76 'Suits' Quotes from Legal Drama Series Loved by Millions

"Suits" was a hit television show that shed light on life in the corporate world. The series' characters delivered quotes that were relatable to real life. Here are 76 Suits quotes that give one a reality check.

"Suits" is a legal drama series that follows a lawyer named Harvey Specter and his college dropout associate, Mike Ross. The pair work together side-by-side, handling various cases while keeping Mike's qualifications a secret.

The show shares practical skills that one can apply in their daily life in the corporate world and reality overall. Although a law-related series, "Suits" also touches on common aspects of life, including family, friendship, and love. Here are 76 Suits quotes that keep one in check with reality.

Harvey Specter's quote: "The success of your client is a success of yours." | Source: Amodays

'Suits' Quotes from Harvey Specter

"I don’t have dreams, I have goals." — Harvey Specter

"Don't raise your voice. Improve your argument." — Harvey Specter

"Loyalty is a two-way street. If I'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me." — Harvey Specter

"You want to change your life? Change the way you think." — Harvey Specter

"Captain Kirk is the man and I don’t want to hear another word about it." — Harvey Specter

Mike Ross's quote on "Suits" : "The Rules Dictate That You Must Be Precise As The Law Is A Precise Endeavor." | Source: Amodays

"You ALWAYS have a choice." — Harvey Specter

"It’s going to happen because I am going to make it happen." — Harvey Specter

"That’s the difference between you and me. You wanna lose small, I wanna win big." — Harvey Specter

"You’re never going to win big if you’re only going to minimize your losses." — Harvey Specter

"But I’d never thought in million years that I’d meet someone dumb enough to go to prison for me." — Harvey Specter

George Costanza's quote from "Suits" : "I'm the judge and the jury, pal. And the verdict is...guilty!" | Source: Amodays

"I don’t get lucky. I make my own luck." — Harvey Specter

"Focus on making yourself better. Not on thinking that you are better." — Harvey Specter

"Work until you no longer have to introduce yourself." — Harvey Specter

"I refuse to answer that on the grounds that I don’t want to." — Harvey Specter

"I don’t pave the way for people, people pave the way for me." — Harvey Specter

Harvey Specter's quote from "Suits" : "But I'd never thought in million years that I'd meet someone dumb enough to go to prison for me." | Source: Amodays

"If I don’t go pro, I can’t play against the best. And if I can’t play against the best, I can’t be the best." — Harvey Specter

"There’s something wrong with your character if opportunity controls your loyalty." — Harvey Specter

"Never give up on something that you can’t go a day without thinking about." — Harvey Specter

"97% of people who gave up are employed by the 3% who never gave up." — Harvey Specter

"Sometimes good guys gotta do bad things to make bad guys pay." — Harvey Specter

Harvey Specter's quote from "Suits" : "Sometimes good guys gotta do bad things to make bad guys pay." | Source: Amodays

"Life has two rules: One, never quit. Two, always remember rule number one." — Harvey Specter

"First impressions last. Start behind the eight ball and you'll never get in front." — Harvey Specter

"It's what you do in the dark that puts you in light." — Harvey Specter

"Life is this. I like this." — Harvey Specter

"Every day is a hustle! Do I get tired? Yes. Do I give up? No." — Harvey Specter

Harvey Specter's quote from "Suits" : "I'm not here for your absolution, I'm here for your redemption." | Source: Amodays

"If you kinda sorta try, then you kinda sorta fail." — Harvey Specter

"I’m not here for your absolution, I’m here for your redemption." — Harvey Specter

"Let them hate. Just make sure they spell your name right." — Harvey Specter

"The only time success comes before work is in the dictionary." — Harvey Specter

"The success of your client is a success of yours." — Harvey Specter

Harvey Specter's quote from "Suits" : "Win a no-win situation by rewriting the rules." | Source: Amodays

"If they think you care, they’ll walk all over you." — Harvey Specter

"Anyone can do my job but no one can be me." — Harvey Specter

"According to me is the only ‘according to’ that matters." — Harvey Specter

"When you’re backed against the wall, break the goddamn thing down." — Harvey Specter

"Winners don’t make excuses." — Harvey Specter

Mike Ross's quote from "Suits" : "When You Go After Harvey, You Go After Me." | Source: Amodays

"Harvey: Nobody does anything as a courtesy. They sent you where they want you to look. Listen, being a lawyer is a lot like being a doctor.

Mike: You mean how you don't get emotional about a client?

Harvey: No, I mean you keep pressing until it hurts. Then you know where to look." — Harvey Specter, Suits

"Win a no-win situation by rewriting the rules." — Harvey Specter

"I think caring is a weak character. To not care is to be free of caring, to be indifferent, and in that state, nothing holds power over you. In my opinion, you shouldn’t care, but you shall still be kind and give to others." — Harvey Specter

"Don't play the odds, play the man." — Harvey Specter

"You don't have to have it all figured out before you move forward. Just take the first step." — Harvey Specter

Donna Paulsen's quote from "Suits" : "I'm sorry I don't have a photographic memory but my brain is too busy being awesome." | Source: Amodays

"If someone puts a gun against your head either you pull out a bigger one or you call their bluff or you can do 146 other things out there." — Harvey Specter

"Time is free, but it’s priceless. You can’t own it, but you can use it. You can’t keep it, but you can spend it. Once you’ve lost it, you can never get it back." — Harvey Specter

"Ever loved someone so much, you would do anything for them? Yeah, well, make that person yourself and do whatever the hell you want." — Harvey Specter

"I’m against having emotions, not against using them." — Harvey Specter

"I like to smile at people who don’t like me." — Harvey Specter

"Have goals so big you get uncomfortable telling small-minded people." — Harvey Specter

"Kill them with success. Bury them with a smile." — Harvey Specter

Jessica Pearson's quote from "Suits" : "I don't respond to threats. I make them." | Source: Amodays

'Suits' Quotes from Mike Ross

"You put your interests above mine, and I’m putting them back up next to yours." — Mike Ross, Suits

"Sometimes I like to hang out with people who aren’t that bright, you know, just to see how the other half lives." — Mike Ross, Suits

"Whose Story Is Looking More Far Fetched Now?" — Mike Ross, Suits

"Failure is a bruise, not a tattoo." — Mike Ross

"When You Go After Harvey, You Go After Me." — Mike Ross

Sheila Sazs' quote from "Suits" : "Sometimes good is not good enough." | Source: Amodays

"Patient Zero Is The First Person Infected With The Disease, Not The Disease Itself." — Mike Ross, Suits

"I thought you liked it when I breached your borders?" — Mike Ross, Suits

"The Rules Dictate That You Must Be Precise As The Law Is A Precise Endeavor." — Mike Ross, Suits

"Hey Harvey, I Know I'm Not A Partner But Do You Mind?"

"I will not let anyone else be hurt from my secret." — Mike Ross, Suits

"Peabody Vs. Danthorpe". — Mike Ross, Suits

Harvey Specter's quote from "Suits" : "Don't raise your voice. Improve your argument." | Source: Amodays

'Suits' Quotes from Donna Paulsen, Rachel Zane, and Other Characters

"I'm Donna. I know everything." — Donna

"Sometimes bitter memories become bittersweet when you share them with a friend." — Donna

"I’m getting a little tired of people asking me if I care or not, because I do, but not enough to push women and children aside to get on a lifeboat." — Donna Paulsen, Suits

"I’m too busy being a badass and worrying about my hair." — Donna

"I’m sorry I don’t have a photographic memory but my brain is too busy being awesome." — Donna Paulsen, Suits

Harvey Specter's quote from "Suits" : "You ALWAYS have a choice." | Source: Amodays

"I know you meant that as a compliment, but I don't like limitations being placed on my beauty." — Donna

"Unless you have Photoshopped my head onto a dragon, do not interrupt me." — Louis Litt, Suits

"Give me a mountain, I’ll climb it. Give me a Katy Perry song, I’ll sing it." — Louis Litt, Suits

"I don’t want you on my side. I want us to be on the same side." — Jessica Pearson

Harvey Specter's quote from "Suits" : "I refuse to answer that on the grounds that I don't want to." | Source: Amodays

"I don’t respond to threats. I make them." — Jessica Pearson

"When you work with tigers, once in a while they are going to take a swipe at you." — Jessica Pearson

"I'm the judge and the jury, pal. And the verdict is…guilty!" — George Constanza, Suits

"We already know what we need to do. We just have to hear it from someone else." — Paula Agard

"You mean more to me than anything in the world and I need you to believe me." — Rachel Zane

Harvey Specter's quote from "Suits" : "There's something wrong with your character if opportunity controls your loyalty." | Source: Amodays

"People are going to steal from you. You can't stop them. But, everybody has their own little personal security things—things that they think will foil the crooks, you know? In your own mind, right? You go to the beach, go in the water, put your wallet in the sneaker. Who's gonna know? What criminal mind could penetrate this fortress of security? I tied a bow. They can't get through that. I put the wallet down by the toe of the sneaker. They never look there. They check the heel, they move on." — Jerry Seinfeld, Suits

"I don't eat dinner. Dinner's for suckers." — Jerry Seinfeld, Suits

"Sometimes good is not good enough." — Sheila Sazs

Harvey Specter's quote from "Suits" : "It's what you do in the dark that puts you in light." | Source: Amodays

"Suits" aired for seven seasons on the USA Network. The main character Harvey, played by Gabriel Macht, consistently shared words of wisdom on the show – which were also a life philosophy for other main characters.

Other characters, including Mike (Patrick J. Adams), Donna Paulsen (Sarah Rafferty), Louis Litt (Rick Hoffman), Rachel Zane (Meghan Markle), and Jessica Pearson (Gina Torres), had hilarious interactions.

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