In the scene from where the quote is taken, James Bond learns that his family motto might be, The World is Not Enough, but he is not particularly interested in it.
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (Primary source)
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service is the eleventh novel in Ian Fleming’s James Bond series, marking a pivotal and emotionally charged chapter in the 007 saga.
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“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’.”
“Because people are very careful with the secrets of their own business doesn’t mean that they’ll be careful with the secrets of yours.”
— Ian Fleming Primary source“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Disputed“The belief in an external world independent of the perceiving subject is the basis of all natural science.”
— Albert Einstein Primary source“Success is the most convincing talker in the world.”
— Napoleon Bonaparte Disputed“The noblest question in the world is, what good may I do in it?”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source