Ian Fleming Quotes
Luck in all its moods had to be loved and not feared. Bond saw luck as a woman, to be softly wooed or brutally ravaged, never pandered to or pursued.
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I've always felt a bit hard done by in England – you know, I've won the Bisto three times in Ireland, but it has felt like nobody has even heard of me in my home country.
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Peace is the virtue of civilization. War is its crime.
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Explosions are not comfortable.
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I educated myself. To me, school was boring.
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Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.
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The falsification of scientific data or analysis is always a serious matter.
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But I don't have a very good track record with royalty. My dress fell off in front of Prince Charles at the Prince's Trust, so I'm just living up to my reputation.
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Age is strictly a case of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.
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It's an odd mix, the life of a playwright.
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At the base of Ron Paul support, in my opinion, are people with brains.
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The pleasure from acting comes from having great writing to work with. If it's well written and the character is interesting, then, as an actor, that's the raw material I need.
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I used to just sit in the living room and make up songs on the keyboard.
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One never knows whether people have principles on principle or whether for their own personal satisfaction.
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What agent is there other than the Creator of the heavens and earth who can know whatever occurs in our heart, down to its most subtle and secret thoughts, and illuminate the future for us by establishing the Hereafter, saving us from the countless suffocating waves of the world?
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That is a big danger, losing your inspiration. When I work in film and television I try to do each take a little differently. I never want to do the same thing twice, because then you're not being spontaneous, you're just recreating something.
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I am frequently attacked.
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Fear cannot be banished, but it can be calm and without panic; it can be mitigated by reason and evaluation.
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'Vagabond' is about owning where I come from, understanding the real power music had to transport myself with, whether that's busking in Europe or getting number ones.
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I've never so appreciated what actors do and how strange it is.
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I'm a highly-educated man, maybe a shocker to some. I have a master's degree. I'm no dumbo.
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I like the dark undertow of grime, and it gets me aggressive. You need that aggression.
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We have an opportunity to create a future where we are actually encouraging providers to keep people away from acute care, whenever possible.
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Mattresses! Beautiful! Let's go buy a couple of mattresses. Give 'em to people for their birthday.
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Luck in all its moods had to be loved and not feared. Bond saw luck as a woman, to be softly wooed or brutally ravaged, never pandered to or pursued.
