Leslie Knope Quote #177
Quote from Leslie Knope in Sister City
Leslie Knope: Well, it was tough going, but it was lively. What did you think of the open forum?
Elvis: This meeting of ugly people yelling? It is like torture.
Leslie Knope: That's one perspective.
Raul: In Boraqua, the government moves like a hot knife through butter. Not as this here, listening to people yelling, these fat faces turning all red? Are you kidding me? We're like kings! We walk down the street and they treat us like rock stars. We answer to nobody.
Leslie Knope: Well, in a true democracy, we believe that the input of our citizens is extremely valuable.
Man #2: Hey! These pretzels suck!
Leslie Knope: Thank you. See?
Raul: No wonder nothing ever gets done in this country.
Leslie Knope: Really? Nothing gets done? Tell that to the Golden Gate Bridge. Or American Idol. Or the moon! Oh, wait, you can't, 'cause you've never been there.
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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.
Quote from Leslie Knope
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.