‘It’s Handled’: The Best Olivia Pope Quotes from ‘Scandal’

Shonda Rhimes wrote a powerful character and Kerry Washington lifted her off the page. Olivia Pope has become a symbol for not letting a man dictate your happiness, standing firm for what you want, and being there for the people you care about. Keeping the best Olivia Pope quotes from “Scandal” in mind will help you step into your power and inspire you to keep going when things get tough.

“I don’t want normal and easy and simple. I want painful, difficult, devastating, life-changing, extraordinary love.”

“I’m choosing me. I’m choosing Olivia. And right now, Olivia is dancing. Now you can dance with me, or you can get off my dance floor. I’m fine dancing alone.”

“I don’t want anything from you, at all. I just want to be the person you choose to sit next to in a room full with all the people you have known.”

“I am not the girl the guy gets at the end of the movie. I am not a fantasy. If you want me, earn me. Until then, we are done.”

“If it doesn’t work, it doesn’t work, but you have to try because if you try, if you leap and you try, and it doesn’t work out, it’s not on you.”

“I am very good at what I do. I am better at it than anyone else. And that is not arrogance, that is a fact.”

“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. Whatever happens, we do not give up. It is my name on that door, and I do not give up.”

“I thought I could fix the world with just a few smart chess moves. I thought the end justified the means. But then you came along.”

“I wait for you. I watch for you. My whole life is you. I can’t breathe because I’m waiting for you. You own me. You control me.”

“What service can I render for you today? Am I here to stroke your ego? Am I here to wipe your tears? Am I your nanny? Am I here to fight your bullies? Am I your bodyguard today? Maybe I’m here to make you feel good. Maybe I’m your dealer. Or maybe, I’m here to make you feel hot, and manly, and jealous of your wife’s boyfriend. Am I your fluffer today, Fitz?”

The best Olivia Pope quotes from “Scandal” are the ones you can apply in your personal life and career. May these quotes encourage you and help you to reach for those big dreams and goals.