Against the background of this luminous and sparkling stage Bond stood in the sunshine and felt his mission to be incongruous and remote and his dark profession an affront to his fellow actors.

He could not just wear a watch. It had to be a Rolex.

I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them.

Hope makes a good breakfast. Eat plenty of it.

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.

A gentleman's choice of timepiece says as much about him as does his Saville Row suit.

You only live twice. Once when you are born and once when you look death in the face.

History is moving pretty quickly these days, and the heroes and villains keep on changing parts.

Loneliness becomes a lover, solitude a darling sin.

Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action.

Everyone has the revolver of resignation in his pocket.

A man who trusts everyone is a fool and a man who trusts no one is a fool. We are all fools if we live long enough.

Worrying about what happened on Monday, or, what might happen on Wednesday, is at the expense of one’s Tuesday.

Take note and give thanks for all the good things present in your life.

The fact that a man has no claim on others ... does not preclude or prohibit good will among men and does not make it immoral to offer or to accept voluntary, non-sacrificial assistance.

I don't really like the spotlight.

If I judged anybody I wouldn't have any friends.

There are sure to be two prescriptions diametrically opposite.

I don't really understsand why it's considered normal to stare at someone's eyeballs

I'm not advocating violence but I think somebody should shoot Simon Cowell.