Amy Poehler credited as playing...
Leslie Knope
- 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 a thousand 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.