In the six seasons that Suits has been swaggering on our screens, corporate lawyer Harvey Specter has gone from Diet Don Draper to genuine TV life coach. A little arrogant, sure, but he’s tailored to within an inch of his life, loves to win and does a genius one-liner like few other characters in film and TV.
As season 7 of Suits brings the besuited quipster back, we celebrate with some of the best Harvey Specter quotes:
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1. “When you’re backed against the wall, break the goddamn thing down.”
2. “The only time success comes before work is in the dictionary.”
3. “Winners don’t make excuses when the other side plays the game.”
4. “Sorry, I can’t hear you over the sound of how awesome I am.”
5. “Ever loved someone so much, you would do anything for them? Yeah, well make that someone yourself and do whatever the hell you want.”
6. “I don’t pave the way for people… people pave the way for me.”
7. “I’m not about caring, I’m about winning.”
8. “I’m against having emotions, not against using them.”
9. “I don’t play the odds, I play the man.”
10. “That’s the difference between you and me. You wanna lose small, I wanna win big.”
11. “I don’t have dreams, I have goals.”
12. “I could be drinking a juice box and still kick your ass.”
13. “I’m not interested in great, I want to know who its Daddy is.”
14. “Sometimes good guys gotta do bad things to make the bad guys pay.”
15. “It’s not bragging if it’s true.”
16. “Unless you’re looking to make me breakfast tomorrow, I think we’re done.”
17. “You don’t send a puppy to clean up its own mess”
18. “Those would all be shades of I don’t give a shit”
19. “Work until you no longer have to introduce yourself.”
20. “It’s going to happen because I’m going to make it happen.”
21. “I like to smile at people who don’t like me.”
22. “Don’t raise your voice, improve your argument.”
23. “You want to change your life? Change the way you think.”
24. “97% of people who gave up are employed by the 3% who never gave up.”
25. “Kill them with success. Bury them with a smile.”
26. “Goals so big you get uncomfortable telling small minded people.”
27. “Win a no-win situation by rewriting the rules.”
28. “Let them hate. Just make sure they spell your name right.”
29. “Next time you ought to make a life-altering decision, just question yourself ‘What would Harvey do?'”
30. “I win. That’s what I do.”
