Quotes About Precaution

There are more kinds of fools than one can guard against.

The most important rule of scuba diving is... If you don't feel right, don't go down

Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.

il valait mieux prévenir que guérir.

General James Gavin, the commander of the 82d Airborne Division in World War II, carried an M1 Garand rifle, then the standard American-infantry weapon of World War II. He advised young infantry officers not to carry any equipment that would make them stand out in the eyes of the enemy.

We operate on the philosophy that it's better to have a gun and not need it than to need it and not have it.

Be careful," he said dryly. "Don't die.

Almost everyone he saw looked uneasy. They all seemed to be avoiding each other—and not just to be polite. They seemed to take obvious measures to stay clear of anyone else. Just like back at the mall, many of them wore masks or held rags that covered their mouth and nose as they walked.

Be careful, don't die

Women should never carry purses in the Metro or on the street in Paris. Unless the bag is purely for show, that is. Money, credit cards and ID should never be put in a purse.

Never let a serial killer buy you coffee

When someone is always looking over their shoulder, they're more likely to trip.

The drink was almost certainly safe. He would probably get pleurisy, quinsy and pox from the cup.

On no account allow a Vogon to read poetry at you.

He had, of course, long ago taken the precaution of removing the only extant copies of the books on his reading list from the university and college libraries, as a result of which he had plenty of time to, well, to do whatever it was he did.

So what do we do if we get bitten by something deadly, then?" I asked. He blinked at me as if I were stupid. "Well, what do you think you do?" he said. "You die of course. That's what deadly means.

D'Agosta had long ago learned, when working with Pendergast, to never get caught without two things: a gun and a flashlight.

It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.

Prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.

For tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today

Don't inhibit your hearing. Auditory cues can be early warning signs. You can hear gun shots even when you can't see the gunman. Sit in places that offer the best visibility of exits and others. Watch people for cues and indicators that they may be up to no good. Trust your intuition. That "gut" feeling is there for a reason, and you need to pay attention to it.

I always put clothes and family photos under the mattress, in case the house burns down.

We need walls around our schools, we need to protect our schools. Ten-foot rule. You can't get within ten feet unless you're supposed to be there.

I resent the label on cigarettes. If they're going to warn you, why don't they put the same sign at the entrance to every freeway or on every banana that's sold? You can slip on the peel, you know.