Quotes About Vigilance

Life's tough on the body and I'm a big fan of preventive maintenance.

I think America needs lots of tough people. Not just me. I think America needs to get tougher, all of us.

Even though you are on the right track - you will get run over if you just sit there.

The secret to a happy, successful life of paranoia is to keep careful track of your persecutors.

Don't take anything from me because I'll track it down.

If forced to travel on an airplane, try and get in the cabin with the Captain, so you can keep an eye on him and nudge him if he falls asleep or point out any mountains looming up ahead.

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

Never trust a woman or an automatic weapon.

Like everybody and trust no one.

There is one safeguard known generally to the wise, which is an advantage and security to all, but especially to democracies as against despots - suspicion.

Trust, but look for the exits.

Trust not the horse, O Trojans. Be it what it may, I fear the Grecians even when they offer gifts.

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

Trust but check. Check on those we trust.

Trust no one, I scold myself. Even if they smell good.

A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God's truth is attacked and yet would remain silent.

To see what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle.

Satan is a "roaring lion, [who] walketh about, seeking whom he may devour." And he will devour us unless we "put on the whole armour [or power] of God, that we may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil." (See 1 Peter 5 and Ephesians 6)

So if you do something, you should be observant, and careful, and alert.

Clothes are like children.... the smaller they are the more care they need

Indeed, automation does not fail often, which limits people's ability to practice the kinds of breakdown scenarios that still justifies their marginal presence in the system. Here, the human is painted as a passive monitor, whose greatest safety risks would lie in deskilling, complacency, vigilance decrements and the inability to intervene in deteriorating circumstances.

You see, but you do not observe.

My mother has lived every day of her life as if it were preparation for some kind of crisis.

Different eras—like us. John Philpot Curran, Irish judge and orator?" She just stared at him. "I'm paraphrasing," Reeder said, "but in essence, Curran said the price of liberty is eternal vigilance.