I have never been nothing.
Lillian, I got sucked in by a crazy person, and I started to believe what he was saying.
Now Leaving Pawnee: First and Last Appearances
“When we worked here together, we fought, scratched and clawed to make people’s lives a tiny bit better. That’s what public service is about: small, incremental change every day. Teddy Roosevelt once said, ‘Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is a chance to work hard at work worth doing.’ And I would add that what makes work worth doing is getting to do it with people that you love.”
jimothyshalpert-deactivated2017:
“Well, it seems to me that the best relationships - the ones that last - are frequently the ones that are rooted in friendship. You know, one day you look at the person and you see something more than you did the night before. Like a switch has been flicked somewhere. And the person who was just a friend is.. suddenly the only person you can ever imagine yourself with.”
Work hard to make something as meaningful and beautiful as you can. And when you’re done, pack it in and know it was all temporary.