The cars, adventure, beautiful women, and all the ridiculous spy gadgets. Seriously, who wouldn't enjoy sporting a wrist-mounted dart gun?

But, there's something else that attracts us (in a manly way) to Bond. It's not just the lifestyle and accessories, it's how he embodies so many of the qualities that we admire in a man. Confidence, strength, self-control (with one glaring exception), independence, and charm mixed with a bit of brute force. He seems to hold the world in his hands, but he'd just as easily give it all away.

Starting with "Dr. No" in 1962, each incarnation of Bond, from Sean Connery to Daniel Craig, has given men a look at how to live the high life, one of sophistication and grace, but far from gentle. The following are some lessons that every man can take away from the life of James Bond.