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Parks and rec quotes11/27/2023 ![]() Now we understand why you are the first female President of the United States. And they say, ‘President Knope, this park is awesome. ![]() On Dreaming Big (Season 1, Episode 2) We’re a nation of dreamers and it is my dream to build a park that I one day visit with my White House staff on my birthday. That’s basically the whole plot of the Rocky franchise, isn’t it? 5. Because people respect someone who can take a couple in the face and keep on coming. Whether from an opponent in a congressional race or from the slew of pundits itching to strike out with the wittiest criticism, a politician needs some seriously thick skin to keep their detractors from gnawing through to the bone.īut if you take enough punches and can stay on your feet, you’ll be rewarded with the respect of your peers. While sports and politics may never actually mingle, it’s no rare occurrence when a politician receives a verbal beat down. She’s the strongest, smartest punching bag in the world. On Taking Criticism (Season 2, Episode 5) I mean, that’s why people respect Hillary Clinton so much, because nobody takes a punch like her. (But her aim with that rifle is anything but misguided! Hay-ohhhh!) 6. It’s misguided, yes, but also very sweet. Nevertheless, it’s sweet that Leslie is just obtuse enough to believe that if she can shoot a gun better than Ron Swanson, they will become bestest friends forever. Some people like to say that men are from Mars and women are from Venus, but that’s only true if the dust on Mars is made up of combativeness and the carbon dioxide in Venus’ atmosphere causes a severe misunderstanding of what “combativeness” means. ![]() Guys love it when you can show them you’re better than they are at something they love. On The Male Ego (Season 2, Episode 10) I think this is gonna be a really good bonding experience with Ron. You know, just in case the harmony doesn’t happen. It also helps to have Pest Control on speed dial. Sometimes a little space is all humans and creatures of any sort need to live in harmony. They have their part of the town and we have ours.Ĭan’t we all just get along? Is it so impossible that all creatures can coexist in the same shared space? That raccoons can rummage freely among the used tissues and old pizza boxes of the city while our children play in the open fields or basically anywhere that isn’t near the garbage cans where raccoons like to congregate? Of course it can happen! On Living in Harmony (Season 3, Episode 14) The raccoon problem is under control. Sure, they may say it with a little more spit than one would like, but that just means they care too much to hold anything back. ![]() And while it would be easy to reciprocate with anger–and even easier to crawl into a ball and try to wish all the meanness away–that’s not the Knope way.Įvery problem is a challenge, and anyone screaming about problems is really just engaged in the process of problem-solving. We’ve all been there: Someone is spitting venom in your face, veins bulging and eyes wide, telling you all of the things that are wrong with you. On Being Hated (Season 1, Episode 1) What I hear when I’m being yelled at is people caring loudly at me. (Unless that thing actually is murder, which is obviously not so good.) 9. Rather, it’s the people closest to us that affect our lives in the grandest ways. The general connection is a solid one: The biggest, most life-changing actions in our lives are rarely accomplished through a distant, hired professional. ![]() So what? Are most murders committed by highly trained, professional assassins? No, they’re committed by friends and coworkers!Ī lot of people would be tempted to look at the general idea of murder and think, “There’s nothing good to reap from this.” But Leslie Knope isn’t a glass half full kind of person, she’s a glass overflowing with sensible analogies to murderous circumstances kind of person. I no longer have highly trained, professional campaign managers. On Campaigning (Season 4, Episode 11) It’s true. (Also see our list of top 10 quotes by Ron Swanson and Jack Donaghy. Here are some quotes that show Leslie Knope has no idea why the words “cautious” and “ optimism” would ever be caught near each other. With her expectations set unreasonably high, Leslie Knope (of Parks & Recreation) best exemplifies the “go get ’em” attitude so many others in Pawnee, nay, the world, lack year round. But if you’re going to watch TV for 18 hours a day, you might as well watch something that will allow you to hold onto a bit of that optimism that surged through you on January 1st. With the New Year quickly fading in the rearview, millions of people will soon find themselves slogging off resolutions of physical and mental betterment in favor of some binge television watching. ![]()
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