Quotes About Alertness

you have positioned yourself where the terror of existence is under control and you are secure, but where you are also alert and engaged. That is where there is something new to master and some way that you can be improved. That is where meaning is to be found.

Unfortunately, that physical hyper-response, that constant alertness, burns up a lot of precious energy and physical resources. This response is really what everyone calls stress, and it is by no means only or even primarily psychological. It's a reflection of the genuine constraints of unfortunate circumstances.

La ilegalidad es peligrosa y complicada. Requiere paciencia, sagacidad, viveza y un espíritu siempre alerta. No es fácil mantener íntegros los cuidados que exige. Difícil

Siempre hay que estar alerta: el momento en que uno cree que ha ganado es siempre el momento más peligroso

better to scare off a mouse than welcome a badger.

Keep still." Jaypaw felt the hardness beneath Graystripe's flank. "You've just given yourself gas.

Owl Eyes and Sparrow Fur exchanged an excited glance. "Even kits?" Sparrow Fur asked. "Especially kits," Holly replied. "Suppose enemies attacked the camp? You would need to be able to defend yourselves. There's no time to lose.

Wake the others, please, Sandstorm," Fireheart meowed.

It's better to train for a battle that never comes, than to die in one you aren't prepared for. -Clear Sky

Any cat who can't hear a pigeon bouncing down a cliff needs his ears checked.

What interested me above all was the relationship of these substances to productivity. It has been my experience, however, that creative achievement requires an alert consciousness, and that it diminishes under the spell of drugs. On the other hand, conceptualization is important, and one gains insights under the influence of drugs that indeed are not possible otherwise.

Most important was to remain focused and always have presence of mind.

I love coffee, but I have to make sure I don't have more than one cup a day because I'm already a little hyper.

Civilization exists precisely so that there may be no masses but rather men alert enough never to constitute masses.

whenever complacency took hold in our diving careers, disaster was sure to follow.

If you ask Zen people they will say tea is not something that you pour with unawareness and drink like any other drink. It is not a drink, it is meditation; it is prayer. So they listen to the kettle creating a melody, and in that listening they become more silent, more alert.

Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak.

We're keeping our ears alert for any sudden thumps in undusted corners.

in prison he regained his old self and displayed an alertness, intelligence, and quick-wittedness such as he had not shown since the early days of the Third Reich.

Q. How do you feel when there is no coffee? A. Depresso.

Laughter can make us happier, and it can also make us healthier. It stimulates the heart, lungs, and muscles; cools down the stress response; helps us stay alert; improves the immune function; and relieves pain.

When you can hear a spider walk across the floor, you know it's time to keep your socks on. Thank God for insecticide.

Vorsicht ist die erste Sorge jener, die gelegentliche Scharlatanerie und Betrug gewöhnt sind.

And, above all, beware of the cat.