Auric Goldfinger

"Science advances through the will of visionary men."

"Music serves as accompaniment to my strategic contemplations."

"I transcend the need for faith through certainty."

"All relationships are transactions of interest and utility."

"The pursuit of truth is secondary to the pursuit of power."

"Happiness is the consolation prize of the unsuccessful."

"My dreams are already becoming reality."

"Humor serves only those too weak for serious purpose."

"War is the ultimate expression of human potential."

"History will record my name in gold—literal gold."

"Justice is what I decree it to be."

"Those who practice kindness are destined for servitude."

"Patience is a weapon for those willing to wait forever."

"I am inspired only by the pursuit of my own objectives."

"Solitude is where my greatest schemes take form."

"Adventure without dominion is merely tourism."

"Imagination without resources is mere fantasy."

"Technology bends to the will of determined men."

"My health is as precisely maintained as my empire."

"Gratitude implies debt—I owe nothing to anyone."

"Literature documents the mediocrity of the masses."

"Politics is the gentle art of taking what you desire."

"I have transcended the need for family through pure will."

"Hope is a luxury reserved for the powerless."

"Beauty exists only insofar as it serves function."

"The only philosophy that matters is the philosophy of power."

"Those who seek freedom must first master obedience."

"I am the immovable object in a world of lesser forces."