Quotes About Alertness

Semper paratus." "It's Latin," Shane said. "It means 'Always ready.

It's tough at slip. The ball doesn't come to you very often. So from that perspective, I enjoy keeping more - you're in the game the whole time.

If forced to travel on an airplane, try and get in the cabin with the Captain, so you can keep an eye on him and nudge him if he falls asleep or point out any mountains looming up ahead.

Trust not the horse, O Trojans. Be it what it may, I fear the Grecians even when they offer gifts.

When one realises one is asleep, at that moment one is already half-awake.

The telephone about to ring.

Different eras—like us. John Philpot Curran, Irish judge and orator?" She just stared at him. "I'm paraphrasing," Reeder said, "but in essence, Curran said the price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Organize before they rise!

When I woke Herbert, he sprang to his feet. What was the matter? When he saw that nothing was the matter, he started snoring again—to avoid being bored.

Of three things be wary- of a feather on a cat, The shepherd eating mutton, And a guardsman that is fat.

Attention is an important resource.

The rules were simple: trust no one, be ever watchful and if trouble came hit first and hit hard. It had worked for him so far.

no one survives long by assuming his enemy is sleeping.

Be on your guard, so that your minds are not dulled … or that day will come on you unexpectedly. Luke 21:34

Prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled;...As obedient children, do not conform to the

The cop in 'Dhruva' had to be much more agile, far more fit and alert than any role I had played so far. I built the body that the role required. If it's been appreciated, I am glad.

I shut up and keep my ears and eyes open.

People get careless when they're feeling safe.

Whoever is first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy, will be fresh for the fight; whoever is second in the field and has to hasten to battle will arrive exhausted.

Danger has a bracing effect.

When you go out the door, be as if you were seeing an enemy." And Shi Li said, "Be prepared, and you will not be defeated." When

If I have any more caffeine today, I'm going to be jumpier than a grasshopper on lawn-mowing day.

It was not a question of knowledge...but of alertness, a fastidious transcription of what could be thought about something, once it swam into the stream of attention.

Enemies keep you alert, competitive, and friendships lull you into mediocrity, and through peer pressure, keep you back and down, and eventually, down and out. Some of the most excellent friends I knew in my hometown became alcoholics, and true enough, they are fun to talk with, telling jokes and anecdotes, but they sacrificed their lives to their friendships, proving that they were fun, that they were not betraying friends by leaving hometown for large cities and countries and professions.