“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.
“Surround yourself with human beings, my dear James. They are easier to fight for than principles.”
— Ian Fleming Primary source“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 sourceThis case isn’t ripe yet. Until it is, our policy with Mr Big is “live and let live”.
Bond looked quizzically at Captain Dexter.
“In my job,” he said, “when I come up against a man like this one, I have another motto. It’s ‘live and let die’.”
“It’s never too early to start winning.”
— Ian Fleming Primary source“He that can have patience can have what he will.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Observe all men; thyself most.”
— Benjamin Franklin 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