“The World Is Not Enough”
Ian Fleming
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’.”
“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“If we cannot end now our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.”
— John F. Kennedy Primary source“What is the hardest task in the world? To think.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Primary source“The noblest question in the world is, what good may I do in it?”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source