Quotes About Alertness

Decaf? No, it's dangerous to dilute my caffeine stream.

It is enough for you to be watchful and awake. For in this state your eyes will see the Savior.

Too little fear and you don't pay enough attention; too much and you freeze.

She can hear the bombers when they are three miles away. A mounting static. The hum inside a seashell.

When the doorbell rings at three in the morning, it's never good news. Alex Rider was woken by the first chime. His eyes flickered open, but for a moment he stayed completely still in his bed, lying on his back with his head resting on the pillow.

The scariest thing I've ever had about a long drive is almost falling asleep a couple of times. Those moments where you maybe should have pulled over and taken a nap, like, a couple of hours ago.

Don't be fool's, don't be complacent, and stop being apathetic.

It is foolish for anyone to be complacent.

In training, for example, when you feel your position on the team is in danger then you have to be fully focused.

Keep your enemies in front of you.

Don't sit with your back to any doors.

Humans are born with a susceptibility to that most persistent and debilitating disease of intellect: self-deception. The best of all possible worlds and the worst get their dramatic coloration from it. As nearly as we can determine, there is no natural immunity. Constant alertness is required.

How many times must I tell that lad never to settle himself with his back to a door?

Sailing a boat calls for quick action, a blending of feeling with the wind and water as well as with the very heart and soul of the boat itself. Sailing teaches alertness and courage, and gives in return a joyousness and peace that but few sports afford.

The physical sensation of gliding with the wind in your face is exhilarating. That automatic activity of pedalling, when you have to be awake but not think too much, allows you to let subconscious thoughts bubble up, and things seem to just sort themselves out. And the adrenaline wakes you up if you weren't properly alert.

The only thing I rely on is caffeine.

Lottavo contro il sonno, che è sempre un po' ladro.

Jesse said, "You know what we are, Tim? We're nighthawks. We're the ones who go out at night and guard everything so people can sleep in peace. We've got our eyes peeled; no one's going to slip anything past us.

He was maxed out. He had no resources left to do anything else. That's what happens when you're tired. Your decision-making skills erode. You start missing things—things that you would pick up on any other day.

In 52 percent of crashes, the pilot at the time of the accident has been awake for twelve hours or more, meaning that he is tired and not thinking sharply.

An intelligent woman is a goldmine! She has the ability to learn, reason and understand things better and faster than her contemporaries. She is competent, alert and can reason out stuffs easily.

When you are focused on what you're doing, you are not going to miss the next opportunity ... it's more likely that you get more!

You have to be silent, but ready

Get Ready, Get Ready!