Parks and Recreation’s 25 Best Ron Swanson-isms |

Ron Swanson (Nick Offerman) has particularly struck a fancy with audiences with his views on masculinity, freedom, and woodworking, so here’s a look back over the seasons of the best Ron Swansonisms.

Breakfast foods can serve many purposes.
I hate all of this, which means it’s probably good for your business.
Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Don’t teach a man to fish…and feed yourself. He’s a grown man. And fishing’s not that hard.
Cursing: There is only one bad word. Taxes.
The government should not prop up a failed business. That would be like giving food to a mortally wounded animal.
If it doesn’t have meat, it’s a snack.
(Welcoming patrons to an art show) OK, everyone: shut up! And look at me! Welcome to “Visions of Nature.” This room has several paintings in it. Some are big, some are small. People did them and they’re here now. I believe that after this is over, they’ll be hung in government buildings. Why the government is involved in an art show is beyond me. I also think it’s pointless for a human to paint scenes of nature when they could just go outside and stand in it. Anyway, please do not misinterpret the fact that I am talking right now as genuine interest in art and attempt to discuss it with me further. End of speech.
“Crying is only okay in two places: funerals and the Grand Canyon.”
People are idiots, Leslie.
Child labor laws are ruining this country.
America: The only country that matters. If you want to experience other ‘cultures,’ use an atlas or a ham radio.
Ron: Spending the day outside alone sounds like a dream. I love being a father, but there are a few things I miss: silence, the absence of noise, one single moment undisturbed by a children’s tv program called Doc McStuffins.
It’s always a good idea to demonstrate to your coworkers that you are capable of withstanding tremendous pain.
Fish, for sport only, not for meat. Fish meat is practically a vegetable.
Veganism is the sad result of a morally corrupt mind. Reconsider your life.
Are you going to tell a man that he can’t fart in his own car?
Children are terrible artists and artists are crooks.
When people get a little too chummy with me, I like to call them by the wrong name to let them know I don’t really care about them.
The government is a greedy piglet that suckles on a taxpayer’s teat until they have sore, chapped nipples.
Under my tutelage, you will grow from boys to men. From men into gladiators. And from gladiators into Swansons.
I believe luck is a concept invented by the weak to explain their failures.
Clear alcohols are for rich women on diets.
The three most useless jobs in the world in order are: lawyer, congressman, and doctor.
Never half-ass two things. Whole-ass one thing.
Any dog under 50 pounds is a cat, and cats are useless.