Season 5

“Mellie: Truth is, I was glad you were there. You were a good mistress. Probably a great one. You know what I mean? Olivia: Well, I am an overachiever. Once I put my mind to something, I commit.”

— Shonda Rhimes, Tony Goldwyn, Alison Schapker, Olivia Pope, Kerry Washington, imdb.com

“You are not my enemy. You are my freedom. You are my white knight. You are my challenger, my push to greatness, my savior. I was lost, but now I'm found. I was blind, but now I see.”

— Shonda Rhimes, Tony Goldwyn, Heather Mitchell, Mellie Grant, Bellamy Young, imdb.com

“This. Is. War. There is no script. You can choose the battle, but if you send me out, I'm fighting my way. I don't play. I don't hide. I don't hold back or look for exits... and I sure as hell don't lean on the ropes and take it. I swing because that's me. That's who I am. That is how I gladiate.”

— Shonda Rhimes, Tony Goldwyn, Marcus Walker, Cornelius Smith, Jr., imdb.com

“Jake: How does a guy facing a murder charge even get bail? Quinn: By being rich and white.”

— Heather Mitchell, Shonda Rhimes, Quinn Perkins, Katie Lowes, imdb.com

“I want you. I want us. But I want to slow down. I want our business handled. I want our problems fixed. I want to be ready before the world is watching. Once we're in that spotlight, being picked at and scrubbed and stretched in every direction, we will never get the chance to make things right. If…”

— Tony Goldwyn, Olivia Pope, Kerry Washington, imdb.com

“Your biggest accomplishment so far is breathing and smiling.”

— Tony Goldwyn, President Fitzgerald Grant, Tony Goldwyn, imdb.com