Quotes About Vigilance

I have been lucky; I have never been followed or harassed and I do tend to drive alone at night, but I'd always inadvertently opt for a route that has more traffic or has police or rangers stationed in the vicinity.

Look, we live in a very dangerous world. We know there are people who want to take away our freedoms. New Yorkers probably know that as much if not more than anybody else after the terrible tragedy of 9/11.

We can never completely prevent another tragedy like the Boston Marathon attacks from happening. But every American should ask themselves if their community is as prepared as it could be.

My diabetes is such a central part of my life... it did teach me discipline... it also taught me about moderation... I've trained myself to be super-vigilant... because I feel better when I am in control.

We trained like we fight.

If there's a trait for not sleeping, I probably have it.

In light of the attacks on mass transit systems in other countries, shouldn't we be beefing up?... Clearly more could be done.

We're in transit so often and when we're moving from one place to the next and I have to be very alert and present and aware of where we are. You know, just like protecting our gear and making sure we get from one place to the next safely, being around so many people's energies. It's not just like a totally open and relaxed state to be in.

It is better to live ready than to get ready!

If all but one of the instruments on a surgeon's tray had been sterilized, that exception would be a danger to the patient. It can be said that one slip of point of view by a writer can hurt a story badly, and several slips can be fatal.

A small town has as many eyes as a fly

Drink nothing without seeing it; sign nothing without reading it.

Now, understand. If we can put this over with Papa and the chief, we're going to watch you like a hawk!" "Four hawks!" said Sister.

The goons are at the gate again. Beware my friends, lest they be you. (from "Censorship")

Wszyscy chc? naszego dobra.Nie dajmy go sobie zabra?!

Wszyscy chc? naszego dobra. Nie dajcie go sobie zabra?.

Buckle up. It'd be embarrassing to die in a hearse.

This fear manifested in Harvey's self-protective vigilance with the analyst, his continually orchestrating the analytic experience rather than allowing himself to rely on the analyst.

Be prepared for truth at all hours and in the most fantastic disguises. This is the only safety.

And the truth is, those who are terrorists only have to succeed once, and those of us who are trying to build an inclusive society have to succeed every time.

Sometimes you've got to shout the truth and wake people up.

Keep your head down, Edward. Those that see too much quickly find themselves seeing nothing at all.

Mind the corner of that chair, my very dear Mrs Slagg, and oh! my dear woman, you must look where you're going, by all that's circumspect, you really must.

Childhood is, or has been, or ought to be, the great original adventure, a tale of privation, courage, constant vigilance, danger, and sometimes calamity. For the most part the young adventurer sets forth equipped only with the fragmentary map -marked HERE THERE BE TYGERS and MEAN KID WITH AIR RIFLE-that he or she has been able to construct out of patchwork of personal misfortune, bedtime reading, and the accumulated local lore of the neighbourhood children.