Leslie Knope Quote #914
Quote from Leslie Knope in Campaign Shake-Up
Jennifer Barkley: So what's Ben's next move for you?
Leslie Knope: Oh, oh, I'm not going to tell you that.
Jennifer Barkley: Oh, let me guess. Um, you're going to attack me. You're going to go on that perm show again, so you could tell everyone that that ramp idea was yours.
Leslie Knope: It's "Perd," first of all, and no. Maybe. No.
Jennifer Barkley: That's not a terrible idea. No, actually, it is kind of terrible because if you go on the air and tell everybody that I stole your idea...
Leslie Knope: Which you did.
Jennifer Barkley: Which I did, everyone's going to think you're a sore loser, a goody-goody nerd. Because you know what people don't care about? They don't care about whose idea was first. They care about whose idea was best.
Leslie Knope: Well, let's say that that was our plan, which it isn't.
Jennifer Barkley: Mm-hmm, okay.
Leslie Knope: What would you do instead?
Jennifer Barkley: Oh, Leslie. I really shouldn't give you campaign advice.
Leslie Knope: Right.
Jennifer Barkley: Ah, what the hell.
[aside to camera:]
Jennifer Barkley: If you love chess, which I do, but you don't have anybody to play against, which I don't, then sometimes, you just gotta play yourself.
Parks and Recreation Quotes
‘Campaign Shake-Up’ Quotes
Quote from Ron Swanson
Chris: The department is so small because Leslie Knope single-handedly does the work of four people. And she's already scaled back her time. If she wins, she'll be dividing her time between Parks and City Council. I'm going to have to hire a deputy director to pick up the slack.
Ron Swanson: No! Chris, that's unnecessary. The department is doing fine without Leslie.
Chris: Then prove it. Complete one major project.
[aside to camera:]
Ron Swanson: Either we complete a government project which is abhorrent to me, or we bring a new person into the department, which repulses me to my core. Reminds me of when my dad made me choose which of my pet calves to slaughter with my own hands for my sixth birthday. I couldn't choose, so I slaughtered both of them. And they were delicious.
Quote from Ron Swanson
Chris: Question for you. In a town of this size, the Parks department traditionally has ten employees. You have only seven. Why is that?
Ron Swanson: I work hard to make sure my department is as small and ineffective as possible.
Quote from Ann
Ron Swanson: Hello, Ann Perkins.
Ann: This is the first time you've said my entire name correctly.
Ron Swanson: Nonsense. We are close friends. I have good news for you. I'm making the water fountain hygiene upgrade our number one priority.
Ann: Oh, great.
[aside to camera:]
Ann: For some reason, when people in Pawnee use the water fountain, they put their mouths completely over the spouts. It's like this weird, disgusting, local quirk. Kiss one water-fountain drinker, you're kissing everyone in Pawnee. Including him.