Leslie Knope Quote #290

Quote from Leslie Knope in Christmas Scandal

Dave Sanderson: That kind of brings us to what I wanted to talk to you about. I, uh-- You know, my... [clears throat] Army reserve unit, we got called up to active duty. I ship out in four days.
Leslie Knope: Oh, my God. Where are you going?
Dave Sanderson: San Diego.
Leslie Knope: Oh, my God!
Dave Sanderson: It's not dangerous. It's mostly maintenance. But I'm going for, like, a year. Maybe 18 months. And I was kind of hoping that maybe you'd want to come with... with me. Like on a permanent-type basis.
[aside to camera:]
Dave Sanderson: I don't know, it's... It's kind of a weird question. I mean, I joined to put myself through college, and, uh, it's, you know, I'm just a desk jockey, but it's- it's rewarding. So yeah, I guess I'm in love with the army. Oh, Leslie. Well, yeah. Yeah, that makes a lot more sense. Yeah, I'm definitely in love with Leslie. It's- It's affirmative.

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 ‘Christmas Scandal’ Quotes

Quote from Leslie Knope

Leslie Knope: [aside to camera] In a 24-hour news cycle, the tiniest story gets dissected over and over again. In 2004, a kid from Pawnee went to the Olympics, and it was reported on for over a year. He wasn't even competing or anything. He just was going, literally, to watch the Olympics.

Quote from Leslie Knope

Leslie Knope: [aside to camera] It's gotten a lot harder to work in government. You think Winston Churchill ever had to pull his pants down and show his butt? No. But would he have? Yes. Now, could he have? Maybe not towards the end of his life, but he would have. Because he loved his job.

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Ron Swanson: Oh.
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Ron Swanson: Okay, we've been over this. If you're worried about swine flu, use hand sanitizer.
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Ron Swanson: The turtle flu...
Man: Turtle flu.
Ron Swanson: Turtle flu.