Quotes About Vigilance

For God's sake, be careful, Sassenach!" he muttered. "Dinna go near those things!

I drained my cup and sat still, waiting for the men to come out.

The wean might be about to fall face-first into the fire, but nobody—save maybe Ian—was going to know it, if it killed him. Ian

I'm always ready to be attacked.

I'm not going to back down one bit in attacking Trump.

I want people to be awake. I want them to be aware.

To be awake is everything.

I think it is a very important thing in football to keep each other awake and alert.

I've seen Thompson before, as I keep my eye on everyone in the division, as I might one day fight them.

Israel cannot afford to be duped.

It's a dangerous world, man. You've gotta keep your eyes and ears peeled and be on the alert all the time.

You really need to be on the edge and you have to keep your eyes open.

If I'm called on, I want to be ready and efficient.

Sometimes even paranoids have enemies.

I don't think you need to go looking for the enemy. He's going to look for you.

I like the enemy knowing there are a few guys like me around.

I over-scrutinize anyone new entering my life.

Observing is not just seeing. It is watching with attention.

wake up and pay attention.

I'm not afraid...I'm awake to the way they think now...They have to have us in a box. They have to have us know they could shoot us. At any time.

If your skin is crawling, pay attention. If something doesn't feel right, pay attention. If the hairs on the back of your neck prickle, if your gut clenches up, if a wave of wrongness washes over you, if your heart starts beating faster, pay, pay, pay attention. Do not second-guess yourself or rationalize anything that impedes your safety. Our instincts are the animal inside of our humanness, warning us of danger.

You keep everything under observation and that's why you don't notice anything.

known that he had to be careful

To guard themselves is the way of people whose instinct is to nurture and protect.