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House of Cards
Michael Dobbs
Top 10 Best Quotes
“Politics requires sacrifice. The sacrifice of others, of course.”
“His deepest need was that people should like him. An admirable trait that; in a spaniel. Or a whore.”
“You might very well think that - I couldn't possibly comment.”
“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Truth lies in the hands of its editor.”
“It’s not respect but fear that motivates a man; that’s how empires are built and revolutions begin. It is the secret of great men. When a man is afraid you will crush him, utterly destroy him, his respect will always follow. Base fear is intoxicating, overwhelming, liberating. Always stronger than respect. Always.”
“Politics. The word is taken from the Ancient Greek. “Poly” means “many.” And ticks are tiny, bloodsucking insects.”
“Why waste a life in search of an epitaph? ‘Fondly Remembered’. Who other than a halfwit has that chiselled above his head?”
“Loyalty may be good news, but it is rarely good advice.”
“It’s not respect but fear that motivates a man; that’s how empires are built and revolutions begin. It is the secret of great men.”
“I knew what was waiting out there for me,” he said. “Terrifying things. There were German patrol boats, mine fields, and nearly a thousand miles of stormy seas.” “So why did you do it?” “Because also waiting for me was the most terrifying and wonderful thing of all. The future.”
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funny-but-true, political