Many people know me, but a select few truly do understand me on an emotional and logical level. My life can be easily described as a “House of Cards.” There are a handful of quotes that can be taken from the popular Netflix-exclusive show, along with moments that are simply breath-taking from the series that features the cunning politician, Francis Underwood (played by Kevin Spacey), and his “ambitious” ride to achieve the presidency and the highest office in the free world.

20. “Do not start a war you know you are going to lose.”

Meaning: Don’t pick fights with people who are more educated than you.

19. “I must not lose my resolve. I will march forward even if I have to do so alone.”

Meaning: I will not stop fighting for what I believe in. I will not stop fighting the good fight, regardless if I lose people once aside me.

18. “When the money’s coming your way, you don’t ask any questions.”

Meaning: If life is going my way, or if I get some lucky bounces, I do not question them.

17. “Generosity is its own form of power.”

Meaning: My generosity shall not be taken for granted.

16. “Even Achilles was only as strong as his heel.

Meaning: I’m only as good as my weakest point.

15. “Of all the things I hold in high regards, rules are not one of them.”

Meaning: You gotta bend the rules a little to get shit done.

14. “If you don’t like how the table is set, turn over the table.”

Meaning: If I don’t like the way things are, I’ll have no problem flipping the table to favor me.

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

Meaning: Your personal relationship to the boss doesn’t make me respect you like I respect my boss.

12. “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.”

Meaning: The road to the top in life must be achieved by any means necessary.

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

Meaning: The truth will always be more powerful than a lie.

10. “We have to do the things people won’t like.”

Meaning: It may not be easy to those who’ll disagree with our decisions, but it’s gotta be done.

9. “Success is a mixture of preparation and luck.”

Meaning: All my success is due to my preparation of what life will throw at me.

8. “I have zero tolerance for betrayal, which they will soon indelibly learn.”

Meaning: Betray me, and it will be the last memory you will have of me.

7. “The nature of promises is that they are immune to changing circumstances.”

Meaning: There is a ZERO tolerance for broken promises with me.

6. “The road to power is paved with hypocrisy and casualties—never regret."

Meaning: Sometimes, you have to take out close confidants to achieve your total goals.

5. “You are entitled to nothing.”

Meaning: Self-explanatory.

4. “We are nothing more or less than what we choose to reveal.”

Meaning: What I show you is not the total story of me.

3. “You build your future; it isn’t handed to you.”

Meaning: Your future is solely dependent on you. Nobody else.

2. “There are two kinds of pain. The sort of pain that makes you strong. Or useless pain, the sort of pain that’s only for suffering. I have no patience for useless things.”

Meaning: I only have time for pain that will make me grow as a person.

1. “The only problem with common sense is that it’s so…common.”

Meaning: Too many people know too many common things.