How peaceful life would be without love. How safe, how tranquil and how dull.

Bond's introduction: "Bond. James Bond." Repeated in 17 subsequent Bond films. Number One in the Top Ten Most Famous Movie Quotes. -The Guinness Book of Film

[James Bond's qualities of] self-containment, his powers of decision, his ability to carry on through till the end and to survive ... I like to think I acquired them before Bond.

Be careful what you shoot at . . . most things in here don't react too well to bullets.

There are women who take it to the wire. That's what they are looking for, the ultimate confrontation. They want a smack.

But as a Scot with a lifelong love of Scotland and the arts, I believe the opportunity of independence is too good to miss. Simply put there is no more creative an act than creating a new nation.

How peaceful life would be without love. How safe, how tranquil and how dull.