7 reasons Amy Poehler is our favorite feminist

Today, this brilliant comedian turns 44. To properly celebrate this "smart girl," we're counting down our favorite feminist inspired quotes from the lovely leading lady.

%shareLinks-quote="Yes, I consider myself a feminist, and it informs my work only in that it's just who I am, in the same way that I'm a woman, or I'm 5' 2'' or whatever." type="quote" author="Amy Poehler" authordesc="Time Out" isquoteoftheday="false"%

%shareLinks-quote="As you navigate through the rest of your life, be open to collaboration. Other people and other people's ideas are often better than your own. Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you, spend a lot of time with them, and it will change you." type="quote" author="Amy Poehler" authordesc="Harvard Commencement Address" isquoteoftheday="false"%

%shareLinks-quote="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." type="quote" author="Amy Poehler" authordesc="Glamour" isquoteoftheday="false"%

%shareLinks-quote="I've said this before, that, when you're in school and you're the class clown, men are really good at making fun at other people and women are really good at making fun of themselves. " type="quote" author="Amy Poehler" authordesc="Yes Please" isquoteoftheday="false"%

%shareLinks-quote="When you're a stay-at-home mother you have to pretend it's really boring, but it's not. It's enriching and fulfilling, and an amazing experience. And then when you're a working mother you have to pretend that you feel guilty all day long." type="quote" author="Amy Poehler" authordesc="Glamour" isquoteoftheday="false"%

%shareLinks-quote="That is the motto women should constantly repeat over and over again. 'Good for her!' Not for me." type="quote" author="Amy Poehler" authordesc="Yes Please" isquoteoftheday="false"%

%shareLinks-quote="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." type="quote" author="Amy Poehler " authordesc="Glamour" isquoteoftheday="false"%

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