Paris: Why am I the only one who cares?
Rory: You're not the only one who cares.
Paris: No, I know you care, but I need everyone in this room to care because I can't be the only one to care, besides you.
Louise: It's just a contest, Paris. It's not like you get a car or a lifetime supply of Rice-A-Roni.
Madeline: God, I love that stuff.
Paris: The Oppenheimer Award for Excellence in school journalism is not a contest. It's a statement. It says you're the best. The best writers, the best reporters, the best editors. It says you have crushed all others who have dared to take you on. It says that every other single school in the United States of America is feeling nothing but shame, defeat and pain because of the people who won the Oppenheimer plaque. I want to be those people. I want to cause that pain.