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

I don't regard James Bond precisely as a hero, but at least he does get on and do his duty, in an extremely corny way.

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

The gain to the winner is always less than the loss to the loser.

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

If you interrupt the writing of fast narrative with too much introspection and self-criticism, you will be lucky if you write 500 words a day and you will be disgusted with them into the bargain. By following my formula, you write 2,000 words a day and you aren’t disgusted with them until the book is finished, which will be in about six weeks.

...Goldfinger could not have known that high tension was Bond's natural way of life and that pressure and danger relaxed him.