The 15 Best Michael Scott Quotes

Hilarious moments and more from the sitcom, The Office. The show started all the way back in 2005. It even has its own theme song... it's not the greatest theme song though. It's known to be the awkwardly more successful US version of the 'Ricky Gervais-led British original'. A show that has a quirky documentary style that follows the staff ofDunder-Mifflin who seem to, for the most part, have a problem office romances.

Michael Gary Scott

Sometimes I think he is an awful racist and then other times I realize he is just an absolute idiot with no real concept of social norms. He doesn't have common sense and he doesn't understand boundaries. I have to admit, if he was my boss I would be really unhappy... luckily he is just a fictional character on a popular TV show. So I find him quite entertaining.

1. “It’s not like booze ever killed anyone.” —Michael Scott

The thing that concerns me the most is that this is their boss saying this. Shouldn't he like... take some responsibility for their safety or something?

2. “I’m an early bird and I’m a night owl. So I’m wise and ... I have worms”.—Michael Scott

This is an actual screenshot of him after he said that... creepy. Season Two, Episode Three "Office Olympics."

3. "The early worm gets the ...worm".—Michael Scott

He has a lot of trouble with the phrase: "The Early Bird Gets The Worm."

4. “I love inside jokes. I hope to be a part of one someday.”—Michael Scott

See, this is one of those moments you actually feel kinda sorry for the guy.

5. "Would I rather be feared or loved? Easy. Both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me."—Michael Scott

The scary thing is that is a very accurate fear from his staff.

6. "Webster's Dictionary defines wedding as: The fusing of two metals with a hot torch." —Michael Scott

Did you see the deleted scenes from this wedding? Cringe worthy! The newly weds are in the middle of cutting the cake when they start throwing small pieces of cake at each other... and then Michael tries to join the cake fight! Note to self: don't put your boss in your wedding no matter how many weeks off you can get for your honey moon.

7. "I feel like all my kids grew up, and then they married each other. It's every parents' dream." —Michael Scott

(At Pam and Jim's Wedding)

8. “No, I’m not going to tell them about the downsizing. If a patient has cancer, you don’t tell them.” —Michael Scott

There are a lot of things wrong with this... however, the only one I want to point out is that he does tell them about the downsizing... when he was specifically asked not to.

9. "Learn how to take off a woman's bra: You just twist your hand until something breaks." —Michael Scott

When he made a video to teach his future son the important things in life.

10. “Sometimes I’ll start a sentence, and I don’t even know where it’s going. I just hope I find it along the way.”—Michael Scott

Okay... I actually do that sometimes too.

11. “Make friends first, make sales second, make love third. In no particular order.”— Michael Scott

I just... I just don't know what to say about this one. I'm sorry, but I just can't. There are a lot of things I want to do in life, I can't waste it trying to decipher what was the original intention of these two sentences.

12. "I’m not superstitious, but I am a little 'stitious."—Michael Scott

I guess you say that I'm not a super model but like... I've been 'a' model once.

13. "This is like HBO. No Limits."—Michael Scott

What concerns me is that he is saying this in reference to 'take your daughter to work day'. Without the context of the sentence he says before... it sounds REALLY bad. However, what he actually means is that he doesn't like not having to swear for the whole day.

Season 2: Episode 18

14. "When the son of the deposed king of Nigeria emails you directly, asking for help, you help! His father ran the freaking country! Okay?"—Michael Scott

But... didn't he notice all the spelling mistakes? I mean, if he fell for it once... maybe... but he fell for the same scam twice!

15. "I am running away from my responsibilities. And it feels good."—Michael Scott

This one is relatable. Everyone secretly wishes they could do this.

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Everyone loves The Office. It has a 9/10 from TV.com, 8.8/10 from IMBD, 96 percent of Google users ‘like it’ and it has an 89 percent ratting from Rotten Tomatoes (both critics and fans). If that isn’t enough to impress you, it’s the most watched TV show on Netflix (at least, according to Business Insider). If you haven’t been watching The Office recently, now is the time for another binge! Netflix is rumoured to loose contract rights sometime next year. So watch it all again now before it’s too late.

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