“Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it’s enemy action.”
Ian Fleming
The quote is by Auric Goldfinger, not James Bond, in the novel.
Goldfinger (Primary source)
Goldfinger is the seventh novel in Ian Fleming’s James Bond series, featuring one of the most infamous villains in spy fiction.
“Mr Bond, they have a saying in Chicago: ‘Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it’s enemy action.’”
Ian Fleming
“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“Never say ‘no’ to adventures.”
— Ian Fleming Primary source“It’s never too early to start winning.”
— Ian Fleming Primary source“Rationality is something you get slowly and it has a variable result. But it’s better than not having it.”
— Charlie Munger Primary source“Remember that by saying yes—to projects, a course of action, or whatever—you are implicitiy saying no to something else. Each time you make a commitment, you forfeit your chance to commit to something else.”
— Andrew S. Grove Primary source“It’s just that I’d rather die of drink than of thirst.”
— Ian Fleming Primary source“You only live twice:
Once when you’re born,
Once when you look death in the face.”