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Quotes About Careful

I have an orthopedic pillow that's made out of a sponge material. I have a plate in my throat, and I have to be careful or I could end up with a bad neck in the morning. That pillow is a must everywhere I go.
~ Lee Trevino
Aunt Josephine had been so careful to avoid anything that she thought might harm her, but harm had still come her way.
~ Lemony Snicket
gingerly—the word "gingerly" here means "avoiding territorial crabs"—
~ Lemony Snicket
He wisely resolved to be particularly careful that no sign of admiration should now escape him, nothing that could elevate her with the hope of influencing his felicity; sensible that if such an idea had been suggested, his behaviour during the last day must have material weight in confirming or crushing it.
~ Jane Austen
I'm sorry about your Porsche. I can replace the Porsche. I can't replace you. You need to be more careful. I was just sitting in your car! Babe, you're a magnet for disaster.
~ Janet Evanovich
Ranger locked eyes with me. Please, he said. Tank and Hal were goggle-eyed. They weren't used to please. I wasn't used to it either. But I liked it. Okay, I said. Be careful. He's insane.
~ Janet Evanovich
You in a hurry?" Ranger said, looking amused. "Things to do." I moved to get out of the car, and he grabbed me by the scruff of my neck. "You're going to be careful," he said. Y-y-yes." "And you're going to carry your gun." "Yes." "Loaded." "Okay, loaded." He released my neck. "Sweet dreams.
~ Janet Evanovich
An orgasm is an orgasm, but getting there can leave you with a herniated disc if you aren't careful.
~ Janet Evanovich
Think you should stop your whining, she said to Kuntz, on account of it makes you look like a wiener. And with a name like Kuntz you gotta be careful what you look like.
~ Janet Evanovich
Personally, I don't want to own a dog that inspires fear. I choose my dogs carefully, have their temperaments observed and evaluated, train and socialize them day after day. Yet I know any dog can be unpredictable.
~ Jon Katz
The economy of a novelist is a little like that of a careful housewife who is unwilling to throw away anything that might perhaps serve its turn.
~ Graham Greene
Motorists in London have got to be immensely careful of cyclists. At the same time, cyclists in London are too often unwilling to obey the road signs. I've seen regular examples of people who just bolt through red lights.
~ Chris Grayling
I have to be careful what I eat before going onstage, to avoid an upset stomach.
~ Samantha Bond
Personally and politically, I'm extremely conservative for who I am, but I'm also very careful in my tone. I don't believe just because you're a conservative that you're angry. I can be plenty frustrated and not have to constantly portray myself as upset and angry at the world.
~ James Lankford
I believe in choosing your words very carefully. It's funny: I'll get comments like, 'Oh I love you. You don't care; you have no filter.' On the contrary, I absolutely have a filter, because I understand decorum, and my objective is not to upset people.
~ Iliza Shlesinger
A woman the more careful she is about her face is commonly the more careless about her house.
~ Ben Jonson
Always seek peace between your heart and God, but in this world, always be careful to remain ever-restless, never satisfied, and always abounding in the work of the Lord.
~ Jim Elliot
I've still got both kidneys, but one doesn't work, so I have to be careful not to drink too much, even water, and I have to keep myself as healthy as possible.
~ Liam Payne
If we are serious about peace, then we must work for it as ardently, seriously, continuously, carefully, and bravely as we have ever prepared for war.
~ Wendell Berry
It takes a great deal of time and thought to install work carefully. This should not always be thrown away. Most art is fragile and some should be placed and never moved again.
~ Donald Judd
Having the ability to get and gain respect through your work is great but you have to be careful not to get carried away.
~ Jay Gould
Winter does not work only on a broad scale; he is careful in trifles.
~ Alexander Smith
It turns out that strong typing does not eliminate the need for careful testing. And I have found in my work that the sorts of errors that strong type checking finds are no the errors I worry about.
~ Douglas Crockford
I'm very careful of not being critical of other people's movies, which work in different styles. I think some of my movies can be interpreted as critical of their subjects.
~ Frederick Wiseman