Leslie Knope Quotes
Chris: Did you ever break your arm? You can answer that. Here, I'll turn it off.
Leslie: One time I was on my bike and some boys were making fun of me, so I chased them and I lost control. I'm surprised you can see that. It was like three years ago.
Chris: Can't believe I turned the machine off for that.
Leslie: Wait. How's he gonna know it's me? I'll wear a red rose in my hair. No, I'll wear a giant red hat. No, I don't have one of those. What should I wear? It's gotta be red.
Ann: I will just tell him what you look like.
Leslie: So what is your specialty? Is it locking up the bad guys or keeping them on the street?
Justin: Uh, neither. Civil litigation mostly.
I'm back on the horse, and this horse is a lawyer so I'm looking forward to riding him.
Just one rule, I don't want to date a twin because I've been tricked before
[My ideal man] has the brains of George Clooney and the body of Joe Biden.
You know I was only with Mark for one night and I was hung up on him for six years. I dated Dave for three months, so if I continue that pattern I won't be over him for 500 years.
I'm trying to think of this as an adventure, just getting right back on that horse, even if that horse is crazy and wants to peer inside my body.
Chris: Are you on your period?
Leslie: No. Does that matter?
Chris: Not for this.
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? Well maybe not towards the end of his life. But, he would have. Because he loved his job.
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 was just going literally to watch the Olympics.
Dave: If I ever see that guy I'm gonna punch him right in the face.
Leslie: Yeah, that's sweet. Use your nightstick.
