From *House of Cards*, Francis said:

"They like you, but they don't respect you.
Because you smile too easily, agree too quickly, apologize when you're right.
You're seeking approval, and they can smell it. You've spent your whole life playing the good guy, and you've forgotten what power feels like.
Respect isn't earned through kindness, it's earned when you don't bend under pressure.
The next time they test you, don't speak, don't blink, remind them you weren't born to be kind, you were born to be remembered."

We who think too much of others should recite this passage repeatedly.