Ian Fleming, character of James Bond.
• Appears in many variants over the years, both in novels and films; see shaken, not stirred for details.
• First appears in the novel Diamonds Are Forever (1956) as (p. 53):
 • The waiter brought the Martinis, shaken and not stirred, as Bond had stipulated, and some slivers of lemon peel in a shot glass.
• First said by Bond in the novel Dr. No (1958) as (chapter 15: Pandora's Box):
 • And I would like a medium Vodka dry Martini — with a slice of lemon peel. Shaken and not stirred, please. I would prefer Russian or Polish vodka.
• Popularized by the James Bond film series, first said in the first film, Dr. No (1962) by Dr. No as:
 • A medium dry vodka martini, lemon peel. Shaken, not stirred.
• First said in film by Bond in the second film, Goldfinger as:
 • A martini. Shaken, not stirred.

[A martini.] Shaken, not stirred.

— Ian Fleming on Martini

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "[A martini.] Shaken, not stirred." in the context of "Ian Fleming, character of James Bond.
• Appears in many variants over the years, both in novels and films; see shaken, not stirred for details.
• First appears in the novel Diamonds Are Forever (1956) as (p. 53):
 • The waiter brought the Martinis, shaken and not stirred, as Bond had stipulated, and some slivers of lemon peel in a shot glass.
• First said by Bond in the novel Dr. No (1958) as (chapter 15: Pandora's Box):
 • And I would like a medium Vodka dry Martini — with a slice of lemon peel. Shaken and not stirred, please. I would prefer Russian or Polish vodka.
• Popularized by the James Bond film series, first said in the first film, Dr. No (1962) by Dr. No as:
 • A medium dry vodka martini, lemon peel. Shaken, not stirred.
• First said in film by Bond in the second film, Goldfinger as:
 • A martini. Shaken, not stirred." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Ian Fleming

About Ian Fleming

Ian Lancaster Fleming (28 May 1908 – 12 August 1964) was a British author and journalist who created the character of James Bond and chronicled his adventures in twelve novels and two short story collections. The children's story Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang and two non-fiction books are among his other works. During the Second World War, Fleming served in the Naval Intelligence Division and, as part of his appointment, was commissioned into the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, rising to the rank of commander.