Alan Gerry Quotes

It is foolish for anyone to be complacent.

I think you cannot be too complacent. I think that's dangerous, and you cannot take anything for granted.

Always beware your moment of triumphalism: such emotions are a poor steer on the future.

Do not neglect the principles of foresight and know that often, puffed up with success, armies have lost the fruit of their heroism through a feeling of false security.

It's human nature to start taking things for granted again when danger isn't banging loudly on the door.

When things are perfect, that's when you need to worry most.

We expect everything and are prepared for nothing.

Well, I think we tried very hard not to be overconfident, because when you get overconfident, that's when something snaps up and bites you.

But when someone is on a winning horse, and everything looks wonderful, it's very hard as an outsider to persuade them something is wrong.

I am not taking anything for granted.

All the lessons of history and experience must be lost upon us if we are content to trust alone to the peculiar advantages we happen to possess.

We are in the greatest danger of being run over when we have just gotten out of the way of a carriage.

People get careless when they're feeling safe.

When everything seems to be going well and your dream is almost within your gasp, that is when you must be more alert than ever.

If you get comfortable, that's how you fall off.

Beware of what you do best; its bound to be a trap.

He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.

Keep your weather eye open, and sing out every time.

I think if you're going on thinking oh, I can do this with my eyes shut, then it's probably not the right thing to be doing, you know.

We think that we are invincible because we are.

The best defence against bullshit is vigilance. So if you smell something, say something.

We hope all danger may be overcome; but to conclude that no danger may ever arise would itself be extremely dangerous.

Those who think themselves secure are more exposed to danger than any others. The armor-bearer of sin is self-confidence .

The four most expensive words in the English language are, 'This time it's different.'

Clowntime is over Time to take cover While others just talk and talk Somebody's watching where the others don't walk.