I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. (Ian L. Fleming)

Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action. (Auric Goldfinger, in Goldfinger by Ian L. Fleming)

The difference between ‘involvement’ and ‘commitment’ is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: the chicken was ‘involved’ – the pig was ‘committed’. (unknown)