Leslie Knope Quote #165
Quote from Leslie Knope in Sister City
Leslie Knope: Hello, most excellent representatives of the great Parks Department of Boraqua, Venezuela. I am Deputy Director of Parks and Recreation, and Chairwoman of the Departmental Ad-Hoc Sub-Committee for Pit Beautification, Leslie Knope.
Raul: It's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Vice-Director Ejecutivo del Diputado del Departamento de Parques, Raul Alejandro Bastilla Pedro de Veloso de Maldonado.
Tom: I'm Tom.
Raul: These are my colleagues, Antonio Rivera-Fonseca, Minister of Small Fountains. And Elvis Correja, Administrator of Hedges.
Leslie Knope: And he is?
Raul: Pay no attention to him. He's our intern, Jhonny. He is worthless. We are quite tired from our trip. Could you have your servant collect our bags, please?
Tom: What'd he call me?
Leslie Knope: Tom, please. It's a different culture, okay? Just be a good host. Do this for me?
Tom: Fine.
Leslie Knope: Yes. We will get our pathetic servant boy to fetch your luggage. Go, boy!
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Leslie Knope: [aside to camera] Yesterday I was tough and direct and today I have to be charming. Basically, yesterday I was Hillary Clinton, and today I'm Bill.
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Raul: This is a gold plated replica of the gun Hugo Chavez used in the 1992 Socialist revolution. It is a gift.
Leslie Knope: This gun truly symbolizes the blossoming peace between our two nations.
[aside to camera:]
Leslie Knope: A key aspect to diplomacy is gift-giving. The gift has to be nice enough to honor and respect the guest, but not so nice that it shames him. Plus, it needs to represent the local culture. And I found the perfect thing.
[back:]
Leslie Knope: A bottle of high-fructose corn syrup, made right here in Pawnee's own Sweetums factory. Sweetums! If you can't beat 'em, Sweetums! Since 1891. And eight and a half dozen rubber baby bottle nipples, also made here in Pawnee. Kernston's Rubber Nipples, tastes like the real thing.
Quote from Donna
Leslie Knope: Now, I know you gentlemen had a long flight, but I have prepared a welcome party in your honor.
Raul: Excellent. I like to party.
Leslie Knope: Well, my job is to see to your every need.
Elvis: Do we just select the woman we desire? I will take the large black one.
Tom: Interesting choice.
Leslie Knope: What?
Raul: Do you have some kind of book with photos of the women available to us? If not, I will also take the sexy black one.
[aside to camera:]
Donna: I am not surprised at all. I've been to South America. I did very well there.