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“Never say ‘no’ to adventures. Always say ‘yes’, otherwise you’ll lead a very dull life.”
Zdroj: Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang (1964), Ch. 2
“I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.”
Zdroj: You Only Live Twice (1964), Ch. 21 : Orbit. Fleming is quoting Jack London directly.
“Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it’s enemy action.”
Varianta: Mr Bond, they have a saying in Chicago: 'Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action'.
Zdroj: Auric Goldfinger, Ch. 14 : Things That Go Thump In The Night
“You only live twice:
Once when you are born
And once when you look death in the face.”
Zdroj: You Only Live Twice (1964), Ch. 11 : Anatomy Class
Zdroj: Casino Royale (1953), Ch. 7 : Rouge et Noir
Kontext: Bond insisted ordering Leiter's Haig-and-Haig "on the rocks" and then he looked carefully at the barman. "A Dry Martini", he said. "One. In a deep champagne goblet." "Oui, monsieur." "Just a moment. Three measures of Gordons, one of vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet. Shake it very well until it's ice-cold, then add a large thin slice of lemon peel. Got it?" "Certainly, monsieur." The barman seemed pleased with the idea.
“It’s just that I’d rather die of drink than of thirst.”
Zdroj: Thunderball
“Like all harsh, cold men, he was easily tipped over into sentiment.”
Zdroj: Casino Royale
“The scent and smoke and sweat of a casino are nauseating at three in the morning.”
Opening line, Ch. 1 : The Secret Agent
Casino Royale (1953)
Kontext: The scent and smoke and sweat of a casino are nauseating at three in the morning. Then the soul erosion produced by high gambling — a compost of greed and fear and nervous tension — becomes unbearable and the senses awake and revolt from it.
“Surround yourself with human beings, my dear James. They are easier to fight for than principles.”
Zdroj: Casino Royale (1953), Ch. 20 : The Nature Of Evil
Kontext: "Surround yourself with human beings, my dear James. They are easier to fight for than principles."
He laughed. "But don't let me down and become human yourself. We would lose a wonderful machine."
“Never say 'no' to adventures.”
Zdroj: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
“It was the short men that caused all the trouble in the world.”
Zdroj: Goldfinger
“Everyone has the revolver of resignation in his pocket.”
Zdroj: Casino Royale
“Loneliness becomes a lover, solitude a darling sin.”
Zdroj: The Spy Who Loved Me
“History is moving pretty quickly these days, and the heroes and villains keep on changing parts.”
Varianta: History is moving pretty quickly these days and the heroes and villains keep on changing parts.
Zdroj: Casino Royale
“Most marriages don't add two people together. They subtract one from the other.”
Zdroj: Diamonds Are Forever
“Hope makes a good breakfast. Eat plenty of it.”
Zdroj: From Russia With Love
“Love of life is born of the awareness of death, of the dread of it.”
Zdroj: The Spy Who Loved Me
“The gain to the winner is always less than the loss to the loser.”
Zdroj: Live and Let Die
