Quotes About Vigilance

How do you keep your guys safe? Coles asked. By killing everything that ain't smiling, and half of everything that is, the marine captain answered.

Success breeds complacency. Complacency breeds failure. Only the paranoid survive.

You have to remain critically vigilant." Question every premise, challenge conventional wisdom, and never accept the truth of something merely because everyone else views it as obvious. Resist being credulous.

Only the paranoid survive.

All true democrats must stand guard lest the old class tyranny of the Right be replaced by a new class tyranny of the Left

El éxito trae complacencia. La complacencia trae fracaso. Solo sobrevive el paranoico.

America was changing at a snail's pace in a high wind, but until that gastropod mollusk reached its destination I had a .45 in my pocket and eyes on all four corners at once.

I had forgotten that Death was watching from all sides; that it comes at you from the place you least expect.

Peace is an inestimable jewel; but it will be soon snatched from those who are not prepared with heart and hand to defend it.

IT TOOK a conscious effort for Tallow to keep his hand off his gun as he walked up the apartment building's stairs. There was no threat here. He told himself that with every step. But every step held memory.

My health is good and it's up to me to keep it that way.

"Safety First" is "Safety Always."

Duck, big brother! Here comes another day!

Webster Spooner carried my bag upstairs and showed me to my room. He said he would keep an eye on the car. I didn't see how he was going to do that from his box. I knew he was a sound sleeper. The woman Ruth had almost had to kill him to get him awake.

I would not put a thief in my mouth to steal my brains.

A democratic government is only as strong as the alert conscience of its people.

There was always a slug on the lettuce. This was too good to be true. He had never trusted Jester, and didn't trust David. He wasn't going to let his gaurd down just yet. Being carful had kept him alive this far. There was no reason to stop being careful now.

Suggestion: when you find an intruder, it might be a good idea to raise the alarm.

Yeah, you're being paranoid all right, pal, Brad concluded, but a little paranoia never hurt anyone. Like that dude said, it ain't paranoia if the bastards really are watchin'.

A danger foreseen is half-avoided.

Esse silêncio todo me atordoa Atordoado, eu permaneço atento

Parents have to realize that there is a stranger in your house. If you came home and you found a strange man… teaching your kids to punch each other, or trying to sell them all kinds of products, you'd kick him right out of the house. But here you are — you come in and the TV is on, and you don't think twice about it.

Only that day dawns to which we are awake.

Better a thousand times careful than once dead.