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Quotes About Vigilance

any type of nearby threat. Finally, he opened his eyes
~ David Baldacci
off." Decker nodded and looked over at where Baron and Jamison were escorting Amber and Zoe
~ David Baldacci
now. But I still act like a cop sometimes.
~ David Baldacci
had a way of looking one over without seeming to that any Secret Service agent would be proud
~ David Baldacci
nous pouvons nous doter de garanties constitutionnelles, établir une stricte répartition des pouvoirs, mais de telles mesures ne prennent un sens que lorsque les citoyens assurent que ces garde-fous soient respectés. Or, ceux qui ont soif de puissance et d'argent sont sans cesse à l'affût d'un moyen de violer les lois ou de les tourner à leur avantage.
~ David Brin
Watch out for snakes,' Durnik called after him.
~ David Eddings
Madness in great ones must not unwatched go.
~ William Shakespeare
I been packin' iron for so long that if I don't have one on me somewheres, I walk slant-wise.
~ William W. Johnstone
slope at where they had come from, with Dog standing and panting beside him, when a tiny flicker of movement caught his eye. Preacher squinted. Could have been a bird flitting from
~ William W. Johnstone
War will find us whether we are ready or not.
~ Winston Churchill
To try to be safe everywhere is to be strong nowhere.
~ Winston S. Churchill
It has been said that the price of freedom is eternal vigilance.
~ Winston S. Churchill
The price of freedom is eternal vigilance'.
~ Winston S. Churchill
The Home Guard overtopped the million mark, and when rifles were lacking grasped lustily the shotgun, the sporting rifle, the private pistol, or, when there was no firearm, the pike and the club. No Fifth Column existed in Britain, though a few spies were carefully rounded up and examined. What few Communists there were lay low. Everyone else gave all they had to give.
~ Winston S. Churchill
Duty and prudence alike command, first, that the germ-centres of hatred and revenge should be constantly and vigilantly surveyed and treated in good time, and, secondly, that an adequate organisation should be set up to make sure that the pestilence can be controlled at its earliest beginnings before it spreads and rages throughout the entire earth.
~ Winston S. Churchill
Man might carve his mark on the earth but unless he's vigilant, Nature will take it all back.
~ Unknown
Man might carve his identification mark on the earth but, once he ceases to be vigilant, Nature will take back what man had once achieved to please his vanity. »
~ Unknown
Wszak?e nie mog?o go tu nie by? — i nie omyli?em si? — tam, pomi?dzy wierzbami, w ich jamie, niewyra?ny, tkwi? na posterunku pod krzakami i wypatrywa?. Nie waha?em si? ani chwili. Po cichu przedosta?em si? do niego i stan??em obok, on ani drgn??, ja znieruchomia?em — a moje zg?oszenie si? na widza by?o deklaracj?, ?e ma we mnie towarzysza!
~ Witold Gombrowicz
Be alert. The world needs more lerts.
~ Woody Allen
I dined alone and went to sleep, keeping one eye open all night lest Milt Rosen roll over onto my side of the bed. I was prepared to let out a piercing shriek.
~ Woody Allen
Success Should Never Breed Complacency
~ Xenophon
When soldiers are sick or wounded, doctors can fix them up, but you've got to save them from falling ill in the first place.
~ Xenophon
The reward for the watching eye and listening ear is great.
~ Yann Martel
The eyes like sentinel occupy the highest place in the body.
~ Cicero