Most of the women in your life will outlast the men in your life. The Saturday Night Live ladies - Maya Rudolph, Rachel Dratch, Tina - and I text pictures of our kids back and forth all the time. It keeps us connected. As my nanny used to say, the older you get, the more important it is to know people that knew you when.

I've always dreamed of growing up to be Amy Poehler.

Don't treat your heart like an action figure wrapped in plastic and never used.

If the goal is doing good stuff and working with your friends ... if you’re doing that then you’re succeeding.

We don't want to be afraid to make a choice because we're afraid to make a mistake because most decisions aren't final. Feelings change all the time. You can always change your mind and taking risks and making choices is what makes life so exciting because we never know what's going to happen. Every day something new comes our way.

In a recent Valentine's Day posting on her fan website, Britney Spears says that - oh, who cares?

Ang Lee's been nominated for best director for "Life of Pi," which is what I'm going to call the six weeks after I take this dress off.