Quotes About Vigilance

Still, past assholes could make a person feel skittish. You had to be careful. It could all suddenly be different than you thought it was. A big possible mistake could be hidden anywhere, ready to blow up everything, same as stepping on a land mine.

The whistle buried under my skin and became a permanent part of me. I had a radar for certain eyes afterward. It was a heightened awareness of the bad shit that could happen if I wasn't careful, and I could adjust the degree of it, but I would never be able to turn it off.

Be on guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be courageous. Be strong.

Total paranoia is just total awareness.

Caroline Gerardo, Toxic Assets

Invest like a bull, sit like a bear and watch like an eagle. (mantra for long term investing)

Pain is not there to hurt you, but it is there to make you more aware and alert.

Defense involves three things: courage, energy, intelligence.

Improving our national intelligence capabilities should remain a top priority and a continual process.

How do we prevent attacks? How do we protect our people?I think we've got to have an intelligence surge, where we are looking for every scrap of information.

Jealousy is a keen observer, but looks for all the wrong signs.

Escuchar es lo más peligroso', pensé, 'es saber, es estar enterado y estar al tanto, los oídos carecen de párpados que puedan cerrarse instintivamente a lo pronunciado, no pueden guardarse de lo que se presiente que va a escucharse, siempre es demasiado tarde.

Being around others who practice situational awareness at your level or above will always keep you safe.

Being observant of your surroundings & practicing situational awareness at all times is not being paranoid; it's being cautious.

Just because you've never been a victim doesn't mean you're safe. Don't get complacent. Stay Alert & Be Safe!

Staying safe is mostly a game of offense not defense. Prevention vs. Reaction!

Be as vigilantly on guard against translating such a sentence into the passive voice as you would against committing murder.

I've always heard that by the time you see the teeth, its too late." (this quote paraphrased in several Jayne Castle books)

Beware of the anger of a patient man.

From now on, when we board, each time we board, I will remind you to be terrified,' she says. 'And you remind me, too: this is not normal.' 'This is not normal.' Soledad nods.

The main thing to do is pay attention. Pay close attention to everything, notice what no one else notices. Then you'll know what no one else knows, and that's always useful.

The main thing is to pay attention. Pay close attention to everything, notice what no one else notices. Then you'll know what no one else knows, and that's always useful.

The main thing is to pay attention. Pay close attention to everything, notice what no one else notices. Then you'll know what no one else knows, and that's always useful.

I lived in a world that at any moment could erupt into fire. It was the sort of knowledge that kept you on your toes.