Season 1

“The nitty-gritty, morally bankrupt, back-alley-brawling rest of the game... that's me. It's filthy and thankless, and it's my hallelujah, heroin, and reason to breathe.”

— Jenna Bans, Cyrus Beene, Jeff Perry, imdb.com

“People want to like who they're voting for. People thought Al Gore was a big stiff until he stuck his tongue down Tipper's throat. They put George W. in office because he and Laura seemed like a fun couple to have a beer with. People have to want to invite you in for dinner.”

— Jenna Bans, Olivia Pope, Kerry Washington, imdb.com

“We're never done. If we lose this round, we prep him for appeal. If we lose that, we prep him for a second appeal, because whatever happens, there's always another move. Whatever happens, we do not give up. It is my name on that door, and I do not give up.”

— Tom Verica, Jenna Bans, Olivia Pope, Kerry Washington, imdb.com

“I think that love, at the end of the day, is stronger than some mistake somebody made. Something they did that they regret. I think that love allows for forgiveness.”

— Tom Verica, Jenna Bans, President Fitzgerald Grant, Tony Goldwyn, imdb.com

“It's a dirty little secret. And dirty little secrets always come out.”

— Tom Verica, Jenna Bans, Olivia Pope, Kerry Washington, imdb.com

“I'm the good guy. The law is on my side. I am the law. The law is me. I work for justice. I uphold the Constitution of these United States. I am a knight for the people.”

— Tom Verica, Jenna Bans, David Rosen, Joshua Malina, imdb.com

“This is about you not living a lie. Not hiding. This is about you standing up and being who you are. That's honorable. That's brave. That's heroic. And that's who you are, Sully. You're a hero. You fought a war and you were braver than I can ever imagine being. This is just another war. For every ga…”

— Tom Verica, Jenna Bans, Olivia Pope, Kerry Washington, imdb.com

“If we do our job right, we never need to go to court. Look, the reason we're not a law firm? We don't have to play within the rules of the law. We're fixers, crisis managers. We make the problems of our clients go away. Big or small. It's not about solving some crime. It's not about justice. It's ab…”

— Tom Verica, Jenna Bans, Harrison Wright, Columbus Short, imdb.com

“I wanna be a Gladiator in a suit.”

— Tom Verica, Jenna Bans, Quinn Perkins, Katie Lowes, imdb.com

“Law firms are for pansies.”

— Tom Verica, Jenna Bans, Stephen Finch, Henry Ian Cusick, imdb.com