Quotes About Vigilance

I know," Peter said, zipping Will's jacket. The little boy, who had apparently had his throat zipped into his zipper at some point, always put his mittened hand beneath his chin to prevent it from happening again. Sully

Tokyo is a very safe city. At night it becomes quiet the way New York never does.

Sometimes it is better to have someone you mistrust close to you, so that you can keep an eye on him - Chiron

They're like the…what is it? The League of Assassins in Arrow!

Alex promised to keep watch. At least I think that's what she said. She could have announced I'll invite Loki into camp and kill you all in your sleep! HAHAHAHA! and I still would've passed out.

Still, she would rather be on the lookout, sharp, overreacting, than to be caught asleep and dull-witted. When the bomb came to rip her apart, she would at least see it coming. She wanted to die on her toes if she had to die at all.

Stay down, Stubby, or you'll get your head shot off," Conroy warned me. He didn't have to tell me. Seeing as how I was fond of my head, I lay low when the bullets flew.

Handle with care - everything - even the predators.

We soldiers learned vigilance until our technique was flawless and thoughtless; we learned it or we died. But then what? Once we'd ingrained it so deeply as to make it automatic—stay alert, sleep light, trust nothing—we couldn't unlearn it when the danger had passed.

It's the ones who don't tell you they are informing," he said, "that you have to worry about.

It is essential, then, to keep one's attention focused on the present; to guard against any complacency creeping in on account of what one may have achieved in the past.

their points sharpened like giant pencils, completely

When I leaned a little too close to the doorway, my inner voice piped up, telling me not to be stupid. The guy with the bionic senses was better equipped for this.

If he knew one thing about life, it was this: look out for yourself. No one else would do it for you. If you were cheated or tricked, it was your own fault, and a lesson best learned before the world devoured you.

Sorry," I said, hurrying over to him. "Are you--?" As I bent, he tried to snag my leg and yank me down, but I danced back out of reach. "Did you really think I'd fall for that?" I said. "Hoping.

I went out the side door. Looked around. Circled the building. Nothing. I took a deep breath and walked to the road, shoulders up, gaze forward, tensing for the first shout. Or the first shot.

Never approach a bull from the front, a horse from the rear, or fool from any direction.

Le monde du pouvoir, des biens terrestres exigeait qu'un homme fût méfiant, exigeant et insistant

So I should protect him?' 'As you would a mad dog that mauls intruders.

So I should protect him? As you would a mad dog that mauls intruders.

Zustand drohender Kriegsgefahr. Prepare for imminent war.

The world of power and property required that a man be suspicious, demanding, and insistent.

C'est ta vie, fais comme tu l'entends, mais méfie-toi quand même.

Abuse of power isn't limited to bad guys in other nations. It happens in our own country if we're not vigilant.