Samuel Beckett Quotes

A wild boar was sharpening his tusks upon the trunk of a tree in the forest when a fox came by and asked, Why are you doing that, pray? The huntsmen are not out today and there are no other dangers at hand that I can see. True, my friend, replied the Boar, but the instant my life is in danger, I shall need to use my tusks. There will be no time to sharpen them then.

Precaution is better than cure.

My motto has always been that you can't say, 'Oh, it won't happen to me.' You have to say, 'That can happen to me.' So always be aware that things can happen.

It's better to have security and not need it than need it and not have it.

Only the paranoid survive.

Early and provident fear is the mother of safety.

Defend yourselves instantly, and I say you will be wise: delay it, and you may wish in vain to do so hereafter.

I never want to get caught with not expecting something.

It pays to be prepared.

Only fools wait when their enemies are coming, to see if they may prove to be friends.

Precaution is better than a cure.

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

There are times when fear is good. It must keep its watchful place at the heart's controls.

You really need to be on the edge and you have to keep your eyes open.

A hair in the head is worth two in the brush.

Fear is the foundation of safety.

Living is dangerous. The important thing is to know the limits.

Only the paranoid survive.

Just as courage is the danger of life, so is fear its safeguard.

Fear is the mother of foresight.

I knew one thing: as soon as anyone said you didn't need a gun, you'd better take one along that worked.

I believe in being prepared. I'm going to say that. Pray, prepare, proceed.

We continue to be vigilant.

I try to prepare for everything beyond the extent of preparation.

If I had any deadly secrets, I wouldn't still be alive.