Leslie Knope Quote #238
Quote from Leslie Knope in The Camel
Leslie Knope: June 8, 1922. The Pawnee Bread Factory burned to the ground. We lost a lot of good bread that day. As well as several human lives. And it also made the whole town smell like toast. Which one resident described as "disturbingly enticing." But I digress. The point is we rebuilt Pawnee to the wonderful town that it is today.
Tom: Why would you want a mural that shows people dying when you could have shapes that come alive?
Leslie Knope: Well, because it's the most famous event in our town's history. And people love voting for tragedy. Look at the Oscars. This is our Holocaust movie. This is our English Patient.
Ann: It sounds like you're exploiting the tragedy.
Leslie Knope: See, Ann gets it. Okay. Time to vote, everybody. Cast your votes. May the best, most tragic project win.
Parks and Recreation Quotes
‘The Camel’ Quotes
Quote from Ron Swanson
Ron Swanson: [aside to camera] I'm impressed with Andy. Pulling himself up by his bootstraps. He reminds me of me. I got my first job when I was nine. Worked at a sheet metal factory. In two weeks, I was running the floor. Child labor laws are ruining this country.
Quote from Donna
Donna: So, it's the Last Supper, but with famous people from Indiana. Mmm-hmm. John Mellencamp, Larry Bird, Michael Jackson, uh, David Letterman, Vivica A. Fox. Okay, so, here's where it gets a little dicey. Because there's not that many celebrities from Indiana. So, a NASCAR. Uh, my friend, Becky. Ron Swanson.
Leslie Knope: Donna? Who's the Jesus?
Donna: That would be Greg Kinnear.
Quote from Leslie Knope
Paul: Okay. As everybody knows, The Spirit of Pawnee was defaced again last night.
Leslie Knope: What was it this time?
Paul: Chocolate pudding.
Leslie Knope: Huh. That's new.
[aside to camera:]
Leslie Knope: The mural that normally resides here is called The Spirit of Pawnee. And it's very controversial. We've had someone throw acid at it, tomato sauce. Someone tried to stab it once. We really need better security here. We also need better, less-offensive history.