Johnny Van Zant Quotes

Some nights I lie awake at night thinking, 'What's going to stop someone from smashing a chair through my window and coming in the house at two in the morning?' It is very unnerving. It's a realistic scare, which is the worst kind of scare that you could have.

I sleep with my gun on my bedside table. I live alone; it is my protection and makes me feel safer. I have had to pull it out a few times when I have heard noises at night, but I've never had to use it.

My safety and my family's safety are not guaranteed even now.

I actually had an experience where I thought somebody was breaking into my house. That's got to be the most terrified I've ever been in my life. I don't know if that's saying much. The fear, especially as a female in a house by yourself, was horrible.

The world is a scary place. Even my mother has suggested I take a self defense class.

Because of the world we live in, we lock the doors in our house when we go to sleep. If you live in an apartment, if you can, you get a building that has a doorman or security.

I don't want anything bad to happen to me.

I think I need security.

I feel like I'm ready for any dangerous situation that might come my way, provided I have a hammer on me.

I am an avid hunter and marksman, and I will not hesitate to shoot anyone who has myself or family in fear for our lives.

You cannot rely on the police, you cannot rely on the government, you cannot rely on the bank to protect you.

People want to be able to protect themselves.

If it were up to me, I wouldn't have security. But Hef thinks I'm naive. He feels I'm vulnerable to kidnapping.

When you're afraid, you look to amass power to defend yourself, not realizing that can also be corrupting.

I make sure to keep a good distance between us, just in case she decides to get happy with a knife or something.

'Safety', the wife of Pablo said. 'There is no such thing as safety. There are so many seeking safety here now that they make a great danger. In seeking safety now you lose all.'

For the average person walking down a dark street late at night, a promise from a politician is worth far less than a .38 Special.

Nothing matters if we aren't safe.

I don't want nothing comin' at me that I can't stop.

Don't forget I'm from a military family. I was in special training in the army. I am tall, sporty and - how do you say - you can always protect yourself... I have very strong security.

I have some security that could protect me against provocations but of course there are more terrible actions that could not be stopped by any security.

If you try to break into my house, you will be severely lacerated and possibly electrocuted, and I'm fine with that. Because if you're breaking into my house, you're on your own.

Security is an attempt to try to make the universe static so that we feel safe.

If someone really wants to hurt you, they'll find a way whatever. I don't want to live my life worrying about it.