24 Best ruthlessness Quotes

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. – Frank Underwood

It's not personal, Sonny. It's strictly business. – Michael Corleone

I don't feel I have to wipe everybody out, Tom. Just my enemies. – Michael Corleone

I'm not running a popularity contest. I'm a goddamn motherfuckin' army. – Ralph Cifaretto

You're a killer. Go in there and show them that. – Pete Campbell

I have no limitations. – Tommy Shelby

You have to be a killer. – Logan Roy

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. – Frank Underwood

I’m a great gardener. I have a gift for raising things from the dirt. And if something dies, I don’t sentimentalize it. I just rip it out and plant something new. – Claire Underwood

You are entitled to nothing. – Claire Underwood

I will let nothing and no one stand in my way. – Claire Underwood

I’m willing to let your child wither and die inside you if that’s what’s required. – Claire Underwood

I’m not a hypocrite, I’m a pragmatist. A hypocrite is someone who pretends to be something he’s not. I really am ruthless and cruel. – Frank Underwood

Power belongs to the people that take it. Nothing to do with their hard work, strong ambitions, or rightful qualifications, no. The actual will to take. – Tyrell Wellick

This is a business of war. It's kill or be killed. – Arnold Rothstein

There are no half measures. – Helen Pierce

You don’t get to be the vice president of the United States by being a nice guy. – Charles-Ann’s Mother

You don’t get to be the king by being a nice guy. – Darlene Snell

Your skills are impressive, but you lack the killer instinct. – Gemma

If anything in this life is certain, if history has taught us anything, it is that you can kill anyone. – Michael Corleone

I don't feel I have to wipe everybody out, Tom. Just my enemies. – Michael Corleone

I'd like to think it's the person who's willing to do whatever it takes to win. – Jordan Belfort

I don’t have a dream. I have a plan. – Beth Dutton

You have to murder your darlings. You have to be ruthless in the editing room. – David Fincher