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Just a drink. A martini, shaken, not stirred. — James Bond · 1964Bond. James Bond. — James Bond · 1962We have to live without sympathy, don't we? That's impossible of course. We act it to one another, this hardness; but we aren't like that really. I mean... One can't be out in the cold all the time; one has to come in from the cold... Do you see what I mean? — John le Carre · 1963We do disagreeable things so that ordinary people here and elsewhere can sleep safely in their beds at night. — John le Carre · 1963I know when a woman is afraid and pretending not to be. — James Bond · 2012Training is useful, but there is no substitute for experience. — Rosa Klebb · 1963All 21 quotes →Spy (film)19 quotes
Just a drink. A martini, shaken, not stirred. — James Bond · 1964Bond. James Bond. — James Bond · 1962I know when a woman is afraid and pretending not to be. — James Bond · 2012Training is useful, but there is no substitute for experience. — Rosa Klebb · 1963Sheer magnetism, darling. — James Bond · 1973The moment I meet an attractive woman, I have to start pretending I have no desire to make love to her. — Roger Thornhill · 1959All 19 quotes →Action7 quotes
Bond. James Bond. — James Bond · 1962I know when a woman is afraid and pretending not to be. — James Bond · 2012Sheer magnetism, darling. — James Bond · 1973Do I look like I give a damn? — James Bond · 2006Flattery will get you nowhere - but don't stop trying. — Miss Moneypenny · 1962The successful criminal brain is always superior. It has to be. — Dr. No · 1962All 7 quotes →Action (film)7 quotes
Bond. James Bond. — James Bond · 1962I know when a woman is afraid and pretending not to be. — James Bond · 2012Sheer magnetism, darling. — James Bond · 1973Do I look like I give a damn? — James Bond · 2006Flattery will get you nowhere - but don't stop trying. — Miss Moneypenny · 1962The successful criminal brain is always superior. It has to be. — Dr. No · 1962All 7 quotes →Thriller7 quotes
Just a drink. A martini, shaken, not stirred. — James Bond · 1964Training is useful, but there is no substitute for experience. — Rosa Klebb · 1963The moment I meet an attractive woman, I have to start pretending I have no desire to make love to her. — Roger Thornhill · 1959Some men just don't like to be driven. — Fiona · 1965The hard part about playing chicken is knowing when to flinch. — Capt. Bart Mancuso · 1990Red wine with fish. Well, that should have told me something. — James Bond · 1963All 7 quotes →Thriller (film)7 quotes
Just a drink. A martini, shaken, not stirred. — James Bond · 1964Training is useful, but there is no substitute for experience. — Rosa Klebb · 1963The moment I meet an attractive woman, I have to start pretending I have no desire to make love to her. — Roger Thornhill · 1959Some men just don't like to be driven. — Fiona · 1965The hard part about playing chicken is knowing when to flinch. — Capt. Bart Mancuso · 1990Red wine with fish. Well, that should have told me something. — James Bond · 1963All 7 quotes →Film noir5 quotes
An old friend is never an extra guest. — Alexander Sebastian · 1946I don't like gentlemen who grin at me. — Alicia Huberman · 1946Waving the flag with one hand and picking pockets with the other, that's your "patriotism." — Alicia Huberman · 1946Dry your eyes, baby; it's out of character. — Devlin · 1946We are protected by the enormity of your stupidity, for a time. — Madame Sebastian · 1946Spy novel2 quotes
We have to live without sympathy, don't we? That's impossible of course. We act it to one another, this hardness; but we aren't like that really. I mean... One can't be out in the cold all the time; one has to come in from the cold... Do you see what I mean? — John le Carre · 1963We do disagreeable things so that ordinary people here and elsewhere can sleep safely in their beds at night. — John le Carre · 1963