Quotes About Vigilance

The price of fitness is eternal vigilance, and the greatest spur to diligence is the daily log.

A society without the means to detect lies and theft soon squanders its liberty and freedom.

I've been in situations where if I'd been careless I could have been missing some fingers or a hand or something like that, or a very, very bad bleed or whatever.

With bombs and fires, you get only one mistake.

The biggest mistake to me is complacency.

You want to harbor your resources and try not to make a mistake.

I like to keep mobile. It keeps my mind awake.

I do believe that there are monsters out there - and that they are monsters.

Security services, from Afghanistan to the United States, should be alert throughout the Ramadan period, but especially on the 27th day of the holy month.

When you walk into a room, you assess it instantaneously, habitually, before you're even aware of it. I mean, you make sure there's not a hole you're going to fall into, but mostly you're not even aware of what you're thinking.

Riding a motorcycle on today's highways, you have to ride in a very defensive manner. You have to be a good rider and you have to have both hands and both feet on the controls at all times.

never planting their land (for they could not tell when an invader might not come and take it all away

The presence of danger has a way of making you feel fully awake.

There is satisfaction in defeating an enemy. But one must never allow oneself to become complacent. There are always more enemies to be identified, faced, and vanquished.

You don't leave an enemy at your back...not if you like living. (Mara Jade)

You will come to understand how they work, their dedication and the personal sacrifices they make. For these are truly the people who stand guard on the walls of freedom, while the rest of us sleep safely in our homes.

attack was coming. The

the 'protective' part seriously, 'kay?" John

Find the enemy. Don't let the enemy find you. Reconnaissance! Reconnaissance! Reconnaissance!

One of the first things a doctor learns is how not to sleep.

The trick is this: keep your eye on the ball. Even when you can't see the ball.

You can't protect her every minute.

Misery don't call ahead. That's why you have to stay awake—otherwise it just walks on in your door.

not the dead ye have to be concerned about! Beware of the Living!