“Like all harsh, cold men, he was easily tipped over into sentiment.”
Ian Fleming
This quote is about James Bond.
Casino Royale (Primary source)
Casino Royale is the debut novel in Ian Fleming’s James Bond series, introducing the British secret agent as he embarks on a high-stakes mission to bankrupt a Soviet operative.
“When the odds are hopeless, when all seems to be lost, then is the time to be calm, to make a show of authority—at least of indifference.”
— Ian Fleming Primary source“Surround yourself with human beings, my dear James. They are easier to fight for than principles.”
— Ian Fleming Primary source“Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it’s enemy action.”
— Ian Fleming Primary source“It’s never too early to start winning.”
— Ian Fleming Primary source“The bird that sits, is easily shot.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Pride costs us more than hunger, thirst and cold.”
— Thomas Jefferson Primary source“No, that is the great fallacy; the wisdom of old men. They do not grow wise. They grow careful.”
— Ernest Hemingway Primary source“I will not be triumphed over.”
— Cleopatra Disputed