“Power is the goal of all ambition.”
Ian Fleming
The quote by Mr. Big, not James Bond, in the novel.
Live and Let Die (Primary source)
Live and Let Die is the second novel in Ian Fleming’s James Bond series, plunging the British spy into a dangerous mission against a Harlem-based crime lord and his supernatural reputation.
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“I have, literally, no more worlds to conquer within my chosen orbit. Alas, it is too late in my life to change that orbit for another one, and since power is the goal of all ambition, it is unlikely that I could possibly acquire more power in another sphere than I already possess in this one.”
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“I don’t drink tea. I hate it. It’s mud. Moreover it’s one of the main reasons for the downfall of the British Empire. Be a good girl and make me some coffee.”
— Ian Fleming Primary source“Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it’s enemy action.”
— Ian Fleming Primary source“Any man more right than his neighbors, constitutes a majority of one already.”
— Henry David Thoreau Primary source“Remember too that your time is your one finite resource, and when you say yes to one thing you are inevitably saying no to another.”
— Andrew S. Grove Primary source“For what are we born if not to aid one another?”
— Ernest Hemingway Primary source“He that has once done you a kindness will be more ready to do you another, than he whom you yourself have obliged.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source