“There are two kinds of pain. The sort of pain that makes you strong, or useless pain. The sort of pain that’s only suffering. I have no patience for useless things.”
— Frank Underwood, D.D.S.
“There’s no better way to overpower a trickle of doubt than with a flood of naked truth.”
— Frank Underwood, Junior Plumber, Fred Smith Plumbing and Heating Company
“Nobody can hear you. Nobody cares about you. Nothing will come of this. Why don’t you let these nice gentlemen take you home?”
— Frank Underwood, SVP Franchise Development, Uber
“I’m the only person who believes in you, Peter, but maybe that’s one too many. The hot water will open up your capillaries. The aspirin you just took will make your blood thinner. It’s up to you, Peter. Oh, and if you do decide to take the coward’s way out, cut along the tracks, not across them. That’s a rookie mistake.”
— Frank Underwood, Volunteer, Samaritans 24-Hour Crisis Hotline
“Centuries from now, when people watch this footage, who will they see smiling just at the edge of the frame?”
— Frank Underwood, Wedding Videographer
“There is no solace above or below. Only us–-small, solitary, striving, battling one another. I pray to myself, for myself.”
— Frank Underwood, Telemarketer
“Did you think I’d forgotten you? Perhaps you’d hoped I had. Don’t waste a breath mourning Miss Barnes, 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.”
— Frank Underwood, Field Technician, Comcast Corporation
“I’m not going to lie. I despise children. There, I’ve said it.”
— Frank Underwood, 3rd Grade Teacher, Pinewood Charter School
“From the lion’s den to a pack of wolves. When you’re fresh meat, kill and throw them something fresher.”
— Frank Underwood, Farm-to-Table Specialty Butcher, Brooklyn, NY