“House of Cards” quotes
(2013)
Andrew Davis
created this TV Series
in 2013
Title House of Cards
Year 2013
Creators Beau Willimon, Michael Dobbs, Andrew Davis
Genre Drama
Year 2013
Creators Beau Willimon, Michael Dobbs, Andrew Davis
Genre Drama
Plot – House of Cards is an American political thriller streaming television series. It is an adaptation of the 1990 BBC series of the same name and based on the 1989 novel of the same name by Michael Dobbs. Set in Washington, D.C., it tells the story of Congressman Frank Underwood and his equally ambitious and manipulative wife Claire Underwood as they begin a ruthless and corrupt climb of the political ladder dealing with pragmatism, manipulation, betrayal, and power.
All actors – Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright, Michael Kelly, Nathan Darrow, Mahershala Ali, Derek Cecil, Lamont Easter, Molly Parker, Michel Gill, Marla Aaron Wapner, Jayne Atkinson, Elizabeth Marvel, Gary Ayash
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“You have to respect your own mortality.”
“You build your future, it isn’t handed to you.”
“A lion does not ask permission before he eats a zebra. Lions cannot talk, and zebras will not listen.”
“Shake with your right hand, but hold a rock in your left.”
“We are nothing more or less than what we choose to reveal.”
“If you don’t like how the table is set, turn over the table.”
“That’s how you devour a whale… one bite at a time.”
“First, you must learn to pull an oar. Only then can you take the helm.”
“Success is a mixture of preparation and luck.”
“You can’t turn a ‘NO’ to a ‘YES’ without a ‘MAYBE’ in between.”
“What’s the face of a coward? The back of his head as he runs from the battle.”
“If we never did the things we shouldn’t do, we’d never feel good about doing the things we should.”
“Friends make the worst enemies.”
“There’s no better way to overpower a trickle of doubt than with a flood of naked truth.”
“Democracy is so overrated.”
“Proximity to power deludes some into thinking they wield it.”
“Every kitten grows up to be a cat. They seem so harmless at first. Small, quiet, lapping up their saucer of milk. But once their claws get long enough, they draw blood. Sometimes from the hand that feeds them. For those of us climbing to the top of the food chain, there can be no mercy. There is but one rule: hunt or be hunted.”
“The nature of promises is that they remain immune to changing circumstances.”
“A great man once said, everything is about sex. Except sex. Sex is about power.”
“The best thing about human beings is that they stack so neatly.”
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