“You can get far in North America with laconic grunts. ‘Huh,’ ‘hun’ and ‘hi!’ in their various modulations, together with ‘sure,’ ‘guess so,’ ‘that so?’ and ‘nuts!’ will meet almost any contingency.”
Ian Fleming
For Your Eyes Only (Primary source)
For Your Eyes Only is a collection of five short stories by Ian Fleming, each showcasing James Bond in self-contained, high-stakes scenarios.
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“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“’Tis a shame that your family is an honor to you! You ought to be an honor to your family.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“’Tis easy to see, hard to foresee.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“The imagination of nature is far, far greater than the imagination of man.”
— Richard Feynman Primary source“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”
— Helen Keller Disputed