Leslie Knope Quote #56
Quote from Leslie Knope in The Reporter
Shauna: So what do you think the odds are that this park is actually gonna get made?
Leslie Knope: Can I say over 100%? Because I would be lying if I said less.
Shauna: Wow. You seem a lot more confident than some of the other people I've spoken to. Can I read you some of these quotes?
Leslie Knope: Be my guest.
Shauna: "The Sullivan Street pit is always going to be a pit."
Leslie Knope: Well, until it turns into a park. Yes, I agree. [starts eating]
Shauna: Um. "Hey, you should write an article on unicorns, because they're more likely to exist than this park."
Leslie Knope: Oh, really? Tell that to a 14-year-old girl.
Shauna: "You should write an article on the Pope getting married, because that's more likely to happen than this park."
Leslie Knope: There are some countries where the Pope can be married.
Shauna: "You should write an article on talking monkeys."
Leslie Knope: Really? Have you seen The Wizard of Oz?
Shauna: "You should write an article about leprechauns."
Leslie Knope: Leprechauns exist.
Shauna: "You should write an article about the sun falling out of the sky."
Leslie Knope: Why would you write an article about that? That's...
Shauna: This one is just "No." Um. "This park is never, ever, ever, ever going to happen."
Leslie Knope: Might I ask who said that?
Shauna: Mark Brendanawicz.
Parks and Recreation Quotes
‘The Reporter’ Quotes
Quote from Leslie Knope
Leslie Knope: So there are 10 murals here in this hallway. And this is called "The Trial of Chief Wamapo." It was painted in 1936 and this is Chief Wamapo and he was convicted of crimes against... the soldiers. I am always amazed at his quiet dignity... right before he's killed by a cannonball.
Shauna: I'm surprised no one's complained about this.
Leslie Knope: Oh, tons of people have. Yeah, we get letters every day.
Quote from Leslie Knope
Leslie Knope: So I have a piece of good news. I've invited a reporter to come do an article about the pit behind your house. She writes for the Pawnee Journal, which is kind of like our town's Washington Post.
Ann: That sounds really good.
Leslie Knope: Thank you, Ann. It is a classic strategy. The press is a weapon and you can use it to kill people or to feed people. You know, the beginning of projects are very vulnerable, and you have to make sure that you get a lot of press, 'cause the momentum of that can kind of keep it alive, or else it'll die. I mean, I'm sure you remember the Tucker Park Graffiti Removal Project.
[aside to camera:]
Leslie Knope: The Tucker Park Graffiti Removal Project was a great idea that just ran out of steam. We had removed five cartoon penises, not even 10%, when we were shut down due to lack of funding. To this day, I am haunted by those remaining penises. One penis in particular.
Quote from Ron Swanson
Tom: [singsongy] Ron Swanson.
Ron Swanson: Tom.
Tom: Ron, I don't know what to tell you, man. April got on my computer. Password was saved. She played a couple of Scrabble words. It wasn't me. I don't even know what lexicons are. I thought that was a luxury automobile. You're the word king. She was probably cheating.
Ron Swanson: I knew that couldn't have been you. You don't have the vocabulary.
Tom: I know.
Ron Swanson: You can't even spell vocabulary.
Tom: Yeah. V-O-G-X... Was that right? No.
Ron Swanson: We're cool.
[aside to camera:]
Ron Swanson: I'm not an idiot. I know Tom has been losing to me on purpose. But I like Tom. He doesn't do a lot of work around here. He shows zero initiative. He's not a team player. He's never one to go that extra mile. Tom is exactly what I'm looking for in a government employee.