Dr. No

"No is the man, Dr. No. It is a Chinese name, but I am not Chinese. My mother was Chinese. She died, poor creature, giving me birth."

"I control the island. Every grain of sand, every drop of water belongs to me."

"You see, Mr. Bond, it is not difficult to dispose of a man. It is only difficult to dispose of him politely."

"I am a realist. The world is what it is, and I am what I am."

"Science is a wonderful thing when applied with vision and purpose."

"Money is the most powerful force in the world. It buys everything, controls everything."

"My power comes not from sentiment, but from absolute control."

"Weakness is unforgivable. The strong survive; the weak perish."

"I have built my empire on the principle that nothing is impossible to those with will."

"Your government sent you to die on my island, Mr. Bond. How does that make you feel?"

"I have transcended the limitations of ordinary men through discipline and intellect."

"Fear is the refuge of the unexceptional. I know no fear."

"The world respects power. It does not respect kindness or mercy."

"I have waited years for this moment. Patience is a virtue I understand well."

"My hands were ruined by the British, but they gave me the gift of purpose."

"Every man has his price, Mr. Bond. What is yours?"

"I have moved beyond the petty concerns of ordinary mortals."

"My island is a fortress of my own design. Here, I am god."

"Knowledge is power, and I possess both in abundance."

"You cannot understand ambition until you have sacrificed everything for it."

"Technology is the weapon of the future. I simply embrace it sooner than others."

"Time is the one resource even I cannot manufacture. Use it wisely."

"I do not fear death. I have already died once, and I chose to be reborn."

"Adventure is for fools who seek thrills. I seek dominion."

"The imagination of lesser men creates gods. I create reality."

"War is inevitable when power meets resistance. I accept this."

"Your motivation is survival. Mine is immortality through conquest."

"Solitude has taught me that man's greatest enemy is himself."

"I see beauty only in perfection, and perfection requires absolute control."

"The strong do not concern themselves with happiness. They concern themselves with legacy."