J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes

It's a dangerous world, man. You've gotta keep your eyes and ears peeled and be on the alert all the time.

98% of the people in the world are harmless and wish you well, but it only takes one person who doesn't. That's what you're constantly on guard against.

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

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

I think it's always important to be vigilant of what you're doing and aware of your surroundings.

Safety and comfort comes with complacency, and that's never a good place to be working from.

Every time you leave your house, you've got to be prepared for what might happen.

You would not get out of bed in the morning if you were constantly worrying about the possibility of something happening to you on your way to work. But it is still something to pay attention to, I think.

Don’t go looking for trouble; it’s already looking for you.

He who keeps danger in mind, is he who will rest safe in his seat; he who keeps ruin in mind, is he who will preserve his interests secure.

There are always dangers about. Therefore you must always keep your defences strong.

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

He is the furthest from danger, who is on his guard even when in safety.

We are gifted with freedom, but with that freedom comes the reality of the unknown and the responsibility to be aware of our surroundings and on guard against those who would do us harm.

Don't taunt the alligator until after you've crossed the creek.

Fear is the foundation of safety.

We continue to be vigilant.

Only the paranoid survive.

In the real world in which we live, it's a dangerous world. And you know the old saying is that we have to be right 100 percent of the time; the terrorists only have to be right once.

Do not fear what has blown up. If you must, fear the unexploded.

Given Ivan's size and power, we must remain vigilant.

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.

You can never get complacent because a loss is always around the corner.

I fear, my Lords, it is too much the temper of this country to be insensible of the approach of danger, until it comes with accumulated terror upon us.