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Pursuing women2 quotes
The moment I meet an attractive woman, I have to start pretending I have no desire to make love to her. — Roger Thornhill · 1959I don't like gentlemen who grin at me. — Alicia Huberman · 1946Alcohol1 quote
Just a drink. A martini, shaken, not stirred. — James Bond · 1964Attraction1 quote
Sheer magnetism, darling. — James Bond · 1973Bad taste1 quote
Red wine with fish. Well, that should have told me something. — James Bond · 1963Beautiful women1 quote
The moment I meet an attractive woman, I have to start pretending I have no desire to make love to her. — Roger Thornhill · 1959Bluster1 quote
The hard part about playing chicken is knowing when to flinch. — Capt. Bart Mancuso · 1990Charm1 quote
You can turn off the charm. I'm immune. — Pussy Galore · 1964Compliments1 quote
Flattery will get you nowhere - but don't stop trying. — Miss Moneypenny · 1962Criminals1 quote
The successful criminal brain is always superior. It has to be. — Dr. No · 1962Crying1 quote
Dry your eyes, baby; it's out of character. — Devlin · 1946Drink order1 quote
Just a drink. A martini, shaken, not stirred. — James Bond · 1964Fighting the bad guys1 quote
We do disagreeable things so that ordinary people here and elsewhere can sleep safely in their beds at night. — John le Carre · 1963Flattery1 quote
Flattery will get you nowhere - but don't stop trying. — Miss Moneypenny · 1962Food1 quote
Red wine with fish. Well, that should have told me something. — James Bond · 1963Friends1 quote
An old friend is never an extra guest. — Alexander Sebastian · 1946Guests and visitors1 quote
An old friend is never an extra guest. — Alexander Sebastian · 1946Indifference1 quote
Do I look like I give a damn? — James Bond · 2006International politics1 quote
The hard part about playing chicken is knowing when to flinch. — Capt. Bart Mancuso · 1990Life experience1 quote
Training is useful, but there is no substitute for experience. — Rosa Klebb · 1963Men and women1 quote
I don't like gentlemen who grin at me. — Alicia Huberman · 1946Nature of women1 quote
I know when a woman is afraid and pretending not to be. — James Bond · 2012Old friends1 quote
An old friend is never an extra guest. — Alexander Sebastian · 1946Patriotism1 quote
Waving the flag with one hand and picking pockets with the other, that's your "patriotism." — Alicia Huberman · 1946Political cynicism1 quote
Waving the flag with one hand and picking pockets with the other, that's your "patriotism." — Alicia Huberman · 1946Shooting people1 quote
Every now and then a trigger has to be pulled or not pulled. It's hard to know which in your pajamas. — Q · 2012Training1 quote
Training is useful, but there is no substitute for experience. — Rosa Klebb · 1963Vulnerability1 quote
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 · 1963Women1 quote
I know when a woman is afraid and pretending not to be. — James Bond · 2012