Leslie Knope is such a powerful individual that she managed to single-handedly create a national holiday. Every year on February 13th, we will now and forever be celebrating “Galentine’s Day”, a Knope-invented occasion where ladies celebrate ladies. The glorious day is designed for women to honor their female friendships by showering them with love and gifts.
It may have started out as a fictional holiday exclusively used in the world of Parks and Recreation, but now real-life women around the world are joining in on the celebration, all thanks to Ms. Knope. What are the best Galentine’s Day-inspired quotes on Parks and Rec to help us celebrate the special day? Scroll on down to find out! Here are the 10 best Galentine’s Day quotes, ranked.
“I AM BIG ENOUGH TO ADMIT THAT I AM OFTEN INSPIRED BY MYSELF.”
We live in a world where women are programmed to hate themselves. Modesty is most often preferred for us ladies, and while staying humble is a good thing, it’s also important that we as women acknowledge our strengths and even celebrate them.
Nobody understands the importance of female empowerment quite like Leslie Knope, and she sees no issue when it comes to understanding and appreciating your self-worth. We love this quote because it inspires us to be inspired by our own actions every once in a while.
“YOU ARE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL, GLOWING SUN GODDESS EVER.”
It is no surprise that Leslie says this quote to her best friend in the whole world, Ann Perkins. There has been a horrible stereotype throughout history that women are designed to be competitive against one another, and shows like Parks and Recreation are able to destroy that sexist theory in half.
Leslie values the beauty that derives from women empowering women, and her biggest goal in life other than work (and consuming all the waffles) is to lift up her female friends and help them see their worth. We can all learn a thing or two from Ms. Knope by supporting our friends and complimenting them in the same glorious manner. What’s the harm in helping our lady friends feel amazing about themselves?
“IF I HAD TO HAVE A STRIPPER NAME, IT WOULD BE ‘EQUALITY’.”
“I am a feminist, okay? I would never go to a strip club. I’ve gone on record that if I had to have a stripper name, it would be ‘Equality’.”
Who other than Leslie Knope would have said this hilarious quote? We can’t stop laughing over the fact that Amy Poehler’s character would go so far as to incorporate her own political beliefs into her stripper name, but it makes us love her everlasting strength and ambition all the more. What a Goddess and glorious female warrior!
“WE NEED TO REMEMBER WHAT’S IMPORTANT IN LIFE. FRIENDS, WAFFLES, WORK.”
“We need to remember what’s important in life. Friends, waffles, work… Or waffles, friends, work… Doesn’t matter, but work is third.”
Oh, Leslie… If only the rest of us had our priorities as straightened out as the deputy director of Pawnee. She’s absolutely right. When it comes to what is most important in life, we must place our friends first and foremost on that list… or maybe waffles should come first. We’re still not quite sure which one is most important yet, but we’ll get back to you on that once we figure it out.
“WHAT’S GALENTINE’S DAY? OH, IT’S ONLY THE BEST DAY OF THE YEAR.”
What’s better than Christmas, Chanukah, Halloween, and Valentine’s Day combined? Galentine’s Day, that’s for sure. What a perfect way to celebrate female friendships in the form of an extravagant holiday.
It makes total sense that this holiday should exist because we already have a day celebrating our romantic partners on February 14th. Why not have an entire day where we honor our platonic friendships? After all, they are just as important as our relationships with our significant others.
“YOU KNOW MY CODE. HOES BEFORE BROS. UTERUSES BEFORE DUDERUSES.”
“You know my code. Hoes before Bros. Uteruses before Duderuses. Ovaries before brovaries.”
This code created by Leslie Knope embodies the power of sisterhood. In Leslie’s eyes, the women in her life come first and foremost before any “bros” “duderuses” or “brovaries”.
Got to hand it to this woman, she is extremely creative when it comes to her code names! We’d be lucky to have a friend as dedicated and proud as Leslie Knope. She is able to see something special and beautiful in every single one of her lady friends, and she will always put them first before anything else.
“ANN, YOU POETIC AND NOBLE LAND-MERMAID.”
Can we please steal this quote, and use it on our best friends? Seriously, how does this woman come up with such creative nicknames? Ann Perkins is one lucky woman because, with Leslie as her best friend, she gets to be treated like a poetic and noble land-mermaid on a daily basis.
Some of Leslie’s other incredible nicknames for Ann include (but are not limited to): “beautiful rule-breaking moth”, “beautiful spinster”, “beautiful, tropical fish”, “beautiful, talented, brilliant, powerful musk ox”, and more.
“YOU SHUT YOUR MOUTH, YOU HAVE ALL THE STRENGTHS.”
It is nearly impossible to doubt yourself when you have someone like Leslie Knope as a friend. If any of Leslie’s friends are ever feeling down, she will come in and wipe all that self-doubt away with her words of encouragement.
She will be sure to let you know how capable you are and how you do, in fact, have ALL the strengths. Every single one of “the strengths” are in your possession, and she will refuse to let you forget it.
“IN YOUR BAGS YOU WILL FIND A FEW THINGS… INCLUDING A PERSONALIZED 5,000 WORD ESSAY ON WHY YOU’RE ALL SO AWESOME.”
For Galentine’s Day, Leslie Knope always goes full out in order to show her gal pals how much they truly mean to her. Not only did she provide each of them with a 5,000-word personalized essay, but she also made mosaic portraits for each of her best friends out of the crushed bottle caps from their favorite diet sodas. For some people, that might be considered a bit much, but for Leslie Knope, it’s just your standard Galentine’s Day gift.
“EVERY FEBRUARY 13TH, MY LADY FRIENDS AND I LEAVE OUR HUSBANDS AND OUR BOYFRIENDS AT HOME, AND WE JUST COME AND KICK IT, BREAKFAST STYLE.”
“Every February 13th, my lady friends and I leave our husbands and our boyfriends at home, and we just come and kick it, breakfast-style. Ladies celebrating ladies. It’s like Lilith Fair, minus the angst. Plus, frittatas.”
You know you’re a successful person when you create a national holiday, and although Leslie Knope is a fictional character, she has managed to carry enough weight and power in this world in order to make February 13th an actual holiday where real-life women around the world celebrate Galentine’s Day. An entire day of ladies celebrating ladies. What more could you possibly ask for?
