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Quotes About Caution

And, above all, beware of the cat.
~ Hans Christian Andersen
The intended response... is caution, my friends. I intend these stories to be a warning. - Against what? Small rat creatures with human faces? - A warning of what is to come... should I fail.
~ Hans Rodionoff
But sometimes, maybe most times, it isn't that clear. It is dark and you are near the edge of a cliff, but you're moving slowly, not sure which direction you're heading in. Your steps are tentative but they are still blind in the night. You don't realize how close you are to the edge, how the soft earth could give away, how you could just slip a bit and suddenly plunge into the dark.
~ Harlan Coben
He moved from shrub to shrub. Some of the shrubs were familiar from his last sojourn into these parts. He said hello to them, chatted, offered up his best cocktail-party banter. One shrub gave him a stock tip. Myron ignored it. He circled closer to the Coldren house, slowly, still careful not to be seen. He had no idea what he was going to do, but when he got close enough to see a light on in the den, an idea came to him. A
~ Harlan Coben
Ash had the gun in his gloved hand. The ski mask was in place. Ash had learned over the years that ski masks don't offer enough peripheral vision, so he'd already made the eye holes a little bigger. He stayed in his squat and waited. To his left, he could see Dee Dee had moved closer to the periphery. He frowned. She should know better and stay back. But that was Dee Dee.
~ Harlan Coben
He didn't believe in karma, but then again there was no reason to poke karma in the ribs.
~ Harlan Coben
He erred against caution, figured that it would be better to be spotted and possibly confronted than to lose Gabrielle altogether. He
~ Harlan Coben
On the one hand, this whole crazy day still felt like a no-harm-no-foul situation. She could leave here unscathed. On the other, she kept looking over her shoulder, as though she were being followed.
~ Harlan Coben
I trust no one totally.
~ Gary Sheffield
I have a message for all the birdies who try to get in touch with people online who they think might help them to meet me or give my personal information. That will never happen. Don't believe anything anyone tells you on social media about me because not even my parents know what I am up to.
~ Shaheer Sheikh
The advantage of knowing about risks is that we can change our behavior to avoid them. Of course, it is easily observed that to avoid all risks would be impossible; it might entail no flying, no driving, no walking, eating and drinking only healthy foods, and never being touched by sunshine. Even a bath could be dangerous.
~ Robert F. Engle
Tahiti has always been like a girl. She should be approached with caution, taking plenty of time and be enjoyed. Instead tourists with plenty of money are flinging themselves on the island and destroying the place.
~ Sterling Hayden
I guess I lean toward being an optimist, as far as improving tech being good for people, but that's not to say there are not potential downsides, and you have to stay aware of those downsides.
~ Marques Brownlee
The secret to a happy, successful life of paranoia is to keep careful track of your persecutors.
~ Tyrone Hayes
An all-out trade war with China would be damaging to Disney's business and to business in general. It's something I think we have to be very careful about.
~ Bob Iger
Be careful going in search of adventure - it's ridiculously easy to find.
~ William Least Heat-Moon
I like all the adventure sports but I like to do them in a safe way.
~ Catherine Bell
A tree falls the way it leans. Be careful the way you lean.
~ Danny DeVito
A fool puts her hand into a hollow tree without finding out what's inside first.
~ Robert Jordan
That's your first mistake. Do not trust me.
~ Randy Orton
It is dangerous for a ruler to trust others. He who trusts others can be manipulated by others.
~ Han Fei
Never trust a dog to watch your food.
~ Saint Patrick
Be careful to trust a person who does not like wine.
~ Karl Marx
Never trust a woman or an automatic weapon.
~ John Dillinger