Quotes About Vigilance

The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking, but rather on the fact that we have made our position unassailable.

I want to warn against the Fifth Column which is trying to hinder our free way of life in Holland.

I do know how to fire a machine gun, so be warned! I'm trained!

Every opponent in the Premier League is a warning.

To fight for one's country, to offer one's very life to promote the well being of the United States, is truly a noble undertaking. But so is the vigilance of the citizen who carefully examines our leaders to see if political problems are being solved by wars simply because this seems to be the easiest solution.

I don't like spontaneity; there you go. I'm wary of it.

I'm very wary of news on television.

Depression runs in my family on both sides, and I have to be wary.

You've just got to be wary around people. You don't know what they want from you. Just in L.A., people have questionable motives. Everybody's kind of got an angle. You've got to be aware of that.

I was raised to be very wary of the police. I was raised to stay away from them unless you absolutely have to. Because they're dangerous.

You always have to be ready. When I'm washing dishes, I have to have a towel ready so I can dry my hands and push the record button on my phone.

Mickie, and watch yourself. Something's in the water.

Reality, in a sense, was not an objective place where you were thrust. You had to maintain your hold on it by vigilantly keeping watch over whatever slight and intangible thing gave your life its meaning. Call it a soul, or presence. Whatever it was, a prisoner or guest and you had to trick it or petition it into lingering.

Never turn your back until you're sure your enemy is dead. Dimitri Belikov

The more he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons.

Never trust a soldier who's eager to go to war.

It's a tiresome proposition, having to take up the work of the Enlightenment all over again, but it's happened on your watch.

I don't usually drink caffeine so that when I need it, it actually does something.

When you get in the cage with me, you'd better be ready to go 35 minutes, not just 15.

Be sure to take the lens cap off before photographing.

Less intelligence capacity equals less safety.

The road can be hard on a kid if he's not careful.

My mom was always very, very careful with my mind: what I saw and didn't see.

After the situation I had with my concussion in 2015, how long and lasting the effects were, I'm just more careful about it.