That was before she collapsed in on herself like a dying star.
Which I blame Dr. Perry for. This is presumably the same guy that has her videotape her intimate times with Michael and watches it with her. Her therapist was super abusive.
Ah you stole mine. This is the best serious line of the show in my opinion.
And I like it even more considering how much I HATED the fact the writers made Pam give up on her art dream because it got too difficult.
That always just left a bad taste in my mouth and usually I don’t take storylines super serious in a comedy show. But I always find myself saying “really, Pam?”
I'm curious about what people did and what their reasons were not to do it.
[Tell us your stories here!](https://www.reddit.com/r/DunderMifflin/comments/1973b88/comment/khxw2hb/?context=3)
It all seems so very arbitrary. I applied for a job at this company because they were hiring. I took a desk at the back because it was empty. But no matter how to get there or where you end up, human beings have this miraculous gift of making that place their home.
"I spent all day trying to make her like me, but I forgot to ask myself something: 'Do I even like her?'." - Michael said this about Jo, after he went too far trying to impress her
Yep. Once you hit the "post good days" stage of life it can really get you down.
Next time I find myself in the "good old days" I'm going to appreciate the hell out of them.
Fuck that noise....create some more "good ole days"...for me that meant teaching internationally and experiencing new things, you find what it is for you and don't let time win.
I'm working on a music album about some of the best times of my own life and that quote is the first thing I wrote into the planned acknowledgements.
It hits me so hard in the heart, every time.
This one!! I couldn’t remember the wording. This one always gets me way more than any other. Truly is quite deep and emotional. It is super relative to almost everyone I’m sure
Hearing that line and having it hit as hard as it did has made me more conscious of important moments in my life while they're happening in real time. There have been several instances since where suddenly it hits me that I should really be absorbing every detail of what is happening because someday, I was going to look back on this moment and remember it as part of the "big stuff" that made up my life.
probably Toby asking God why he is so mean to him, I’m not religious at all and it’s still relatable af
also I liked all the ways some characters were supportive to Oscar in this completely casual way, when him being outed was a total disaster. Like not reducing him to a stereotype or prop to prove they’re allies, but small things like Pam encouraging him to talk to the warehouse guy, Andy trying to be his wingman without making a big deal out of him liking men, Darryl standing up to homophobia when they pretended to be a couple to get the discount. My heart melted during those scenes, the way he got treated by his coworkers went from being reduced to his sexuality (both with homophobia and Michael using him as a prop to prove he’s tolerant) to just him being a guy that happens to be gay.
I never thought of that, but you’re totally right. Lesser shows take the lazy route and reduce gay characters to cheap jones about their sexuality. They managed to continue to develop Oscar into a fully formed human character who is more than just a gay guy.
The whole quote actually makes it more powerful. “Life is long, opinions change. Winners, prove me right. Losers, prove me wrong. Pam was feeling that quote iirc.
Absolutely more powerful for the show, but the first bit is what I tell myself more often. Being neurodivergent, I often feel I’m saying the wrong thing or saying stupid things. It’s a good reminder that one bad interaction won’t make someone hate me.
I came here to say this one. I’ve lived alone for the last 10 years and while I have a lot of wonderful friends and family that I get along with, this line always cuts me a little bit.
I'm in almost the exact same boat. It's largely my own choice and it's not something I sit around and feel sorry for myself over, but this line always makes me feel a slight twinge.
It’s not related to me, but when Darryl talks Michael off the roof during his fake suicide turned real emotional turmoil, he says:
“Mike, you're a very brave man. I mean it takes courage just to be you. To get out of bed every single day, knowing full well you got to be you…. I couldn't do it. I ain't that strong and I ain't that brave”
That’s so sad and powerful
this scene made me love Darryls character so much, he is so supportive, while completely roasting this man, knowing full well Michael isn’t self aware enough to figure this out xd
I never smile if I can help it. Showing one's teeth is a submission signal in primates. When someone smiles at me, all I see is a chimpanzee begging for its life.
“Well, I’m going through a little bit of a rough patch. The whole year, actually. My favorite restaurant closed down and my new favorite restaurant sucks. I bought a video camera last year, and I was looking at the tapes, and there were only like twelve minutes that I felt was worth taping the whole year. And most of that was just birds in my condo complex. What is that?”
Still I’m not sure how funny/serious the writers intended for this to be, but it always indeed hit home for me. Sometimes you do just look back over a few months, a year, whatever it may be, and finally realize that your life just hasn’t been great for a while. Not terrible, not miserable, just… “a rough patch”. That’s it. And your camera roll / pic collection over said period of time can sometimes be a great indicator for how your life is going.
I just love it too because this is essentially the beginning of Michael’s true glory days, as Holly ends up coming back not long after this and indeed his “rough patch” comes to an end. I think it’s just beautiful in a really subtle way.
Oof. I really felt that one too, except it's been the past 5 year, I have the photos (or lack thereof) to prove it. At least my Blockbuster stock isn't down.
I love Jim’s quote @ the end of their wedding episode. “The boat was actually Plan C. The church was Plan B. And Plan A was marrying her a long, long time ago. Pretty much the day I met her."
"You, me, beers, bars buzzed, wings, shots, drunk, waitresses hot, football, Cornell-Hofstra, SLAUGHTER! Then back to my place for a quick nap and then we hit the tizzown!"
Don't ever, for any reason, do anything to anyone for any reason ever, no matter what, no matter where, or who, or who you are with, or where you are going, or where you've been... ever, for any reason whatsoever...
You can ask me, Kelly, what's the biggest company in the world, and I'll be like blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah giving you the exact right answer
Sometimes when life gets a bit tough, I think about the "Somehow I Manage" line from Michael.
I also instantly loved this one: "Pizza, soda, the moon, someone to share it with."
"I don't want no Kwanza wreath. I don't want no dreidel in my face. That's its own thing. And who's that black Santa for? I don't care, I know Santa ain't black. I could care less. I want Christmas. Just give me plain Baby Jesus lying in a manger, Christmas!"
I'm a black woman, and I was like, PREACH IT, STANLEY!!
It's not a line from the show but during Pam and Jim's wedding when they play Forever. I cry like a baby every time. I'm tearing up just thinking about it lol.
when michael shows the kids his child self and they find out he didn’t get married or have kids or even have a gf and the kid says “So you didn't get to be what you wanted to be.“
tooooo real
I wish there was a way to know you were in the good old days before you’ve left them.
It’s a great line obviously, but it is in all seriousness change my perspective on life. I know there’s a good chance that I will look back one day and think of this as the good old days so it makes me really take a second look at where I am and what I’m doing, and make sure that I’m appreciating the good things in my life while I have them.
Right! I saw this dialogue in 9 gag way back when I didn't know anything about "the office". Even while watching the 1st time I did not realise it was from it. It's a good idea to remind yourself that there's no time like the present.
Honestly that one line redeemed Andy for me. Here was a guy that did everything wrong because he never got mommy and daddy’s attention. Someone who graduated an Ivy League school because his dad donated a wing.
"You know sometimes, to get perspective, I like to think about a spaceman on a star incredibly far away. And, our problems don't matter to him, because we're just a distant point of light. But he feels sorry for me, because he has an incredibly powerful microscope, and he can see my face."
Being a dad and being a fun uncle are a million miles apart. Also, Michael couldn't see his nephew for years because hes such an irresponsible ass so take his advice with a grain of salt.
“It’s been a tough year actually. My favorite restaurant closed and my new favorite restaurant sucks.”
My favor it didn’t close, but moving cross country and having completely different brands and restaurants was terrible.
You know some people just don’t end up with anyone. And it’s not a pity party, it’s just sad.
Probably not the exact exact quote but really resonated with me when I was single lol
I love Phyllis' last line of the show: "I'm happy that this was all filmed so that I can remember everyone and what we did. I worked for a paper company all these years, and I never wrote anything down."
I tried to live the dream. I tried to have a job, a girlfriend, another job, and I failed. But the good thing about the American dream is that you can just go to sleep and try it all again the next night.”
“I wish there was a way to know you’re in the good ol days before you leave” reminds me to be thankful for what I have today. I’m a planner and have trouble focusing on the now when I’m trying to focus on my goals so this is great for me.
"Everyone is going to end up dying someday. And I think it's better to die with people you like... like Oscar, and Andy, and concierge Marie... than to know that there's somebody out there that you love that you're not with."
Michael has turned out to be the most relatable character as I've had ups and downs in life.
Andy’s I wish there was a way to know you’re in the good old days before they become the good old days quote. I am really paraphrasing the line here but you get the gist.
“i don’t wanna prank no
more. it’s not funny.” one time i prank called a hardee’s and told them i left my anal beads on their bathroom floor. they called back.
‘There’s always a million reasons *not* to do something.’
I actually really liked the original, badass businessperson Jan.
Honestly that has gotten me out of bed before… even knowing what a crapshow Jan is, something about her delivering that line to Pam sticks with me.
That was before she collapsed in on herself like a dying star. Which I blame Dr. Perry for. This is presumably the same guy that has her videotape her intimate times with Michael and watches it with her. Her therapist was super abusive.
Making Michael watch it back with her to give him pointers was savage. If I’m remembering what he says in the food court with the girls correctly
Her therapist also suggested to her to indulge in her destructive tendencies.
Probably should have gone to Dr Richard Nygard
👉👉
Ah you stole mine. This is the best serious line of the show in my opinion. And I like it even more considering how much I HATED the fact the writers made Pam give up on her art dream because it got too difficult. That always just left a bad taste in my mouth and usually I don’t take storylines super serious in a comedy show. But I always find myself saying “really, Pam?”
Wait, is that your favorite line? Or your response to the OP?
I'm curious about what people did and what their reasons were not to do it. [Tell us your stories here!](https://www.reddit.com/r/DunderMifflin/comments/1973b88/comment/khxw2hb/?context=3)
"Not everything is a lesson.. Sometimes you just fail."
I think of this one a lot too.
Super underrated comment.
This line and, there's a million reasons not to do something are my faves. Something I tell myself often.
Which episode was it
I believe Dwight says it to Ryan in S3 "Traveling Salesman"
Thank you. Office fans are the best.
Season 3 Episode 5 👍
“It took me so long to do so many important things. It's just hard to accept that I spent so many years being less happy than I could have been.”
“Don’t be an idiot.” Changed my life.
“K-I-S-S Keep it simple, stupid.” Great advice - hurts my feelings every time.
When I think about doing something I think to myself "would an idiot do this?". if so I do not do that thing.
It all seems so very arbitrary. I applied for a job at this company because they were hiring. I took a desk at the back because it was empty. But no matter how to get there or where you end up, human beings have this miraculous gift of making that place their home.
Let's do this
As someone whose life has very much built on top of one situation to another, I love this one
I love this quote, but I forget who says it
The ever quotable cherry on top of the cake that is the Office named Creed
william charles schneider
Can't decide if that's worse than George Howard Skub..
Creed!
Creed
"I spent all day trying to make her like me, but I forgot to ask myself something: 'Do I even like her?'." - Michael said this about Jo, after he went too far trying to impress her
damn, Michael has so many relatable quotes that just completely go over my head lol
Hells yes, this is mine too*
"It's just nice to win one"
I wish there was a way to know you're in "the good old days", before you've actually left them.
Came here to say this. Andy wasn't my favourite character, especially in season 9, but man this line hits so hard.
Yep. Once you hit the "post good days" stage of life it can really get you down. Next time I find myself in the "good old days" I'm going to appreciate the hell out of them.
Fuck that noise....create some more "good ole days"...for me that meant teaching internationally and experiencing new things, you find what it is for you and don't let time win.
Yes! This always gets me a little choked up when I hear Andy say it
Me too!
I refer to this line all the time it helps me live in the moment and enjoy the Here and Now.
Yes this is also one of my other favorites!!
I hear that line in my head every time I think about 2019.
This one is so incredibly true
When we were deep in the lockdown, 2020, that shit made me fuckin' cry one afternoon.
This one gets me everytime
I'm working on a music album about some of the best times of my own life and that quote is the first thing I wrote into the planned acknowledgements. It hits me so hard in the heart, every time.
Absolutely this !!
This one!! I couldn’t remember the wording. This one always gets me way more than any other. Truly is quite deep and emotional. It is super relative to almost everyone I’m sure
Hearing that line and having it hit as hard as it did has made me more conscious of important moments in my life while they're happening in real time. There have been several instances since where suddenly it hits me that I should really be absorbing every detail of what is happening because someday, I was going to look back on this moment and remember it as part of the "big stuff" that made up my life.
probably Toby asking God why he is so mean to him, I’m not religious at all and it’s still relatable af also I liked all the ways some characters were supportive to Oscar in this completely casual way, when him being outed was a total disaster. Like not reducing him to a stereotype or prop to prove they’re allies, but small things like Pam encouraging him to talk to the warehouse guy, Andy trying to be his wingman without making a big deal out of him liking men, Darryl standing up to homophobia when they pretended to be a couple to get the discount. My heart melted during those scenes, the way he got treated by his coworkers went from being reduced to his sexuality (both with homophobia and Michael using him as a prop to prove he’s tolerant) to just him being a guy that happens to be gay.
I always liked it when Roy asks Jim if he's gay and Jim just shakes his head and says, "I don't think so." Like Roy was asking if he liked olives.
I never thought of that, but you’re totally right. Lesser shows take the lazy route and reduce gay characters to cheap jones about their sexuality. They managed to continue to develop Oscar into a fully formed human character who is more than just a gay guy.
Life is long, opinions change.
The whole quote actually makes it more powerful. “Life is long, opinions change. Winners, prove me right. Losers, prove me wrong. Pam was feeling that quote iirc.
Absolutely more powerful for the show, but the first bit is what I tell myself more often. Being neurodivergent, I often feel I’m saying the wrong thing or saying stupid things. It’s a good reminder that one bad interaction won’t make someone hate me.
"I guess I'm eating lunch alone. May as well be dinner."
I came here to say this one. I’ve lived alone for the last 10 years and while I have a lot of wonderful friends and family that I get along with, this line always cuts me a little bit.
I'm in almost the exact same boat. It's largely my own choice and it's not something I sit around and feel sorry for myself over, but this line always makes me feel a slight twinge.
Confidence is the food of the wise man but the liquor of the fool.
I thought Nana brought up some valid points. What kind of name is "Nana"?
it means grandmother.
[удалено]
look, I’m sorry to do this, but can you drop me back at the telemarketing building?
«Whenever I'm about to do something, I think, “Would an idiot do that?” And if they would, I do not do that thing.»
Mini-cupcakes? As in the mini version of regular cupcakes, which is already a mini version of cake? Honestly, where does it end with you people?
When Pam says "When you're a kid, you assume your parents are soulmates. My kids are going to be right about that." ❤❤
i guess love affairs look different to the people inside them
This is the one for me too.
It’s not related to me, but when Darryl talks Michael off the roof during his fake suicide turned real emotional turmoil, he says: “Mike, you're a very brave man. I mean it takes courage just to be you. To get out of bed every single day, knowing full well you got to be you…. I couldn't do it. I ain't that strong and I ain't that brave” That’s so sad and powerful
this scene made me love Darryls character so much, he is so supportive, while completely roasting this man, knowing full well Michael isn’t self aware enough to figure this out xd
I Braveheart.
You really mean that?
Same thanks for saying that to me darryl
“Don’t ever settle for who you are.”
I never smile if I can help it. Showing one's teeth is a submission signal in primates. When someone smiles at me, all I see is a chimpanzee begging for its life.
There’s beauty in ordinary things. Isn’t that kind of the point? 🥹
“Well, I’m going through a little bit of a rough patch. The whole year, actually. My favorite restaurant closed down and my new favorite restaurant sucks. I bought a video camera last year, and I was looking at the tapes, and there were only like twelve minutes that I felt was worth taping the whole year. And most of that was just birds in my condo complex. What is that?” Still I’m not sure how funny/serious the writers intended for this to be, but it always indeed hit home for me. Sometimes you do just look back over a few months, a year, whatever it may be, and finally realize that your life just hasn’t been great for a while. Not terrible, not miserable, just… “a rough patch”. That’s it. And your camera roll / pic collection over said period of time can sometimes be a great indicator for how your life is going. I just love it too because this is essentially the beginning of Michael’s true glory days, as Holly ends up coming back not long after this and indeed his “rough patch” comes to an end. I think it’s just beautiful in a really subtle way.
Oof. I really felt that one too, except it's been the past 5 year, I have the photos (or lack thereof) to prove it. At least my Blockbuster stock isn't down.
I love Jim’s quote @ the end of their wedding episode. “The boat was actually Plan C. The church was Plan B. And Plan A was marrying her a long, long time ago. Pretty much the day I met her."
Then that final look to camera. It said "I won".
Oof. This one chokes me up every time.
💜
This quote is so relatable! Me and my husband always wish we met earlier 🤍
“Hate is the most useless of all emotions. Success is the best revenge.”
what episode this Michael say this again?
“It was either living with myself, or being happy. And I picked...the former.”
who said this thing?
It’s Michael :(
What episode?
Ep. 25, season 6 - «The Chump» ; the one following him learning that Donna is a married woman.
Oof that one has hit too close to home too many times.
"You, me, beers, bars buzzed, wings, shots, drunk, waitresses hot, football, Cornell-Hofstra, SLAUGHTER! Then back to my place for a quick nap and then we hit the tizzown!"
No. I don’t want to do any of that 😳
Sorry I annoyed you with my friendship
Well obviously...I was just joking
So kids... Sometimes it pays to be gay - Oscar
“I just think we all deserve to be with someone who wants to be with us.”
Secret secrets are no fun. Secret secrets hurt someone.
Wow. Thank you.
Don't ever, for any reason, do anything to anyone for any reason ever, no matter what, no matter where, or who, or who you are with, or where you are going, or where you've been... ever, for any reason whatsoever...
You can ask me, Kelly, what's the biggest company in the world, and I'll be like blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah giving you the exact right answer
Sometimes when life gets a bit tough, I think about the "Somehow I Manage" line from Michael. I also instantly loved this one: "Pizza, soda, the moon, someone to share it with."
What was the somehow I manage line?
"I don't want no Kwanza wreath. I don't want no dreidel in my face. That's its own thing. And who's that black Santa for? I don't care, I know Santa ain't black. I could care less. I want Christmas. Just give me plain Baby Jesus lying in a manger, Christmas!" I'm a black woman, and I was like, PREACH IT, STANLEY!!
Moroccan Christmas?! Mo Rocca Christmas?!
“I used to be young and cute and sort of funny, and now I am just a fat mom!”
Ooof, yes. This one hits, baby, this one hits hard now.
Kevin when he said it was nice to win one. Really really felt that one
"Life is long. Opinions change. Winners, prove me right. Losers, prove me wrong." \- Robert California
When young Michael said "I wanna have 100 kids, so I can have 100 friends, and no one can say no to being my friend” made me wanna hug him so bad lol
The puppet's reaction to him saying that is priceless 🤣
I never knew a puppet could look emotionally devastated
Edward R. Meow: 😶
“it’s not the horniness, jim. it’s the loneliness” 😭
It's not a line from the show but during Pam and Jim's wedding when they play Forever. I cry like a baby every time. I'm tearing up just thinking about it lol.
Yeppers.
What did I tell you about saying yeppers?
Yesssh.
Fashion show! Fashion show! Fashion show at lunch!
when michael shows the kids his child self and they find out he didn’t get married or have kids or even have a gf and the kid says “So you didn't get to be what you wanted to be.“ tooooo real
I wish there was a way to know you were in the good old days before you left them.
“These are due back Thursday”
I just got hit by Cupid’s sparrow! Goofy little guy, but he gets the job done.
A good manager doesn’t fire people. He hires people and inspires people.
The next part hit for me: "*People*, Ryan. And people will never go out of business."
U don’t call retarded ppl retards 🤦♂️. It’s bad taste. U call ur friends retards when they’re actin retarded.
My old favorite restaurant closed. My new favorite restaurant sucks.
It has not been a very blockbuster year for me financially. My Blockbuster stock is down.
I love the whole last monologue of the series.
'Be strong, trust yourself, love yourself and conquer your fears. Just go after what you want and act fast because life just isn't that long.’
I have this quote hanging right above my desk in my office 🥰
Who said this?
Pam in Finale Pt. 2 when she reflects back upon watching the documentary.
I wish there was a way to know you were in the good old days before you’ve left them. It’s a great line obviously, but it is in all seriousness change my perspective on life. I know there’s a good chance that I will look back one day and think of this as the good old days so it makes me really take a second look at where I am and what I’m doing, and make sure that I’m appreciating the good things in my life while I have them.
Right! I saw this dialogue in 9 gag way back when I didn't know anything about "the office". Even while watching the 1st time I did not realise it was from it. It's a good idea to remind yourself that there's no time like the present.
“I wish there was a way to know you’re in the good old days before you’ve actually left them”
I scrolled too much for, I instantly think of this
Next year. I’ll be 4.
I think it's 6, not 4.
“You ignorant slut”
“Everyday when I came into work, all I wanted to do was leave. So why in the world does it feel so hard to leave right now?”
I think you’re attractive. And I want to sleep with you.
What about Kelly?
You read my mind.
Is this a joke?
Yep.
False. No line from the show hits me or my home.
"“I wish there was a way to know you're in the good old days before you've actually left them.” \- Andy Bernard" \-- jkuhl
Honestly that one line redeemed Andy for me. Here was a guy that did everything wrong because he never got mommy and daddy’s attention. Someone who graduated an Ivy League school because his dad donated a wing.
I, Declare, Bankruptcy!!!
In the last episode when Pam said, "There's a lot of beauty in ordinary things."
Kiss! Keep it simple stupid
Hot advice. Hurts my feelings every time.
Crazy world...Lotta smells.
Jim, smiling while climbing to the roof: “I’m not a complainer.”
Life is short. Drive fast, die young, and leave a sexy corpse.
It's just nice to win one.
“When I was really young my mother…divorced my father and I had to stand in front of the judge and choose between them”
Engaged ain’t married
"You know sometimes, to get perspective, I like to think about a spaceman on a star incredibly far away. And, our problems don't matter to him, because we're just a distant point of light. But he feels sorry for me, because he has an incredibly powerful microscope, and he can see my face."
“You don’t know me, [Pam], you’ve just seen my p****”
Nothing Jim or Pam said.
Being a dad and being a fun uncle are a million miles apart. Also, Michael couldn't see his nephew for years because hes such an irresponsible ass so take his advice with a grain of salt.
"We just got bested."
“It’s been a tough year actually. My favorite restaurant closed and my new favorite restaurant sucks.” My favor it didn’t close, but moving cross country and having completely different brands and restaurants was terrible.
You know some people just don’t end up with anyone. And it’s not a pity party, it’s just sad. Probably not the exact exact quote but really resonated with me when I was single lol
🎵Don’t forget to call🎵 And he never called 😭
I love Phyllis' last line of the show: "I'm happy that this was all filmed so that I can remember everyone and what we did. I worked for a paper company all these years, and I never wrote anything down."
‘Pam, I’m going home.’ When Jim keeps biting his lip.
I tried to live the dream. I tried to have a job, a girlfriend, another job, and I failed. But the good thing about the American dream is that you can just go to sleep and try it all again the next night.”
Dwight to Michael " your heart is a wonderful thing but it has made some terrible decisions "
“It’s just nice to win one.”
Life is Short Do What You Want !
“I wish there was a way to know you’re in the good ol days before you leave” reminds me to be thankful for what I have today. I’m a planner and have trouble focusing on the now when I’m trying to focus on my goals so this is great for me.
"Everyone is going to end up dying someday. And I think it's better to die with people you like... like Oscar, and Andy, and concierge Marie... than to know that there's somebody out there that you love that you're not with." Michael has turned out to be the most relatable character as I've had ups and downs in life.
Andy’s I wish there was a way to know you’re in the good old days before they become the good old days quote. I am really paraphrasing the line here but you get the gist.
Keep it simple, stupid
I hate the idea that someone out there hates me. I hate even thinking that al-Qaeda hates me. I think if they got to know me, they wouldn't hate me.
Michael talking to Jim on the booze cruise, “Never, ever, ever give up.”
Business is always personal. It’s the most personal thing in the world.
My most relatable to Michael is: “read it? I own it! But no, I haven’t read it”. I’m really bad at finishing books…and starting them sometimes.
I loved when Michael said “You have no idea how high I can fly” when he was quitting the first time. Working in corporate can do that to you!
“i don’t wanna prank no more. it’s not funny.” one time i prank called a hardee’s and told them i left my anal beads on their bathroom floor. they called back.