Quotes tagged ‘Extortion’

“I am the Supreme Commander of SPECTRE, Special Executive for Counterintelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion. Yesterday morning, the American Air Force launched two cruise missiles from Swadley Air Base in Great Britain. Through the ingenuity of SPECTRE, the dummy warheads they carried were re…”

— Lorenzo Semple Jr., Ernst Stavro Blofeld, Max von Sydow, imdb.com

“Dr. No: I'm a member of SPECTRE. James Bond: SPECTRE? Dr. No: SPECTRE. SPecial Executive for Counter Intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge, Extortion. The four great cornerstones of power headed by the greatest brains in the world. James Bond: Correction. Criminal brains! Dr. No: The successful criminal…”

— Richard Maibaum, Johanna Harwood, Berkely Mather, James Bond, Sean Connery, imdb.com

“Blackmail’ is such an ugly word. I prefer 'extortion.’ The 'x’ makes it sound cool.”

— J. Stewart Burns, Bender , Billy West, imdb.com

“Dodd Gerhardt: You got till tomorrow to bring the collection money you owe. Rye Gerhardt: Or what? Dodd Gerhardt: You make me wait for you again, I'll cleave your skull.”

— Noah Hawley, Dodd Gerhardt, Jeffrey Donovan, imdb.com

“A guy goes into a lawyer’s office and asks the lawyer: ‘Excuse me, how much do you charge?’ The lawyer responds: ‘I charge $1,000 to answer three questions.’ ‘Bloody hell. That’s a bit expensive, isn’t it?’ ‘Yes. What’s your third question?’”

— Unknown, thoughtcatalog.com