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> [People don't seem to make the connection between their tax money and the benefits that they get from their tax money, like free education, and the fire department, and police protection, and everything else. It drives me bonkers, because it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-schur/people-don-t-seem-to-make-the-connection-between-their-tax-money-and/)

[Michael Schur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-schur/)

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## More by Michael Schur

> [I personally think the best ideas for TV shows - at least comedies - are very low-fi ideas. High concepts often sell pitches in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-schur/i-personally-think-the-best-ideas-for-tv-shows-at-least-comedies-are/)

[Michael Schur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-schur/)

> [You really don't settle on an idea until you're really sure it's the best idea. Then once you settle on it you commit to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-schur/you-really-don-t-settle-on-an-idea-until-you-re-really-sure-it-s-the/)

[Michael Schur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-schur/)

> [A million years ago, when doing research about the world of municipal government, one thing that struck me is how often people's job titles…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-schur/a-million-years-ago-when-doing-research-about-the-world-of-municipal/)

[Michael Schur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-schur/)

> [You should be nice to people because it's better to be nice to people than mean to people, not because you think there's something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-schur/you-should-be-nice-to-people-because-it-s-better-to-be-nice-to-people/)

[Michael Schur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-schur/)

> [Sometimes you've got to just commit to the idea and press forward and trust that you made the right decision.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-schur/sometimes-you-ve-got-to-just-commit-to-the-idea-and-press-forward-and/)

[Michael Schur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-schur/)

> [People do things with terrible motivations and those motivations are selfish and self-interested and financially driven.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-schur/people-do-things-with-terrible-motivations-and-those-motivations-are/)

[Michael Schur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-schur/)

> [I find Billy Eichner to be hilarious, though I also imagine that for many, a little goes a long way. Billy provides a kind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-schur/i-find-billy-eichner-to-be-hilarious-though-i-also-imagine-that-for/)

[Michael Schur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-schur/)

> [I am of the opinion that there is more high-quality television being produced than at any time in the history of television.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-schur/i-am-of-the-opinion-that-there-is-more-high-quality-television-being/)

[Michael Schur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-schur/)

> [People think of taxes as money just being robbed from you. They don't consider the benefits of paying taxes. The benefits that they get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-schur/people-think-of-taxes-as-money-just-being-robbed-from-you-they-don-t/)

[Michael Schur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-schur/)

> [I don't know why anybody does anything in the world of television.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-schur/i-don-t-know-why-anybody-does-anything-in-the-world-of-television/)

[Michael Schur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-schur/)

> [All of comedy at some level is trial-and-error, whether it's a stand-up trying out jokes or a comedy show trying stories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-schur/all-of-comedy-at-some-level-is-trial-and-error-whether-it-s-a-stand/)

[Michael Schur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-schur/)

> [If the doors aren't open, just kick them in and keep walking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-schur/if-the-doors-aren-t-open-just-kick-them-in-and-keep-walking/)

[Michael Schur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-schur/)

> [I stopped using Twitter for a while just because I got sick of it and I started using it again, but I don't check…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-schur/i-stopped-using-twitter-for-a-while-just-because-i-got-sick-of-it-and/)

[Michael Schur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-schur/)

> [Society is completely unreasonable. People want everything and want to pay for nothing. They panic if they think about their taxes being raised, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-schur/society-is-completely-unreasonable-people-want-everything-and-want-to/)

[Michael Schur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-schur/)

> [ I hate this phrase, but it's a "can do" attitude \[that's important\] that, whatever you do in life, you should have. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-schur/i-hate-this-phrase-but-it-s-a-can-do-attitude-that-s-important-that/)

[Michael Schur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-schur/)

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