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Quotes About Security

My arm draped her shoulder; we both felt safe, as if we were a complete solar system unto ourselves, dangling in the sky, warm heated planets inside a universe of stars. -Richard
~ Douglas Coupland
And for a while they were happy in their own manner; they had the animal confidence money affords.
~ Douglas Coupland
Angels and ministers of grace defend us," Pendergast murmured.
~ Douglas Preston
No Trespassing Violators Will Be Prosecuted With the Utmost Rigor of the Law
~ Douglas Preston
Obedience is the mother of success, and the wife of security.
~ Aeschylus
To be well prepared for war is the best guarantee of peace.
~ Aesop
Our insignificance is often the cause of our safety.
~ Aesop
It is easy to be brave at a safe distance.
~ Aesop
Better beans and bacon in peace than cakes and ale in fear.
~ Aesop
Into your darkest corner, you are safe in my love, you are protected. I am the openess you seek, I am your doorway. Come sit in the circular temple of my heart, & let yourself be calm.
~ Agapi Stassinopoulos
Oh! money! All the troubles in the world can be put down to money—or the lack of it.
~ Agatha Christie
Go away where you're loved and taken care of and looked after.
~ Agatha Christie
Where large sums of money are concerned, it is advisable to trust nobody.
~ Agatha Christie
Suzanne likes thrills, but she hates being uncomfortable.
~ Agatha Christie
Miss Greenshaw appeared to have no fear of burglars, and was probably justified, as most things in the house weighed several tons and were of no marketable value.
~ Agatha Christie
Hence King's Messengers and all that. In medieval days you gave a fellow a signet ring as a sort of open sesame. 'The King's Ring! Pass, my lord!' And usually it was the other fellow who had stolen it. I always wonder why some bright lad never hit on the expedient of copying the ring—making a dozen or so, and selling them at a hundred ducats apiece. They seem to have had no initiative in the Middle Ages.
~ Agatha Christie
I can look after her all right, sir," said Tommy, at exactly the same minute as Tuppence said, "I can take care of myself.
~ Agatha Christie
I did not really seek liberty. I am a civilised man. The civilised man knows there is no such thing. Only the younger and cruder nations put the word Liberty on their banner. There must always be a planned framework of security. And the essence of civilisation is that the way of life should be a moderate one.
~ Agatha Christie
The Lord is mindful of his own." "Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day….
~ Agatha Christie
I loved her- I always loved her- no matter what she was-I wanted her safe- not shut up- a prisoner for life, eating her heart out. And we did keep her safe- for many years" Phillip Stark
~ Agatha Christie
That, of course, depends entirely on who you mean by 'they'. It's a very vague term. Who is or are 'they'? Is there such a thing, are there such persons as 'they'? We don't know. But I can tell you this. If the most popular explanation of 'they' is accepted, then these people work in very close, self-contained cells. They do that for their own security. ~Jessop
~ Agatha Christie
Of course she did not like the police," said Marcus. "Nobody likes the police. I do not like the police. But I have to stand well with them because of my hotel.
~ Agatha Christie
But I came to it at last through pursuing the rule I have just mentioned. And I was forced to recognize this: That every army and every navy and every police force has a certain number of traitors within its ranks, much as we hate to admit the idea.
~ Agatha Christie
So we are back at our last rather sketchy idea—fear. By the death of Stephen Babbington, someone gains security.
~ Agatha Christie