Francis Underwood Quotes

If we never did the things we shouldn't do, we'd never feel good about doing the things we should.

From morning until sunset — and sometimes by moonlight — the surfer dudes ride waves onto shore worried about nothing more than impressing the gorgeous girls watching them. Sometimes those bikini-clad California sweethearts let a boy get to second base to a romantic Leslie Gore or Connie Francis song. If she's really in-love, and trusts him not to tell his buddies, she'll let him round third and wave him home. When that happens, it usually isn't long before Nautica is all abuzz about an impending beach wedding.

What's the face of a coward? The back of his head as he runs from the battle

A person's character isn't determined by how he or she enjoys victory, but rather how he or she endures defeat

I said to my professor, "Why mourn the death of presidents, or anyone for that matter? The dead can't hear us." And he asked me if I believed in heaven. I said no. And then he asked if I had no faith in God. I said, "You have it wrong. It's God who has no faith in us.

Actually, the Italian Renaissance thinker would probably have been much more taken by the other FU, Francis Urquhart from the BBC's version of House of Cards. Francis Urquhart is every bit as devious and ruthless as Underwood. But he is much better at the how as well as the why. Unlike Underwood, Urquhart is careful to maintain a reputation for neutrality and integrity (“It becomes us to be humble and honest, good old Francis Urquhart still”). Also, he has a clear view of what is good for the nation and simply believes that he is the right person to secure it (“Britain must be governed, and you know who will do it best”). It

I’ve always loathed the necessity of sleep. Like death, it puts even the most powerful men on their backs.