Quotes About Vigilance

The function of the politician, therefore, is one of continuous watchfulness and activity, and he must have intimate knowledge of details if he would work out grand results.

Too many kids these days come up missing," he said, "and we always ask the question, 'How come I didn't see what happened to that kid?' Why? Because we chose not to. Get up early in the morning. Go out walking with your dog. Do something while these kids are going to school. Because I thought that this problem that has happened to me, and this joyous day that I got my daughter back, would never happen to my family. But it came knocking on that door.

The real heroes anyway aren't the people doing things; the real heroes are the people NOTICING things, paying attention.

According to Zen legend, when a visitor asked the fifteenth-century master Ikkyu to write down a maxim of "the highest wisdom," Ikkyu wrote one word: "Attention." The visitor asked, irritably, "Is that all?" This time, Ikkyu wrote two words: "Attention. Attention.

Be careful out there. There are things that go bump in the night. Actually, there are things that go 'Give me your wallet or I'll kill you' in the night.

A desk is a dangerous place from which to watch the world.

Take a bite out of crime

Darkhat Mongols in suits and brown trilbies stood watch

Let no stranger intrude here, no invader trespass. This was ours, and this we would defend.

As any parent can tell you, it's better to keep your mouth shut and your eyes open when you go looking for kids who are being unreasonably quiet. They're probably doing something they don't want you to see, and if they hear you coming, they'll hide the evidence. I

Detective Crown Investigator Abigail Irene Garrett had no one to turn to for comfort on a dismal night in April. When the chill slipped like an unwelcome guest between sheet and featherbed and her faded blue eyes came open, Garrett's hand crept automatically to the pistol under her pillow. Her half-awakened intellect checked her wards and guards. Intact. Despite the muffled impact of her heart against her ribcage, she was as alone as she should have been.

If you can't be good, be careful.

He did not think he'd ever seen her lie down to rest, or even claim a need for it.

A good hunter did not rush into a den of lions unprepared, and Dante was a very good hunter.

You'd have to be so careful, more careful than we can even imagine, to keep that one spark alive. Because that's what kept you alive, in the cold and the dark.

She had forgotten how many minutes of motherhood were devoted to this question, even before Edith's accident. Alive now? And now? The deeper Edith's sleep the shallower her life, it seemed. The extraordinary stillness of a sleeping baby! Look for a breath at the stomach, flush at the cheeks. Then Luetta would leave the room, come back. She lost hours to the question. Alive now, now, now?

No matter how tired you are, no matter how tempting the situation seems, please be sure that you put your baby's safety above all else. I've gathered safety

Pongamos, por precaución, otra vela al diablo.

México es un perpetuo sobresalto.

los descuidos matan y los descuidados mueren.

y al romper el alba les volamos con mina un baluarte con treinta fulanos dentro, despertándolos de muy mala manera y demostrando que no a todo el que madruga

Una precaución de más es una sorpresa de menos.

Silahlar?n zevkini tatm?? birine asla güvenmemeli.

Kinaya?" "Yes, Dee?" "Don't go looking for darkness. It will find you soon enough.