Yasmin: It feels weird to be in a position of power here.
Robert: So what are you gonna do with it?

Harper, you can't represent us like this, in this condition. It was a chance to represent the firm in front of Sara. Remember, this place is bigger than one desk.

Daria

Yasmin: Are you sure, Harper? Nothing good ever happens past 2 AM.
Robert: Everything good happens past 2 AM!

Harper: Is that like a punishment?
Eric: Or an opportunity, it's up to you.

If our guys don't have conviction, it's because we're not being convincing. Simple as that.

Eric

I expect you to have expectations of yourself.

Eric

So, how do you actually make money? I know that's a naff thing to say, but the idea of people actually making money doing something they love fills me with pain, so.

Greg

You know, why are women so much more interesting to men than men are to women?

Gus

Harper: Do the guys on your desk always treat you like that?
Yasmin: Is your team not like that?
Harper: Eric's great.
Yasmin: Yeah, I mean, at least he gives you agency.
Harper: No one's gonna give you agency. You have to take it. Try not to think about all the different ways that you can be wrong. They don't.

Nobody gives a fuck about what I think about you. Or what you think about me, nobody gives a fuck. You see the problem with this industry; they keep hiring these fucking princesses.

Kenny

Eric: Why didn't you speak up?
Harper: Sorry, I didn't know that you wanted me to.
Eric: I don't need quiet and nice on my desk.

And how many women call him? And how many women actually engage him? You see, men belong to a nice, exclusive subset. And you know, it's not betraying your sex by -- I mean, it's not regressive to be a conversationalist. You convince them you're a friend, and they'll forget what they are.

Daria

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Every successful business is full of people who spent money nurturing unremarkable talent.

Eric

Eric: Why are you here then?
Harper: Well, it's not a very political answer, but I think mediocrity is too well hidden by parents who hire private tutors. I am here on my own.