Michael Scott Quote #33

Quote from Michael Scott in Diversity Day

Michael Scott: "I pledge to always keep an open mind and an open heart." [rips paper up] I do believe in that part of the pledge that I just read. But a pledge, come on. Who are we, the Girl Scouts? No. Look the guy, Mr.
Brown he got us halfway there. He got us talking. Well, no. I got us talking. He got us nothing. He insulted us and he abandoned us. You call that diversity training? I don't. Were there any connections between any of us? Did anyone look each other in the eye? Was there any emotion going on? Where? No. Where was the heart? I didn't see any heart. Where was my Oprah moment? OK, get as much done as you can before lunch because, afterward, I'm going to have you all in tears.

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 ‘Diversity Day’ Quotes

Quote from Michael Scott

Michael Scott: Okay, well, since I am leading this, let's get down to business and why don't I just kind of introduce myself, okay? Um. I am Michael and I am part English, Irish, German and [accent] Scottish. Sort of a virtual United Nations. But what some of you might not know is that I am also part Native American Indian.
Oscar: What part Native American?
Michael Scott: Two fifteenths.
Oscar: That fraction doesn't make any sense.
Michael Scott: Well, you know what, it's kind of hard for me to talk about. The suffering.

Quote from Dwight K. Schrute

Jim: Do you really have to do that right now?
Dwight K. Schrute: Yes, I do. I should have done this weeks ago, actually.
Jim: Mr. Decker, I'm sorry about that. What were you... Can you hold on one second? Yeah, just one second. Thanks.
[Jim turns off the power for Dwight's shredder]
Jim: Hello? Oh, that's it. Perfect. So what I was saying...
[Dwight pushes the switch hook on Jim's telephone]
Jim: Hello? [dial tone] Thanks, Dwight.
Dwight K. Schrute: Retaliation. Tit for tit.
Jim: That is not the expression.
Dwight K. Schrute: Well, it should be. [shredder starts whirring again]

Quote from Dwight K. Schrute

Mr. Brown: Now, at the start of the session, I had you write down an incident that you found offensive in the workplace. I'm going to choose one and we'll act it out.
Dwight K. Schrute: A few of the ground rules? Just real quick.
Michael Scott: Hey, hey why don't you run it by me and I'll run it by him?
Dwight K. Schrute: Okay, can we steer away from gay people?
Mr. Brown: Um...
Dwight K. Schrute: I'm sorry. It's an orientation. It's not a race. Plus, a lot of other races are intolerant of gays, so... paradox.