Parks and Recreation

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Quotes from Parks and Recreation

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"The key to happiness is low expectations and high calorie intake."
Jerry Gergich Happiness
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"I try to live by the principle of minimum effort."
Jerry Gergich Motivation
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"Perseverance is great, but giving up is sometimes easier."
Jerry Gergich Perseverance
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"I've learned that you can't control what other people think of you, but you can control what you eat."
Jerry Gergich Wisdom
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"Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy bacon, which is basically the same thing."
Jerry Gergich Money
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"I don't believe in exercise. I believe in eating."
Jerry Gergich Health
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"Work is what you do so you can afford to eat. Everything else is just extra."
Jerry Gergich Work
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"I think the best way to live is to not live very intensely."
Jerry Gergich Life
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"Hope is a funny thing. It usually leads to disappointment."
Jerry Gergich Hope
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"Love is finding someone who makes you smile even when you're crying. Or finding a good burger."
Jerry Gergich Love
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"I believe in second chances. And third chances. Basically infinite chances."
Jerry Gergich Change
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"The truth is, I'm not very good at being a human."
Jerry Gergich Truth
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"Time moves too slow when you're waiting for something good and too fast when you're waiting for something bad."
Jerry Gergich Time
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"Success is when you can sit back and enjoy the fruits of your labor. And the donuts."
Jerry Gergich Success
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"I want to be remembered as a man who loved food and disappointing people."
Jerry Gergich Death
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"You know what my philosophy is? Don't think about it."
Jerry Gergich Philosophy
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"Friendship is the purest form of love. Well, except when your friends betray you."
Jerry Gergich Friendship
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"I think the scariest thing about the future is that I might still be alive in it."
Jerry Gergich Fear
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"Sometimes I wonder if I'm thinking about Thanksgiving too much. But then I decide that's impossible."
Jerry Gergich Gratitude
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"I'm not really a 'rules' guy. I'm more of a 'do whatever I want' guy."
Jerry Gergich Freedom
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"Treat yo self. It's the best day of the year."
Jerry Gergich Happiness
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"Why does everyone always expect me to know what I'm doing? I graduated from a high school."
Jerry Gergich Education
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"I like to think of myself as a big shot. A man of importance."
Jerry Gergich Power
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"The key to a great life is believing in yourself, even when no one else does. Especially then."
Jerry Gergich Courage
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"I have no idea what I'm doing, but I'm pretty sure that's true for everyone."
Jerry Gergich Wisdom
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"Sometimes I think all my life problems are because I'm not a fat man."
Jerry Gergich Life
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"I'm not great at the advice. Can I interest you in a goofy joke instead?"
Jerry Gergich Humor
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"Inspiration is contagious."
Ben Wyatt Inspiration
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"Motivation comes from believing in your cause."
Ben Wyatt Motivation
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"Patience makes difficult things possible."
Ben Wyatt Patience