Leslie Knope

"I believe that change is necessary and beautiful."

"You can't just give up on something because it's hard."

"I am a walking libido. Deal with it."

"You have to be the change you want to see in the world."

"I love being part of a team. A team that works toward a common goal."

"Education is the most important thing. An educated populace makes better decisions."

"I'm going to make a vision board. You don't have to understand it."

"I would rather be hurt by you than by anyone else on earth."

"Public service is a noble calling, and I will answer it with everything I have."

"I'm like a human Golden Retriever. I have energy and I love everybody."

"I'm not interested in money or power. I'm interested in making people happy."

"You have to give everything you have to your work, or it's not worth doing."

"I've been known to flip out. No man is worth my sanity."

"Life is a beautiful and wonderful thing, and you have to appreciate every moment of it."

"I will always be there for you, no matter what happens."

"You're an idiot, but you're my idiot."

"I believe that everyone deserves respect and dignity."

"I have reached my adult form. I am now the ultimate version of myself."

"You can't love someone else until you love yourself."

"I'm the type of person who needs a project. I need something to work toward."

"April, you're the only person I know who understands me."

"I feel like I should be writing this down, but I don't want to stop eating these waffles."

"I'm knope-timistic about the future."

"The government only functions when good people show up and do the work."

"I'm a work horse. I'm very productive and efficient."

"I always have a backup plan, and a backup plan for my backup plan."

"Life is too short to spend it doing something you don't love."

"I need to accomplish something great. I need to change the world."

"You have to be yourself. Nobody else can do it better than you."

"I believe in second chances and redemption."