Quotes About Caution

One of these days in your travels, a guy is going to come up to you and show you a nice brand-new deck of cards on which the seal is not yet broken, and this guy is going to offer to bet you that he can make the Jack of Spades jump out of the deck and squirt cider in your ear. But, son, do not bet this man, for as sure as you are standing there, you are going to end up with an earful of cider.

Never argue with a gun-cutter, [...]

Psychiatrists should take the lead in expressing caution about solving emotional angst by taking a pill. Doctors of the soul will distinguish between the proper use of medication for treating psychiatric disorders and the inappropriate desire to cure social and existential pain with a pill.

Kids, please don't try this at home. We're professionals.

never to take candy from strangers

leaders should be wary of common sense, which can be a poor substitute for evidence.)

Be aware that a halo has to fall only a few inches to be a noose.

Millions of words are written annually purporting to tell how to beat the races, whereas the best possible advice on the subject is found in the three monosyllables 'Do not try.'

Don't taunt the alligator until after you've crossed the creek.

Very calmly, Gray let out his breath. He wanted nothing more than to gather her in his arms and comfort her in the best way he knew, but something warned him against it. Hugging her would be like embracing a thorn bush.

There's no fun in playing safe or by the rules, but it's not fun being hit by a semi-truck either.

Ultimately, we need to remain vigilant (in reference to dealing with the Covid-19 worldwide pandemic)

Stay alert. Pay attention to your robotic staff. Watch for the following signs in the days and weeks before your robots run amok. Sudden lack of interest in menial labor. Unexplained disappearances. Unwillingness to be shut down. Repetitive stabbing movements. Constant talk of human killing.

Be careful what you wish for you just might get it.

An inability to be guided by a "healthy fear" of bad consequences is a disastrous flaw.

Maintaining one's vigilance against biases is a chore—but the chance to avoid a costly mistake is sometimes worth the effort.

Imagine Earth as a crime-ridden town, and there is one safe house. How do you keep that safe house, America, always safe? It is called vigilance.

The price of freedom is eternal vigilance. Don't store unnecessary data, keep an eye on what's happening, and don't take unnecessary risks.

Doubt must be no more than vigilance, otherwise it can become dangerous.

An owl is traditionally a symbol of wisdom, so we are neither doves nor hawks but owls, and we are vigilant when others are resting.

We need to always be vigilant on the sanitary issues.

I think everybody knows they have to be vigilant with their children. I don't have anything profound to say on that subject. We all know that we have to watch the children. The question is when does it become absolute paranoia?

It is always good to be careful or vigilant.

We continue to be vigilant.