly correlates to your happiness and general well-being.” – pg. 279