Quotes About Vigilance

Were ready for him!

Distrust and caution are the parents of security.

Trusting too much to others' care is the ruin of many

Watch the little things; a small leak will sink a great ship.

Chess teaches foresight, by having to plan ahead; vigilance, by having to keep watch over the whole chess board; caution, by having to restrain ourselves from making hasty moves; and finally, we learn from chess the greatest maxim in life - that even when everything seems to be going badly for us we should not lose heart, but always hoping for a change for the better, steadfastly continue searching for the solutions to our problems.

and should be avoided.

When I have been compell'd to sit up all Night about some extraordinary Business, I needed to do no more than to take some of this Tea, when I perceiv'd my self beginning to sleep, and I could easily watch all Night without winking; and in the Morning I was as fresh as if I had slept my ordinary time; this I could do once a week without any trouble. [Quoting Dr. William Chamberlayne (1619–89), English physician and poet, in his Treatise of Tea.]

Yale's greatness carries an urgent need to guard against the fall of excellence into exclusivity, of refinement into preciousness, of elegance into class and convention.

Just because nobody complains doesn't mean all parachutes are perfect

Refuse to be a lazy Christian, and resist a passive, apathetic attitude.

If anybody knows that you need to be prepared regardless of the situation, that's me.

You have to pay the same amount of detail regardless of opponent when so much is on the line.

One regret I have is that I did not learn more about what was happening very early, so that I could have tried to stop people from engaging in illegal activities.

I don't ever want the players to relax in a game.

You can not relax against Ribery and Benzema.

One good way of measuring the mood in Israel is just how alert or relaxed the guards at every restaurant entrance appear to be.

You never want to be too comfortable because that's when you start to get complacent and start doing those little stupid things and getting too relaxed.

Safety is something that happens between your ears, not something you hold in your hands.

I've always looked over my shoulder, especially in my hometown.

Homeland Security is hometown security.

I'm always watching. I'm watching everybody. San Antonio, Houston, Golden State, Washington, Boston, I'm watching everything. And my mind is always going: it's always running, and you're always trying to get an advantage somehow.

It's a huge responsibility to play at the back, there is no room for mistakes, so I must be constantly focused to give my best.

We can never afford to be complacent; there is no such thing as security when it comes to human rights.

We need to always stay hungry. When we lose the ball, get it back quickly.