Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.
Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
Who seeks shall find.
It's always too early to quit.
Wherever you are - be all there.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
I think Bond the character is distinct: He's British, he has a certain code that he lives by, he's incorruptible... he's a classical hero, but he's also fallible. He has inner demons, inner conflicts, and he's a romantic.