Michael Quote #180
Quote from Michael in Somewhere Else
Eleanor: You know the thing is, the problem really, with being a do-gooder?
Michael: What's that?
Eleanor: No one cares. I mean, some people care a little bit. The twerpy little twerps from the environmental place, they care, but I was a good person for six months. That's like five years, and it felt okay, but not as good as I thought it would. And what did I get for it?
Michael: Ah, see, now you're talking about moral desert.
Eleanor: Exactly. Wait, I am? What?
Michael: Moral desert is the concept that if you act with virtue, you deserve a reward.
Eleanor: Right. If I'm not gonna get rewarded somehow, like a tiara or one of those diagonal award belts...
Michael: Sash.
Eleanor: Sure. Then why should I do good things?
The Good Place Quotes
‘Somewhere Else’ Quotes
Quote from Eleanor
Eleanor: And in the end, Anthony Anderson and Jerry O'Connell start a successful shampoo company and you see the kangaroo jumping around Australia. That is the plot of the movie Kangaroo Jack. Why did I tell you that?
Michael: It's unclear.
Quote from Tahani
Eleanor: Wow, so you saw your parents in the test?
Tahani: Yes. And I immediately fell right back into my old pattern, desperately trying to impress them and earn their admiration. Then I heard this little voice in my head saying, "Tahani, don't do this."
Eleanor: The little voice in your head sounds like the old lady from Downton Abbey.
Tahani: Oh, yeah, sorry. Maggie Smith is my godmother. Anyway, I took a deep breath, told them I ate a Cheeto, and walked away.
Eleanor: Man. You have made so much progress. I'm proud of you, hot stuff.
Tahani: Whatever progress I have made, it's because you and I have become mates. That's British for "friends."
Eleanor: No, I know.
Quote from Eleanor
Eleanor: Hey, man. What's up? [Chidi kisses her] Hot diggity dog. Oh, no! Now the thing I said right after we kissed will always be "hot diggity dog." Whatever. It was an honest reaction. I stand by it.