House of Cards 1×6

Chapter 6

& Francis: We can’t close one wound by opening another.
    Linda: But we’re the democrats.

& Carly: Do you ever wanna have any job for more than two years?

& Spinella: So, what, we’re gonna waste the rest of this debate naming all the vowels in—
    Francis: I’m happy to play the vowel game. You wanna play the vowel game with me? All right. U think I— O— U— A— apology. But no, no, no. U O I...
    Spinella: Interesting. You left out E for “Education.” So let—
    Francis: Defecation— Edification. I’m sorry. LOL.

& President Walker: Are you letting pride cloud your judgment, Frank?
    Francis: Respectfully, sir, you’re allowing fear to cloud yours. Not an easy thing to say no to the most powerful man in the free world. But sometimes the only way to gain your superior’s respect is to defy him.

& Francis: Vigilance. It’s good for the soul.

& Francis: Do you believe in karma?
    Doug: Absolutely not.
    Francis: Well, I do. At least tonight.

& Meacham: Sir, I want to thank you for talking to the captain. He told me you called, and I can’t tell you how grateful I am.
    Francis: I want you to listen very closely to what I’m about to say... From this moment on, you are a rock. You absorb nothing, you say nothing, and nothing breaks you. Is that clear?
    Meacham: Yes, sir.
    Francis: Welcome back.

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& Claire: You know what Francis said to me when he proposed? I remember his exact words. He said, “Claire, if all you want is happiness, say no. I’m not gonna give you a couple of kids and count the days until retirement. I promise you freedom from that. I promise you’ll never be bored.”

& Claire: He’s a man who knows how to take what he wants.

& Claire: You told me your truth. Now you know mine.
Ω Puffff. What a B I H.

& Francis: This is work, not play.
    Zoe: Then why’d you bother coming over?
    Francis: I was hoping you’d answer the door naked.
    Zoe: That would be play.
    Francis: That would be work with a view.

& Francis: How many characters in a tweet?
    Zoe: 140.
    Francis: Type this, let me know where you land. “Eight-year-old Washington DC boy killed by a stray bullet in gangland shoot-out.”
    Zoe: 61 characters left... “Should have been in school”? 30 left.
    Francis: “Spinella to blame?”
    Zoe: 128.
    Francis: Press “send.”

& Francis: You know the difference between you and me, Marty?
    Spinella: What?
    Francis: I’m a white-trash cracker from a white-trash town that no one would even bother to piss on. But here’s the difference— I’ve made something of myself. I have the keys to the capitol. People respect me. But you, you’re still nothing. You’re just an uppity dago in an expensive suit turning tricks for the unions. Nobody respects the unions anymore, Marty. They’re dying. And no one respects you. The most you’ll ever make of yourself is blowing men like me. Men with real power.

& Francis: Zoe Barnes...
    Claire: ... You don’t need to take it?
    Francis: No. I’m done with work today.
Ω They deserve each other. But who’s the scariest?

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