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Avoiding responsibility1 quote
I am running away from my responsibilities. And it feels good. — Michael Scott · 2007Character flaws1 quote
I have flaws. What are they? Oh, I don’t know. I sing in the shower. Sometimes I spend too much time volunteering. Occasionally I’ll hit somebody with my car. So sue me. — Michael Scott · 2007Cluelessness1 quote
And I knew exactly what to do. But in a much more real sense, I had no idea what to do. — Michael Scott · 2009High school1 quote
You know Marcel Proust? Yeah. French writer. Total loser. Never had a real job. Unrequited love affairs. Gay. Spent 20 years writing a book almost no one reads. But he's also probably the greatest writer since Shakespeare. Anyway, he uh...he gets down to the end of his life, and he looks back and decides that all those years he suffered, those were the best years of his life, 'cause they made him who he was. All those years he was happy? You know, total waste. Didn't learn a thing. So, if you sleep until you're 18, ah, think of the suffering you're gonna miss. I mean high school? High school, those are your prime suffering years. You don't get better suffering than that. — Frank (Little Miss Sunshine) · 2006Imperfection1 quote
I have flaws. What are they? Oh, I don’t know. I sing in the shower. Sometimes I spend too much time volunteering. Occasionally I’ll hit somebody with my car. So sue me. — Michael Scott · 2007Knowing what to do1 quote
And I knew exactly what to do. But in a much more real sense, I had no idea what to do. — Michael Scott · 2009Leadership1 quote
Would I rather be feared or loved? Um, easy. Both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me. — Michael Scott · 2005Learning from suffering1 quote
You know Marcel Proust? Yeah. French writer. Total loser. Never had a real job. Unrequited love affairs. Gay. Spent 20 years writing a book almost no one reads. But he's also probably the greatest writer since Shakespeare. Anyway, he uh...he gets down to the end of his life, and he looks back and decides that all those years he suffered, those were the best years of his life, 'cause they made him who he was. All those years he was happy? You know, total waste. Didn't learn a thing. So, if you sleep until you're 18, ah, think of the suffering you're gonna miss. I mean high school? High school, those are your prime suffering years. You don't get better suffering than that. — Frank (Little Miss Sunshine) · 2006Love and fear1 quote
Would I rather be feared or loved? Um, easy. Both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me. — Michael Scott · 2005Superstition1 quote
I’m not superstitious, but I am a little stitious. — Michael Scott · 2007Talking too much1 quote
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 · 2009Think before speaking1 quote
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 · 2009Virginity1 quote
I'm a virgin. I always have been. — Andy · 2005