Quotes About Alertness

The place became full of a watchful intentness now; for when other things sank brooding to sleep the heath appeared slowly to awake and listen.

Have you summoned your wits from woolgathering?

Meditation is an alert state of mind, the opposite of sluggishness; meditation is wisdom. You should remain aware every moment of your daily life, fully conscious of what you are doing and why and how you are doing it.

Three of the greatest failings, want of sense, of courage, or of vigilance.

Stay ready so you don't have to get ready.

Be careful," Serge admonished. "It's dumb out there.

When you become a parent, you're the responsible one and when there are noises around your house, you'rethe one that has to get out of bed and check it out. Before the children came along, I would have sent my wife to go and check out what the creak was.

When you work with kids, especially, you want to be ready to turn the camera on at a moment's notice.

You would notice if your own personal debit card limit shot up to $40 million dollars. And you'd probably call somebody.

The eyes like sentinel occupy the highest place in the body.

You weren't thinking and you weren't paying attention either. People who don't pay attention often get stuck in the Doldrums.

he quit drinking coffee, and naturally, his brain stopped working.

A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.

Whatever your gravity is when you get to the door, remember?the enemy's gate is down . If you step through your own door like you're out for a stroll, you're a big target and you deserve to get hit. With more than a flasher.

Cover your butt. Bernard is watching.

the clock said 0340, and Ender felt groggy as he padded along the corridor behind Mazer. "Early to bed and early to rise," Mazer intoned, "makes a man stupid and blind in the eyes.

Oh, ever once in a while I'll catch myself slippin into manual override. But I catch myself. I catch myself.

Normal people live distracted, rarely fully present. Weird people silence the distractions and remain fully in the moment.

Success breeds complacency. Complacency breeds failure. Only the paranoid survive.

Only the paranoid survive.

Only that day dawns to which we are awake.

For safety is not a gadget but a state of mind.

You can be aware without being awake, but you cannot be awake without being aware

It's not time to worry yet