Originally adapted from the UK version created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, the mockumentary sitcom followed the uneventful travails and mundane lives of office employees in Scranton, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s hard to believe that the show \u2013 written by and starring Steve Carrell, Mindy Kaling, John Kasinski, Rainn Wilson and BJ Novak \u2013 is now 17 years old, but we think that\u2019s as good a reason as any to dig out some of our favourite quotes from the series. And there are plenty.<\/p>\n
As we miss the eccentric and colourful characters that brightened up a dingy and dull office including Dwight Schrute (Wilson), Jim Halpert (Kasinski), Pam Beesley (Jenna Fischer), and of course, Steve Carrell\u2019s Michael Scott, regional branch manager of Dunder Mifflin Paper Company, we look back and celebrate the funniest one-liners of the Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning show.<\/p>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>From Michael Scott\u2019s words of wisdom:\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019m an early bird and I\u2019m a night owl so I\u2019m wise and I have worms\u201d to erm, yet more of Michael Scott\u2019s wise words: \u201cI\u2019m not superstitious, but I am a little stitious\u201d \u2013 we\u2019ve selected some of the show\u2019s most cherished and insightful quotes.<\/p>\n
Read on for more funny and weird and wonderful one-liners below.<\/p>\n
The Office US: best quotes<\/strong><\/h2>\n- \u201cI live by one rule: No office romances, no way. Very messy, inappropriate\u2026no. But, I live by another rule: Just do it\u2026Nike.\u201d (Michael Scott)<\/li>\n
- \u201cIf I had a gun with two bullets and I was in a room with Hitler, Bin Laden and Toby, I would shoot Toby twice.\u201d \u2013 Michael Scott<\/li>\n
- \u201cClose your mouth, sweetie. You look like a trout.\u201d\u00a0 \u2013 Phyllis Lapin-Vance<\/li>\n
- \u201cUltimatums are key. Basically nobody does anything for me unless I threaten to kill myself.\u201d \u2013 Kelly Kapoor<\/li>\n
- \u201cI\u2019ve been involved in a number of cults, both a leader and a follower. You have more fun as a follower, but you make more money as a leader.\u201d \u2013 Creed Bratton<\/li>\n
- \u201cThe eyes are the groin of the face.\u201d \u2013 Dwight Schrute<\/li>\n
- \u201cNobody steals from Creed Bratton and gets away with it. The last person to do this disappeared. His name? Creed Bratton.\u201d \u2013 Creed Bratton<\/li>\n
- \u201cI talk a lot, so I\u2019ve learned to tune myself out.\u201d \u2013 Kelly Kapoor<\/li>\n
- \u201cI\u2019m not usually the butt of the joke. I\u2019m usually the face of the joke.\u201d \u2013 Michael Scott<\/li>\n
- \u201cI saw Inception. Or at least I dreamt I did\u2026\u201d \u2013 Michael Scott<\/li>\n
- \u201cI\u2019m glad Michael\u2019s getting help. He has a lot of issues, and he\u2019s stupid.\u201d \u2013 Phyllis Lapin-Vance<\/li>\n
- \u201cYou all took a life here today. You did. The life of the party.\u201d \u2013 Michael Scott<\/li>\n
- \u201cPeople underestimate the power of nostalgia. Nostalgia is truly one of the greatest human weaknesses, second only to the neck.\u201d \u2013 Dwight Schrute<\/li>\n
- \u201cWhether you\u2019re scared of dying, or dying alone, or dying drunk in a ditch, don\u2019t be. It\u2019s going to be OK.\u201d \u2013 Michael Scott<\/li>\n
- \u201cThis is a dream that I\u2019ve had\u2026since lunch\u2026and I\u2019m not giving it up now.\u201d \u2013 Michael Scott<\/li>\n
- \u201cI feel like all my kids grew up, and then they married each other. It\u2019s every parent\u2019s dream.\u201d \u2013 Michael Scott<\/li>\n
- \u201cI am fast. To give you a reference point. I\u2019m somewhere between a snake and a mongoose. And a panther.\u201d\u00a0 \u2013 Dwight Schrute<\/li>\n
- \u201cLast, and possibly least, you didn\u2019t think we\u2019d forget, \u2018That\u2019s what she said!’\u201d \u2013 Michael Scott (x10000)<\/li>\n
- \u201cWhenever I\u2019m about to do something, I think, \u2018Would an idiot do that?\u2019 And if they would, I do not do that thing.\u201d \u2013 Dwight Schrute<\/li>\n
- \u201cTell ya one thing, I\u2019m not gonna be a good mom tonight.\u201d \u2013 Meredith<\/li>\n
- \u201cThere\u2019s something about an underdog that really inspires the unexceptional.\u201d Robert California<\/li>\n
- \u201cI work hard all day. I like knowing that there\u2019s going to be a break. Most days I just sit and wait for the break.\u201d \u2013 Kevin Malone<\/li>\n
- \u201cMy heart belongs to music. But my ass belongs to these people.\u201d \u2013 Andy Bernard<\/li>\n<\/ul>
The Office US is available to stream on Netflix. If you\u2019re looking for more to watch, check out our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nThe latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31.\u00a0<\/strong>For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the<\/strong>\u00a0Radio Times View From My Sofa podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n
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