Quotes About Caution

There are certain rules one must abide by in order to succesfully survive a horror movie.

Only the paranoid survive.

The reason why I have survived as long as I have survived is what my friends, comrades and supporters thought was an extraordinarily cautious approach.

Like many people of my generation, I feel like I survived my adolescent mischief only by a miracle, and it seems too much to hope for that the same miracle would befall my children - therefore, I want to make sure they take fewer chances than I did.

Who naught suspects is easily deceived.

I am fearful, or suspicious, of generalizations... They cannot guide me reliably in making decisions about particular individuals.

I am suspicious of career engineers, people that plan it out every step of the way.

I am very suspicious of people.

I'm so suspicious of boys-slash-men. I just don't like them or trust them.

One thing you have to be very careful on when you work in health care is this: when you make a sweeping change, you can't wait to see what falls through the cracks. What could fall through the cracks is somebody's life. You need to move thoughtfully and carefully with a plan incrementally.

Mom's Rules for Life in New York City 1. Always have your key out before you reach the front door. 2. If a stranger is hanging out in front of the building, don't ever go in - just keep walking around the block until he's gone. 3. Look ahead. If there's someone acting strange down the block, looking drunk or dangerous, cross to the other side of the street, but don't be obvious about it. Make it look like you were planning to cross the street all along. 4. Never show your money on the street.

It is prudent never to trust those who have deceived us, even if only once.

It is only prudent never to place complete confidence in that by which we have even once been deceived.

When Jesus says something that seems banal, it is necessary to be wary.

Be careful the purpose doesn't destroy you.

And as for proof—how can a man ever be certain? Certainty, surely, is beyond human grasp. But however that may be, it is usually the case that glory comes to those who act, not to the over cautious and hesitant. Only by great risks can great results be achieved." —Herodotus, The Histories, book seven.

Of course, a hole in the ice offers peril only to those who go skating.

You know what my boss says? He says that skepticism is a good watchdog if you know when to take the leash off.

You can't base your actions on the theory that anyone you don't keep your eye on is apt to get killed.

skepticism is a good watchdog if you know when to take the leash off.

She was essentially living in a fishbowl, and she would have to tread with caution

JF: Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after you.

The lesson: Be aware of the incredible power of social media and the dangers of reacting to news that you haven't verified.

Piensa mal y acertarás.