Democracy is so overrated

If season one of Netflix’s Emmy Award-winning hit House of Cards taught viewers anything about Frank Underwood, it’s that he is a cold, calculated man above all else. Kevin Spacey, the perfect villain if there ever was one, plays the role of scheming, power-hungry Frank so well his performance can run chills down your spine. Perhaps the best thing about Spacey’s performance is the well-written dialogue he delivers in that smooth-as-caramel South Carolina drawl.

To celebrate the show’s second season, which binge-watching fans of the show began streaming on Friday, here are 15 of Frank’s best quotes. Don’t worry if you haven’t finished season two yet, there aren’t any spoilers
Ashleigh Schmitz

1. “Money is the Mc-mansion 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.”

2. “I love that woman. I love her more than sharks love blood."

3. “Friends make the worst enemies.”

4. “Power is a lot like real estate. It’s all about location, location, location. The closer you are to the source, the higher your property value.”

5. “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.”

6. “There’s no better way to overpower a trickle of doubt than with a flood of naked truth.”

7. “Democracy is so overrated.”

8. “Proximity to power deludes some into thinking they wield it.”

9. “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.”

10. “The road to power is paved with hypocrisy, and casualties.”

11. “The nature of promises, Linda, is that they remain immune to changing circumstances.”

12. “A great man once said, everything is about sex. Except sex. Sex is about power.”

13. “From this moment on you are a rock. You absorb nothing, you say nothing, and nothing breaks you.”

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

15. “The best thing about human beings is that they stack so neatly.