The best Quotes by Ian Fleming

The best Quotes by Ian Fleming

Ian Lancaster Fleming (28 May 1908 – 12 August 1964) was a British writer, best known for his postwar James Bond series of spy novels.

Men want a woman whom they can turn on and off like a light switch.

The distance between insanity and genius is measured only by success.

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"People are islands," she said. "They don't really touch. However close they are, they're really quite separate. Even if they've been married for fifty years."

James Bond - Casino Royale

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I am a poet in deeds--not often in words.

James Bond - Goldfinger

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You only live twice:
Once when you are born
And once when you look death in the face

James Bond - You Only Live Twice

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Surround yourself with human beings, my dear James. They are easier to fight for than principles.

James Bond - Casino Royale

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James Bond: "Oh, I find I live much longer that way."

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History isn't kind to men who play God.

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The world is arming fast than we can respond.

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James Bond: "We all have our secrets. We just didn't get to yours yet."

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Xenia Onatopp: "Enjoy it while it lasts."
James Bond: "The very words I live by."

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Draco: "My apologies for the way you were brought here. I wasn’t sure you’d accept a formal invitation."
James Bond: "There’s always something formal about the point of a pistol."

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Kamal Khan: "You seem to have this nasty habit of surviving."
James Bond: "You know what they say about the fittest."

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Fatima Blush: "Oh, how reckless of me. I made you all wet."
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It is strange with how little notice, good, bad, or indifferent, a man may live and die in London.

Charles Dickens

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If you're curious, London's an amazing place.

David Bailey

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I've often thought a blind man could find his way through London simply by gauging the changes in innuendo: mild through Trafalgar Square, less veiled towards the river.

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I have nothing against Orlando, though you are, of course, far more likely to get shot or robbed there than in London.

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I don't miss London much. I find it crowded, vast and difficult to get around. Cabs are incredibly expensive.

John Cleese

London. The beating heart of England.

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England is my home. London is my home. New York feels like, if I have to spend a year living in an unfamiliar city, this is a pretty lovely one to spend a year in, but I will be going home at the end of it, certainly.

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Fashion needs fresh blood, and London is the most creative place for that.

Donatella Versace

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Look at London or Paris: they're both filthy. You don't get that in Tokyo. The proud residents look after their city.

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When you find a man you wish to marry, Tessa, remember this: You will know what kind of man he is not by the things he says, but by the things he does.

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Lies Men Taking action Talking

Keep true to the dreams of thy youth.

Friedrich Schiller in Don Carlos

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Youth Men Birthday Age

Success is all about having the confidence to shoot for something even if it seems impossible.

The secret behind success isn't as much of a secret as people think. It's pretty simple. It's working as hard as you can to accomplish what you want.

Christian McCaffrey

It's the way it works: Love plus time minus distance equals hate.

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Relationships Marriage

Finding someone you love and who loves you back is a wonderful, wonderful feeling. But finding a true soul mate is an even better feeling. A soul mate is someone who understands you like no other, loves you like no other, will be there for you forever, no matter what. They say that nothing lasts forever, but I am a firm believer in the fact that for some, love lives on even after we're gone.

Cecelia Ahern in P.S. I Love You

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Love Relationships

Sometimes you must hurt in order to know, fall in order to grow, lose in order to gain. Because life's greatest lessons are learned through pain.

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Life Pain Hurting Falling down

The world will break your heart ten ways to Sunday. That's guaranteed.

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There's no death for those who don't fear it.

Death is so close, always, a breath away, so perhaps it was wise to introduce children to that concept at an early age.

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Brom: "Keep in mind that many people have died for their beliefs; it's actually quite common. The real courage is in living and suffering for what you believe."

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Faith Principles

Live your life as though your every act were to become a universal law.

Immanuel Kant

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Law Principles Morality

Some a-hole leaks it online and I'm like, you know, looking at the guy in the mirror brushing my teeth, "Dude, what have you done? This could be punishable by law!" But the internet forced the studio to say, "We're gonna make this movie", and 24 hours later, that movie had a green light.

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