Quotes About Alertness

Without enemies around us, we grow lazy. An enemy at our heels sharpens our wits, keeping us focused and alert. It is sometimes better, then, to use enemies as enemies rather than transforming them into friends or allies.

Sometimes I get so scared. Fear is a form of alertness.

Einen wachen Geist haben, sich nicht betäuben!

He that lives in perpetual suspicion lives the life of a sentinel--of a sentinel never relieved, whose business it is to look out for and expect an enemy, which is an evil not very far short of perishing by him.

Les hommes sont comme ça [...]. Ils mangent dans leur bol, mais ils gardent un œil sur la casserole.

aprendido. Si permaneces alerta, tendrás un cerebro sano que seguirá apoyándote a medida que envejeces. Nuestra expectativa debe ser permanecer alerta, y no el miedo al deterioro y la senilidad.

You were supposed to be keeping an eye on the place," Donegan said. "I was," Gracious yawned. "You were asleep." "I was resting my eyes." "You were snoring." "I was exercising my lungs.

I had a wakefulness that I could not shake, and I was still drunk.

The intimacy that salamanders have with their environment forces them to be sentinels of environmental change.

It's like hitting yourself in the head with a rock all day so you can be prepared in case something falls out of the sky and hits you in the head.

Evie," Grayson murmured. "We need to be careful." Evie?

This time will be different. This time, I will stay awake.

Well so long as you're awake, does it matter how you were woken?

Butler snapped his fingers. Focus, Artemis! Time enough for your Atlantis Complex later. We have the Atlantis Trench outside that door and six miles of water above it. If you want to stay alive, you need to stay alert. He turned to Holly. This is ridiculous. I'm pulling the plug. Holly's mouth was a tight line as she shook her head. Navy rules, Butler. You're on my boat, you follow my orders. As I remember, I brought the boat. Yes, thanks for bringing my boat.

One did not become one of the world's deadliest men by dropping one's guard.

Lack of concentration makes one tired, while concentration wakes one up.

Call a random number and say "Get ready because I am". Call back in 10 minutes and ask if they are ready yet.

Another reason she was wary around him was that he was simply too bloody damned clever. Frantically

Framing the work is not something that leaders do once, and then it's done. Framing is ongoing. Frequently calling attention to levels of uncertainty or interdependence helps people remember that they must be alert and candid to perform well.

There's a strength in the way she carries herself, but she never seems to relax, never lets down her guard.

Precaution is better than cure.

In the Premier League, you don't have one second to breathe - you have to be on it from the first minute. If you lose focus - just for a few seconds - the game will pass you by. It's 100 miles an hour.

I think you start to prepare the minute you read something.

Only knowing two hours before the game that you are playing is not a problem. You prepare as though you're playing. If you don't, that's the mistake.