Brian Bern > Brian's Quotes

“You only live twice:
Once when you are born
And once when you look death in the face”
― Ian Fleming, You Only Live Twice

“Everyone kept telling me not to worry someone will do something. No one did so I became someone and did something.”
― Mark A. Cooper, Absolutely Nothing

“Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it.”
― Groucho Marx

“Life has no remote....get up and change it yourself!”
― Mark A. Cooper, Operation Einstein

“What happened?" he demanded. "I heard an explosion!"

"Yeah.That was me. I set the boat alight."

"What?"

"I set fire to the boat."

"But we're on the boat!"

"I know.”
― Anthony Horowitz, Skeleton Key

“The lesson is, the rewards in life don't always go to the biggest, or the bravest, or the smartest. The rewards go to the dogged; and when your going though hell, to the person who just keeps going.”
― Bear Grylls

“We already have the cops, the FBI and the CIA looking for us, not to mention the enemy. The last thing we need is for MI6 to get in on the hunt, too. -Cade Knight”
― Brian Bern, Sword of Damocles