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Our favorite lines from ‘House’ manipulator Frank Underwood

Francis Underwood, the master puppeteer of Netflix’s “House of Cards,” is nearly as quotable as the Dowager Countess of “Downton Abbey.” Of course, his remarks, delivered to the camera, cut a lot closer to the bone than hers do, but he’s a politician, not an aristocrat. His impulse is always to go for the jugular. We’ve compiled some of Francis’ best lines from Season 1 and a few from the Season 2 trailers that have been released:

  • “I love that woman. I love her more than sharks love blood.”
  • “He doesn’t measure his wealth in private jets, but purchased souls.”
  • “Time would have killed Russo if I hadn’t. Just as it will kill me some day.”
  • “He chose money over power. In this town, a mistake nearly everyone makes. Money is the McMansion in Sarasota that starts falling apart after 10 years. Power is the old stone building that stands for centuries. I cannot respect someone who doesn’t see the difference.”
  • “[The chief of staff] thinks I can be bought with a pair of tickets. What am I, a whore in postwar Berlin, salivating over stockings and free chocolates?”
  • “A great man once said, everything is about sex. Except sex. Sex is about power.”
  • “Freddie believes if a fridge falls off a minivan, you should swerve out of its way. I believe it’s the fridge’s job to swerve out of mine.”