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.
Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering.
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
When you play play hard when you work don't play at all.
I am only an average man but by George I work harder at it than the average...
There is no reason to repeat bad history.
There were various turning points, but the main one at the beginning was...
Look into the heavens and say, “It’s my turn to make history.