Quotes About Vigilance

Parenthood has made me more cautious.

Believe me I've been to Paris and I think that no place is safe in the world. We women need to care of ourselves wherever we go.

You don't just turn up and have a passing game. You can't sit back, you have to be 100 percent concentrated to make it work.

Paranoia is a form of awareness.

When it comes to open flame, you're never as 'far enough back' as you think you are.

The sale of defensive items reached record heights; gun shop owners found people in line when they opened their stores; locksmiths were so busy putting in new locks and bars that they were working almost twenty-four hours a day; there was such a run on guard and attack dogs that animals from other states had to be brought in to fill the demand.

Mercedes was not a strong woman. Her bones and limbs seemed too fragile, as if they could break easily if she were pushed or fell. It had taken her months to recover from each birth. She was an extremely sensitive woman, and the brutalities she had observed in life had given her a seriousness beyond her years. She put her faith in God and believed Satan was always there, tempting people with all things bad. One always had to be vigilant against the forces of evil.

All I desire for my own burial is not to be buried alive.

Wake, awake, for night is flying:The watchmen on the heights are crying.

Il le veilla toute la nuit plus qu'il ne le surveilla. Il n'était plus à surveiller. Il n'était plus rien.

extreme divers are exacting and disciplined when they are in the water. They share the paranoiac's conviction that the worst will always try to happen, at the worst possible time.

Flee an enemy who knows your weakness.

I learned first of all not to be intimidated by any visual effects that I don't understand. It can all be learned. You can then use them as tools to tell your story. I also learned that you have to be really vigilant, the more complex the movie, to not lose yourself and to not lose sight of the priority.

There is little room for complacency, and it is important to guard against sporadic volatility in financial markets.

When I slept it was literally in the midst of an arsenal. If I heard dogs bark more fiercely than usual, or the feet of horses in a greater volume of sound than usual, I stood to arms.

Protect yourself at all times. It's what I talk to school kids and college kids about when I do my seminars. I'm not just talking about in the ring. Protect yourself at all times.

Protect yourself by always having a record of what transpired or was said in any situation that might be considered sensitive.

We are all Ahmaud Arbery. Everyday activities should not end in death sentences. We must hold people responsible for their actions.

If you're good, you're always looking over your shoulder.

Every time you leave your house, you've got to be prepared for what might happen.

Only that day dawns to which we are awake.

Only that day dawns to which we are awake." If we are to grasp the reality of our life while we have it, we will need to wake up to our moments. Otherwise, whole days, even a whole life, could slip past unnoticed.

The best defense against bullshit is vigilance. So if you smell something, say something.

Believe me,' [...] 'I would know about it. That's the difference between me and your girlfriend. I am the jealous type. I am the Spanish Inquisition when it comes to being fucked around on. No quarter will be given.