“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.
More about “For Your Eyes Only” →
“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 source“It’s never too early to start winning.”
— Ian Fleming Primary source“Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it’s enemy action.”
— Ian Fleming Primary source“I heartily accept the motto,—‘That government is best which governs least;’ and I should like to see it acted up to more rapidly and systematically.”
— Henry David Thoreau Primary source“‘Tomorrow!’ What possibilities there are in that word.”
— Helen Keller Primary source“’Tis easy to see, hard to foresee.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“’'Tis easier to suppress the first desire, than to satisfy all that follow it.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source