- Claire Underwood: He had more courage than you'll ever have.
- Francis Underwood: Do you really want to discuss "courage", Claire? Because anyone can commit suicide, or spout they're mouth in front of a camera. But you want to know what really takes courage? Keeping your mouth shut, no matter what you might be feeling. Holding it all together when the stakes are this high.
- Claire Underwood: We're murders Francis.
- Francis Underwood: No we're not, we're survivors.
- [last lines]
- Francis Underwood: I should have never made you Ambassador.
- Claire Underwood: I should have never made you President.
- [walks out]
- Francis Underwood: [to camera] What are you looking at?
- Francis Underwood: I'm finding it more and more difficult to tolerate your paranoia.
- President Petrov: I could say the same of your lies.
- Francis Underwood: When I lie to you you'll never know it, and it will be for a good reason.
- Michael Corrigan: You can't parse this, it's all or nothing.
- Claire Underwood: That's not how politics works.
- Michael Corrigan: But it's how revolution works!
- Francis Underwood: [livid about her actions] You're not only the First Lady, and an Ambassador, you're also my wife.
- Claire Underwood: In what order?
- Michael Corrigan: Isn't that what marriage is about, accepting your partner's selfishness? You of all people would understand.
- Francis Underwood: I'm the President of the United States, and I can separate the big from the small.
- Michael Corrigan: I can't betray myself. Who would I be then?
- Claire Underwood: You'd be a politician, and that's what you are. Let the others do all the yelling and screaming. You want change? Then learn how to compromise.
- Francis Underwood: Do you really want to discuss courage, Claire? Because anyone can commit suicide, or spout their mouth in front of a camera. But you wanna know what takes real courage?Keeping your mouth shut, no matter what you might be feeling.
- President Petrov: Revolution sneaks up on you, one small step at a time. I don't take chances even with the smallest of steps.