"Parks and Recreation" is one of my favorite shows ever. It's one of the only shows that I've been able to watch over and over, and it still never fails to make me laugh. It's about friendship, love, and breakfast food. Who doesn't relate to that? What better way to encapsulate the message of the show than to use some of their quotes on your Instagram? Here are some quotes to bring a little Pawnee to your followers' Instagram feed!
1. “You know my code. Hoes before bros. Uteruses before duderuses. Ovaries before Brovaries.” - Leslie Knope
2. “We have to remember what’s important in life: friends, waffles and work. Or waffles, friends, work. But work has to come third.” -Leslie Knope
3. “I have no idea what I’m doing, but I know I’m doing it really, really well.”-Andy Dwyer
4. “If you ever speak to me in Spanish, please use the formal ‘usted.’” -April Ludgate
5. “I know what I’m about, son.” -Ron Swanson
6. “If I had a stripper name, it would have to be Equality.” -Leslie Knope
8. “What I hear when I’m being yelled at is people caring loudly at me.” -Leslie Knope
9. “Any dog under 50 pounds is a cat and cats are useless.” -Ron Swanson
10. “I guess I kind of hate most things, but I never really seem to hate you.” -April Ludgate
11. “Dear Frozen Yogurt, you are the celery of desserts. Be ice cream, or be nothing.” -Ron Swanson
12. “I am not ashamed to say I am often inspired by myself.” -Leslie Knope
14. “I don’t even have time to tell you how wrong you are. Actually, it’s gonna bug me if I don’t.” -Ben Wyatt
15. "How do I explain her? She's as respected as Mother Teresa, she's as powerful as Stalin, and she's as beautiful as Margaret Thatcher." -Leslie Knope
17. “When life gives you lemons, you sell some of your grandma's jewelry and you go clubbin'.” -Jean Ralphio Saperstein
18. “Time is money, money is power, power is pizza, and pizza is knowledge.” -April Ludgate
19. “I really am amazing.” -Tom Haverford
20. “You are awesome and everyone else sucks.” -April Ludgate
21. “Gotham needs me.” -Ben Wyatt
22. “So you’ve gone insane. That’s fun.” -April Ludgate
23. “Never half-ass two things. Whole-ass one.” -Ron Swanson
Giphy24. “There’s like a 30% chance they’ll both die.” -Ben Wyatt
25. “Dress code: Black tie optional. Just like life.” -Tom Haverford
26. “I don’t want to do things. I want to not do things.” -April Ludgate
27. “When I bet on horses, I never lose. Why? Because I bet on all the horses.” -Tom Haverford
28. “I am very powerful and feared by many.” -April Ludgate
30. “I’d wish you the best of luck, but I believe that luck is a concept created by the weak to explain their failures.” -Ron Swanson
31. “The only things I like are dogs, sleeping late, and weird birthmarks.” -April Ludgate
32. “I’m fine. It’s just that life is pointless, and nothing matters, and I’m always tired.” -Andy Dwyer
33. “I’m super chill all the time.” -Leslie Knope
34. “We should talk soon. I almost bought a toe ring the other day.” -Ann Perkins
35. “Ann, you beautiful, sassy mannequin come to life.” -Leslie Knope
36. "I think it’s pointless for humans to paint scenes of nature when they can go outside and stand in it.” -Ron Swanson
38. “My brain is on fire. I’m dying.” -Chris Traeger
39. “It’s really hard to say congrats without sounding sarcastic.” -Ann Perkins
40. “There is no quiet anymore, there is only Doc McStuffins.” -Ron Swanson
41. “My anxiety has kept me up for over 50 hours.” -Chris Traeger
42. “I’m like an elephant, OK? If I walk into a room it’s like, OK, he’s in there.” -Tom Haverford
43. “Well, I salsa your face.” -Ann Perkins
44. “I think that comic sans always screams fun, right?” -Jerry Gergich
45. “History began July 4th, 1776. Anything before that was a mistake.” -Ron Swanson
46. “Just remember, every time you look up at the moon, I, too, will be looking at a moon. Not the same moon, obviously. That’s impossible.” -Andy Dwyer
47. "Can't make a good soup, can't do a handstand in a pool. Can't spell the word lieutenant. There are a lot of cant's in my life right now." -Leslie Knope
48. “Just hit a fire hydrant, but I survived. #Unbreakable.” -Tom Haverford
49. “Fleetwood Mac Sex Pants. New band name. I call it. Ooh, you know what? Maybe just Fleetwood Mac.” -Andy Dwyer
50. “Scientists believe that the first human being who will live 150 years has already been born. I believe I am that human being.” -Chris Traeger
51. “Yes, I’m a hunter… And, it’s “You” season.” -Donna Meagle
52. “I was sobbing at a pizza buffet, and they asked me to leave.” -Ann Perkins
53. “I think you’ve got several options. They’re all terrible…but you have them.” -Chris Traeger
54. “Stay away from wine. Wine is crying juice.” -Donna Meagle
55. “Everything is A-okay coolio beans.” -Ben Wyatt
56. “When people get too chummy with me, I like to call them by the wrong name to let people know I don’t really care about them.” -Ron Swanson
GiphySo the next time you feel uninspired when trying to craft the perfect caption, think of our favorite Pawnee citizens and remember to "Treat yo' self!"
