Michael Scott – Inspiring Quotes from the World’s Best Boss
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
I’m not superstitious, but I am a little stitious. – Michael Scott
Would I rather be feared or loved? Easy. Both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me. – Michael Scott
Do I need to be liked? Absolutely not. I like to be liked. I enjoy being liked. I have to be liked. But it’s not like this compulsive need like my need to be praised. – Michael Scott
Sometimes you have to take a break from being the kind of boss that’s always trying to teach people things. Sometimes you just have to be the boss of dancing. – Michael Scott
You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. – Wayne Gretzky – Michael Scott
I’m not afraid of making mistakes. I’m afraid of not learning from them. – Michael Scott
Hate to see you leave, but love to watch you go. ‘Cause of your butt. – Michael Scott
I had to go. I had to be me. Sometimes life breaks your heart, but it doesn’t have to ruin your life. – Michael Scott
You have no idea how high I can fly. – Michael Scott
The worst thing about prison was the Dementors. They were flying all over the place and they were scary and then they’d come down and they’d suck the soul out of your body! And it hurt! – Michael Scott
I’m ready to be hurt again. – Michael Scott
I love inside jokes. I’d love to be a part of one someday. – Michael Scott
Sometimes you have to just be the boss of dancing. – Michael Scott
If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough. – Michael Scott
Well, well, well, how the turntables… – Michael Scott
I’m not a millionaire. I thought I would be by the time I was 30, but I wasn’t even close. – Michael Scott
I feel God in this Chili’s tonight. – Michael Scott
You know what they say? Fools and their money are lucky enough to get together in the first place. – Michael Scott
It’s not about being better than someone else. It’s about being better than you were yesterday. – Michael Scott
You have to play to win, but you also have to win to play. – Michael Scott
I’m not graceful in defeat. I’m more of a sore loser. – Michael Scott
I’m not a hero. I’m a high-functioning non-hero. – Michael Scott
Sometimes you just have to scream. And when you do, make sure it’s really loud. – Michael Scott
I wake up every morning in a bed that’s too small, drive my daughter to a school that’s too expensive, and then I go to work to a job for which I get paid too little. But on Pretzel Day? Well, I like Pretzel Day… – Michael Scott
I’m not superstitious, but I am a little stitious. – Michael Scott
You don’t always have to be the smartest person in the room. You have to be the most passionate. – Michael Scott
Would I rather be feared or loved? I’m pretty sure I’d be loved. But I want people to be afraid of how much they love me. – Michael Scott
I am Beyoncé, always. – Michael Scott
An office is a place where dreams come true. – Michael Scott
I should have burned this place down when I had the chance. – Michael Scott
It takes a big man to admit his mistakes, and I am that big man. – Michael Scott
Win or lose, you should always try your best. – Michael Scott
Why join the Navy if you can be a pirate? – Michael Scott
If I had a gun with two bullets and I was in a room with Hitler, Bin Laden, and Toby, I would shoot Toby twice. – Michael Scott
I have flaws. What are they? 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
Sometimes it’s okay to be a little bit selfish. Sometimes you have to put yourself first. – Michael Scott
Never, ever, ever give up. – Michael Scott
A great man once said, ‘I will not take no for an answer.’ And you know what he got? He got a yes. – Michael Scott
Quit while you’re ahead. That’s the secret of the game. – Michael Scott
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts. – Michael Scott
Treat others as you want to be treated. – Michael Scott
Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great. – Michael Scott
Your time is limited. Don’t waste it living someone else’s life. – Michael Scott
The only way to do great work is to love what you do. – Michael Scott
Believe you can and you’re halfway there. – Michael Scott
The best revenge is massive success. – Michael Scott
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. – Michael Scott
Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going. – Michael Scott
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. – Michael Scott