Parks and Recreation Season 1 Quotes
Shauna: I'm surprised no one's complained about this.
Leslie: Oh, tons of people have. Yeah ... we get letters every day.
(showing a mural of a Native American chief tied to a tree and about to be shot by a cannon) There are ten murals here in this hallway. This is called "The Trial of Chief Wamapo." It was painted in 1936 and this is Chief Wamapo. He was convicted of crimes against the soldiers. I'm always amazed at his .... quiet dignity right before he's killed by a cannonball.
Leslie
Mark: Honestly, Leslie, it's going to be a long uphill battle. You are going to be super-annoyed with all the people who want you to fail. There is a sea of red tape, endless road blocks. So, yeah, I don't know. I don't know.
Leslie: Screw it. I'm gonna try to do it anyway.
[on Leslie] Smart woman. Iffy choice in men.
Ann
[after knocking over beer bottles] Did you hear that? Was that the sound of a glass ceiling being shattered?
Leslie
[on Mark] That dude has stuck it in some crazeee chicks.
Tom
[to Leslie] I'm going to say something and I don't want you to take it the wrong way ... but you are being a huge dork.
Mark
You know, normally I don't agree with Leslie about anything, but this book is awesome.
Tom Haverford
When I was in sixth grade, I was voted best dressed by 87 votes. And there were only 63 people in my class.
Leslie Knope
Leslie Knope: (Nervously) My mom's here.. My mom's here.. my mom's here..
(stares at the fire alarm)
Leslie Knope: No, I can't do that. That's illegal.
I'm going to see my mom. She's a big mucky-muck in the county school system. She's my hero. How do I explain her? She's as repected as Mother Theresa; she's as powerful as Stalin and she's as beautiful as Margaret Thatcher.
Leslie Knope
Local citizen: Look, I think this is a great idea, but I can't make any forum. I would have to get a babysitter...
Leslie Knope: How old are your kids?
Local citizen: Four and two.
Leslie Knope: Could the four-year-old watch the two-year-old?
