Goldfinger

“Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action.”

— Bond's maxim for identifying patterns of suspicious events.

“A woman's life is a series of compromises.”

— Pussy Galore reflecting on her life and choices.

“He liked his women to be dangerous, and she certainly was that.”

— Bond's assessment of Pussy Galore.

“There's a saying in the Services: 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it.'”

— Bond's practical approach to certain situations.

“All the great criminals have been men of genius, and men of genius are always eccentric.”

— Bond's observation on the nature of master criminals.

“Bond mistrusted anyone who used too many exclamation marks. It was a sure sign of an underdeveloped mind.”

— Bond's internal thoughts on written communication.

“He had a job to do. He would do it. And then he would forget it.”

— Bond's professional detachment to his missions.

“The world was a dangerous place, and he was one of the few who understood just how dangerous.”

— Bond's perspective on the global threats he faces.

“Goldfinger was a man who lived by his own rules, and those rules were simple: get rich, and get away with it.”

— Bond's summary of Goldfinger's motivations.

“He liked the feel of a gun in his hand. It was a friendly weight, a promise of power.”

— Bond's comfort with his service weapon.

“There was a certain satisfaction in knowing that he was the only man who could stop Goldfinger.”

— Bond's sense of responsibility and unique position.

“A man who thinks he knows everything is always disappointed when he finds out he doesn't.”

— Bond's internal thought about arrogance.

“He had seen too much, done too much, to be easily surprised.”

— Bond's world-weary experience.

“Money, to Goldfinger, was not a means to an end, but the end itself.”

— Bond's insight into Goldfinger's obsession.