Quotes About Vigilance

An incompetent traitor is no danger. It is rather the capable men who must be watched.

Staring at danger may not be pleasant – but closing your eyes will not make the danger go away, and with closed eyes you will surely be destroyed by it.

standing guard.

how much more dangerous the world was for women, how we should cross the street if a man's coming toward us and there's nobody else around and avoid them completely if they're in a group, watch our backs, look to both sides, turn invisible.

Hay diferencia entre vejez y ancianidad. No es cosa de edad, sino de estado de salud física y mental —le explicó Cathy—. Los viejos pueden mantener su independencia, pero los ancianos necesitan asistencia y vigilancia hasta que llega un momento en que son como niños.»

I care about the people saying they're protecting us not protecting us. That's a big zero.

You lose your habitual behavior, which allowed you to sort of zone out. You have to be here, you have to be now, you have to be present.

Directing is a lot of fun, but you have to be on your toes every minute. If you zone out for even a second, you'll miss something and things will get screwed up. And here's a little secret that I'm going to let out of the bag: That is not the case with acting.

My ever-present mania meant I was never phased by staying up twenty hours a day or by the different time zones. I was Superman.

Remember that the Devil doesn't sleep, but seeks our ruin in a thousand different ways

Put all thine eggs in one basket and - watch that basket.

Monotony is the awful reward of the careful.

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

If you don't concentrate, you'll end up on your rear.

He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.

Don't think there are no crocodiles because the water is calm.

Keep flax from fire, youth from gaming.

I fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts.

If I knew ... that a man was coming to my house with the conscious design of doing me good, I should run for my life.

While the people retain their virtue and vigilence, no administration, by any extreme of wickedness or folly, can very seriously injure the government in the short space of four years.

As a defender I try to keep clean sheets.

Don't let the same dog bite you twice.

You know what, rip me off once, shame on me. But twice? I'm coming after you and taking back what's mine.

I've been telling people for 12 years that if you want to get a nuclear device into the United States, just bring it through the port of Miami disguised as cocaine.