As we get ready for Steve Carell's final episode of The Office (boo!), we thought it was time to revisit some of Michael Scott's best lines from the show's past seven seasons. Since taking the role originated by Office co-creator Ricky Gervais in the UK series – no easy act to follow – Carell has gone his own way and made Michael Scott something completely his own.

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Desperate to be liked, terrified of loneliness, politically incorrect and a seemingly endless source of muddled pop-culture references, the boss of Dunder Mifflin's Scranton branch was a guy we couldn't help but love, even if we never wanted to work for him. Despite his flaws, Michael's depth and underlying decency can be directly attributed to Carell's layered performance, especially in these last few episodes towards the end of his run. Here's a look back at the reasons why Michael Scott's legacy will live on, long after Thursday's big farewell episode.Michael thinks of himself as a player, but when it comes down to it, his dating prowess leaves a lot to be desired. For example, when learning that a casual game of pool was actually a setup for a blind date, Michael transforms into Date Mike: "Hi. I'm Date Mike. Nice to meet me. How do you like your eggs in the morning?" Shudder. Michael's had a rocky dating life, from his realtor Carol Stills to his boss Jan Levinson to Pam's mom. When you go back and look at Michael's previous disastrous, unhealthy relationships and his overall opinions about women, it seems like a miracle that he finally ended up with his soul mate, Holly Flax Episode: " Women's Appreciation " - Season 3 In all the excitement, I forgot that my primary goal is to keep people safe. Women can't have fun if they don't feel safe. For example, Jan and I have a safe word in case things go too far. Foliage. And if one of us says that word, the other one has to stop. Although last time... she pretended she didn't hear me. The Job " - Season 3"No. No, no, no, no. I'll tell you this, it is not because of the boob job. Excuse me, boob enhancement. That would be shallow. And this is the opposite of shallow. This is... emotionally magnificent." A Benihana Christmas " - Season 3Bros before hos. Why? Because your bros are always there for you. They've got your back after your ho rips your heart out for no good reason. And you were nothing but great to your ho. And you told her she was the only ho for you. And that she was better than all the other hos in the world. And then, suddenly she is not your ho no mo.Women's Appreciation - Season 3Any man who says he totally understands women is a fool. Because they are un-understandable. There's a wishing fountain at the mall. And I threw a coin in for every woman in the world and made a wish. I wished for Jan to get over me. I wished for Phyllis a plasma TV. I wished for Pam to gain courage. I wished for Angela a heart, and for Kelly a brain. "Michael, how can you appreciate women so much but also dump one of them?" You mean, how can I be so illogical and flighty and unpredictable and emotional? Well, maybe I learned something from women after all. Happy Hour - Season 6I would say I kind of have an unfair advantage, because I watch reality dating shows like a hawk, and I learn. I absorb information from the strategies of the winners and the losers. Actually, I probably learn more from the losers.We may never know what turned Michael against the office's HR in the first place. All we know is that it's been hilarious watching Michael cut down Toby Flenderson at every opportunity. No matter how Toby tries to win him over, Michael stubbornly holds onto his hate like a dog with a bone. And with the exception of a brief sabbatical in Costa Rica, Toby has had to put up with the abuse because his job requires it. He even tried to council Michael at one point this season, but it was no use. There may be peace in the Middle East before there is any end to this feud. But that's fine by us, since it's a constant source of comedy. Diversity Day " - Season 1 All right? Everybody pretty? Come on. Here we go. It's time. Let's do some good.Hey, we're not all going to sit in a circle Indian style are we?Get out.I'm sorry.No, this is not a joke. Okay? That was offensive and lame. So double offensive. This is an environment of welcoming and you should just get the hell out of here. Sexual Harassment " - Season 2 Toby is in HR which technically means he works for Corporate. So he's really not a part of our family. Also he's divorced so he's really not a part of his family.: " Casino Night " - Season 2Why are you the way that you are? Honestly, every time I try to do something fun or exciting, you make it not that way. I hate so much about the things that you choose to be. Goodbye, Toby " - Season 4 I'll let you in on a little secret: I've been very much looking forward to this moment. Very, very much. I have been steeped in anticipation. Toby has been cruisin' for a bruisin' for twelve years, and I am now his cruise director, and my name is Captain Bruisin'. Frame Toby " - Season 5I tried, I tried. I tried to talk to Toby and be his friend but that is like trying to be friends with an evil snail. I feel like I'm dying inside. I feel like Neve Campbell in Scream II. She thinks she can go off to college and be happy and then the murderer comes back and starts killing off all of her friends. I learned a lot of lessons from that movie, this is just one of them. Classy Christmas " - Season 7Uh, I just wanted to let you know that I'll be taking a leave of absence starting next week.Uh, because you've been on the lam? Because the boring police have been after you, and they finally caught up with you?Uh, no, the opposite. I was actually selected to be a juror on a very high-profile case.Yes, the case of the horrible red-headed sad sack. And the verdict, it was Toby. And the sentence, death. Death to Toby!It's no secret that Michael isn't exactly a Rhodes scholar. What's interesting about him, though, is his total lack of awareness of just how wrong he is sometimes. He loves to talk a big game in front of the cameras, but he's usually just making things up based on his very limited knowledge of facts and/or history. Here are some of his most amusing flubs, and one possible reason why he makes them."Diversity Day" - Season 1Hi. I'm Michael Scott. I'm in charge of Dunder Mifflin Paper Products here in Scranton, Pennsylvania but I'm also the founder of Diversity Tomorrow, because today is almost over. Abraham Lincoln once said that, "If you're a racist, I will attack you with the North." And those are the principles that I carry with me in the workplace. Ben Franklin " - Season 3Mr. Franklin, I would say you are probably one of the sexiest presidents ever.Well, actually, I never was president.Yes, but Ben Franklin was.Ah. I'm here to teach you a little bit about my life and the era of the founding fathers.And when they came over on the Mayflower. Bow chicka bow."Phyllis' Wedding" - Season 3They say that your wedding day goes by in such a flash that you're lucky if you even get a piece of your own cake. I say that's crazy. I say let them eat cake. Margaret Thatcher said that about marriage. Smart broad. The Negotiation " - Season 3Wikipedia is the best thing ever. Anyone in the world can write anything they want about any subject, so you know you are getting the best possible information. Secret Santa " - Season 5If this were Russia, yeah sure, everyone would go to one Santa, and there would be a line around the block, and once you sat on her lap and she would ask you what you wanted and you would probably say freedom, at which point the KGB would arrest you and send you to Siberia. It's a good thing Russia doesn't exist anymore.It's not just Michael's historical knowledge that's spotty. That's only one aspect of his overall questionable intelligence. He may have an uncanny knack for sales, but Michael has proven time and again that he has very little common sense. Some of his more boneheaded moves include burning his foot on a George Foreman Grill, sending out a topless picture of his boss to the entire warehouse, taking a pizza boy hostage and driving into a lake when following GPS directions. Will he ever learn? We sure hope not. The Injury " - Season 2What do I write under "reason for visit?"Concussion. What did you write?Nothing. I wrote "bringing someone to the hospital." Traveling Salesmen " - Season 3 Dwight betrayed me once before. So this is his strike two. You know what they say? Fool me once, strike one. But fool me twice, strike three. Dunder Mifflin Infinity " - Season 4Everyone always wants new things. Everybody likes new inventions, new technology. People will never be replaced by machines. In the end, life and business are about human connections. And computers are about trying to murder you in a lake. And to me the choice is easy."Ben Franklin" - Season 3Yesterday I was scraping some gunk off my wall sockets with a metal fork and I gave myself the nastiest shock. And when I came to, I had an epiphery [sic]. Life is precious. And if I die I want my son to know the dealio. The dealio of life. Launch Party " - Season 4This is stupid.You don't even know what stupid is. It's about to get all stupid up in here!Whatever Michael's issues may be, he does genuinely love his employees (all except for Toby, of course). He doesn't necessarily care how they perform their assigned duties. In fact, we doubt Michael is even aware of what half of his staff actually do on a day-to-day basis. To Michael, the office isn't just a group of employees forced to work together every day, they are a family. And he prefers to see himself more as the paternal head of that family than a boss. Sometimes that gets him into trouble with the company, but it's just the Michael Scott way. Health Care " - Season 1The most sacred thing I do is care and provide for my workers, my family. I give them money. I give them food. Not directly, but through the money. I heal them. Today, I am in charge of picking a great new health care plan. Right? That's what this is all about. Does that make me their doctor? Um, yes, in a way. Yeah, like a specialist. Hot Girl " - Season 1Do I have a special someone? Well, yeah of course. A bunch of 'em. My employees. If I had to choose between a one-night stand with some stupid cow I pick up in a bar and these people? I'd pick them every time. Because with them, it is an everyday stand and I still know their names in the morning.: " The Fight " - Season 2Would I rather be feared or loved? Easy. Both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me.: "Grief Counceling" - Season 3There are five stages to grief, which are denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. And right now, out there, they're all denying the fact that they're sad. And that's hard. And it's making them all angry. And it is my job to try to get them all the way through to acceptance. And if not acceptance, then just depression. If I can get them depressed, then I'll have done my job.: " The Merger " - Season 3You know for a lot of these people this is the only family they have. So, as far as I'm concerned, this says "World's Best Dad." Branch Wars " - Season 4You cannot take the hilarious black guy from the office. Stanley is part of what makes this branch so extraordinary. The bluesy wisdom, the sassy remarks, the crossword puzzles, the smile, those big watery red eyes. I don't know how George Bush did it when Colin Powell left, and if Utica thinks that they are going to poach Stanley, they have another thing coming. Nepotism " - Season 6Would have been nice to work with my family. It would have been nice if Luke had been able to stay here. But he couldn't. These things seldom work out. I don't know how Ringling Brothers do it. Night after night, town after town, all across America. You would think they'd be sick of each other by now. But, clearly, they make it work. And my hat's off to them.Click on the next page for more Michael quotes!