Quotes About Vigilance

Civilization must always defend itself

Better to see the dangers in the world and be ready when someone inevitably turns on you. It is a far preferable surprise to find that a person is kinder than you think, than to discover he is secretly a traitor.

Something in this world always wants to kill you. Don't forget that.

Richard looked around, but didn't see any. He knew that didn't mean anything. If a boundary warden didn't want to be seen, he could be standing on your foot and you wouldn't be able to find him.

What did I tell you about Mister Safety Catch?' said Vimes weakly. When Mister Safety Catch Is Not On, Mister Crossbow Is Not Your Friend,' recited Detritus, saluting.

An Assassin, a real Assassin, had to look like one - black clothes, hood, boots, and all. If they could wear any clothes, any disguise, then what could anyone do but spend all day in a small room with a loaded crossbow pointed at the door?

When Mister Safety Catch Is Not On, Mister Crossbow Is Not Your Friend.

Don't stick your nose where someone can pull it off and eat it.

Sometimes it's better to light a flamethrower than curse the darkness.

He'd forgotten the ancient wisdom: take care, when you are closely observing, that you are not closely observed.

Adora Belle fought back, and to make sure fought back even before she was attacked.

Some people think that in order to be happy they must avoid all suffering, and so they are constantly vigilant, constantly worrying. They end up sacrificing all their spontaneity, freedom, and joy.

I know God is watching out for me, and he's saying, 'OK, son, watch your step now. You can be in these places, but just be careful. Keep your guard up.'

Keep your eye on the ball.

A good, hard-hitting dissent keeps you honest.

I was always afraid of dying. Always. It was my fear that made me learn everything I could about my airplane and my emergency equipment, and kept me flying respectful of my machine and always alert in the cockpit.

I always say, if you keep your head in the sand, you don't know where the kick's coming from.

I always say, complacency is the kiss of death.

You've got to be careful of guys trying to chop-block you. You know, running backs, the receivers. You've got to just hope that your knees are fine and you can avoid those chop blocks.

Grunts on the line, where the enemy wants them dead, still goof off - even knowing that by letting their guard down they might die.

Nobody said anything that time. Or maybe I just wasn't listening. After all, someone had to keep an eye on the fridge.

Round-the-clock security meant that some of them got stuck on the day shift, which was hard on vampires. At least I assumed that was why, after a week or two, they started looking a little peaked.

He] bowed his head, crossing himself, and so fervently did he pray that he almost missed the sound of the footsteps crossing the courtyard. But a man who has watched through many a long night waiting for that slight intake of breath that in the assassin makes before he sticks the dagger your back or slices his knife across your throat, can never again give himself over to prayer or sleep or even love-making without his sixth sense remaining ever watchful.

Keeping vigil over her are two monsters of very different breeds but monster just the same. Death on her left. Devil on her right.