Leslie Knope

"Every life goal I have is to do more binders."

"Ben Wyatt is the most wonderful human being I have ever met."

"There's been a murder in Bikini Bottom!"

"I'm a human woman. I have a lot of feelings."

"I should be working right now, but instead I'm making a chart about the chart I'm going to make."

"The library is sacred. You do not mess with the Dewey Decimal System."

"You need to believe in yourself even when no one else does."

"I love the smell of the government building in the morning. It smells like opportunity."

"Time is a flat circle, and I'm stuck in a government office inside that circle."

"I will always fight for what is right, no matter the cost."

"Being strong means being able to admit when you're wrong."

"Nothing is impossible if you truly believe in it."

"I have three favorite people, and I'd be willing to do anything for them."

"I need you all to know that this is my absolute favorite day of the year."

"Snakes. Why'd it have to be snakes?"

"I'm not crying about it. I'm just very emotionally responsive to things."

"The only things I need in life are breakfast, coffee, and a really good binder system."

"I will punch you in the face if you stand between me and something I want."

"Everything I do is for the betterment of my community and the people in it."

"I believe that every single person has limitless potential."

"You can't just change because you're scared. You have to change because it's right."

"I'm an optimist, which is to say I believe in the power of positive thinking."

"The Parks Department is the heart and soul of any city."

"I will eat whatever I want and I will not feel guilty about it."

"I'm the type of person who makes binders for fun."

"You need to have courage to follow your dreams, even when people doubt you."

"I believe in the fundamental goodness of people."

"Ben, you're like the human equivalent of the sound a closing door makes."

"I love democracy. I love this country. I love the smell of the polls in the morning."

"This binder is my most prized possession, and I will treasure it forever."