I like saying ‘No,’ it lowers their enth... by Ron Swanson | We Heart Quotes

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I like saying ‘No,’ it lowers their enthusiasm.

- Ron Swanson

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’ thick stepping flesh highlight

An ideal night out, to me, is stepping onto my porch area and grilling up a thick slab of something’s flesh and then popping in a highlight real from the WNBA.

- Ron Swanson

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The government is a greedy piglet that suckles on a taxpayer's teat until they have sore, chapped nipples.

- Ron Swanson

’ balloon pounds point attack

The whole point of this country is if you want to eat garbage, balloon up to 600 pounds and die of a heart attack at 43, you can! You are free to do so. To me, that’s beautiful.

- Ron Swanson

’ shows mile team extra

I like Tom. He doesn’t do a lot of work around here. He shows zero initiative. He’s not a team player. He’s never wanted to go that extra mile. Tom is exactly what I’m looking for in a government employee.

- Ron Swanson

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Fish, for sport only, not for meat. Fish meat is practically a vegetable.

- Ron Swanson

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First rule. No conversation lasts longer than 100 total words.

- Ron Swanson

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