Parks and Recreation (TV Series)

Second Chunce (2014)

Amy Poehler: Leslie Knope

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• Leslie Knope : So, they recall me after all I've done for them.

  Jennifer Barkley : Ridiculous.

  Leslie Knope : But Dexhart now has another sex scandal!

  Jennifer Barkley : Of course he does.

  Leslie Knope : And the plan is I'm gonna run for his seat, because how do I lose to a guy like that? It's a great idea, right?

  Jennifer Barkley : It's terrible idea.

  Leslie Knope : I knew it. Wait, what?

  Jennifer Barkley : First of all, you could lose to a guy like that. Terrible people defeat great people all of the time. I should know, 'cause terrible people have paid me so much money I have a condo on every Virgin Island. Now, you might win. You're smart, Ben is smart, you might win. But why would you want to?

  Leslie Knope : Because it's my dream job!

  Jennifer Barkley : Then dream bigger! Look, you love this town. It's being run by monsters and morons? Then get a better job. Rise above their heads, effect change at a higher level. Don't be the kid that graduates high school and hangs out in the school parking lot; be the woman who moves away, climbs the ladder, and then confidently comes back and has sex with her hot old English teacher just for kicks.

  Leslie Knope : ...is that what you did?

  Jennifer Barkley : Yeah, Mr. Baker. Sex was pretty good, thanks to me. Look, Pawnee has done you a favor. You've outgrown them. You've got talent and you've got name recognition, which means that you have a bright, wide-open future with 1,000 options. State senate, federal jobs, even Congress - all of these are doable for you. And you can trust me, because I don't care enough about you to lie.