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“Opportunity does not waste time with those who are unprepared.”
― Idowu Koyenikan, Wealth for All: Living a Life of Success at the Edge of Your Ability

“Always be careful of where you run to. When the going gets tough, take it easy and slow down, else you venture into the den of lions.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson

“If you are intelligent, if you are alert, the ordinary becomes the extraordinary.”
― Osho, The secret of secrets

“The repugnance to what must ensue almost immediately, and the uncertainty, were dreadful, he said; but worst of all was the idea, 'What should I do if I were not to die now? What if I were to return to life again? What an eternity of days, and all mine! How I should grudge and count up every minute of it, so as to waste not a single instant!' He said that this thought weighed so upon him and became such a terrible burden upon his brain that he could not bear it, and wished they would shoot him quickly and have done with it."

The prince paused and all waited, expecting him to go on again and finish the story.

"Is that all?" asked Aglaya.

"All? Yes," said the prince, emerging from a momentary reverie.

"And why did you tell us this?"

"Oh, I happened to recall it, that's all! It fitted into the conversation�"

"You probably wish to deduce, prince," said Alexandra, "that moments of time cannot be reckoned by money value, and that sometimes five minutes are worth priceless treasures. All this is very praiseworthy; but may I ask about this friend of yours, who told you the terrible experience of his life? He was reprieved, you say; in other words, they did restore to him that 'eternity of days.' What did he do with these riches of time? Did he keep careful account of his minutes?"

"Oh no, he didn't! I asked him myself. He said that he had not lived a bit as he had intended, and had wasted many, and many a minute."

"Very well, then there's an experiment, and the thing is proved; one cannot live and count each moment; say what you like, but one cannot."

"That is true," said the prince, "I have thought so myself. And yet, why shouldn't one do it?"

"You think, then, that you could live more wisely than other people?" said Aglaya.

"I have had that idea."

"And you have it still?"

"Yes â€� I have it still," the prince replied.”
― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Idiot

“May your sleep be your death, and your wakefulness be your heaven.”
― Anthony Liccione

“So many had burned opportunities in the name of postponement, believing that another opportunity will arise. They fail to seize the spur of the moment, without thinking that maybe, that could be their last chance to actualize their long nurtured dreams. Achieving your heart desires in this century requires your alertness, diligence, and overcoming the hindrances that procrastination brings.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, The Infinity Sign

“As I saw it, a little threatening was a good thing. It kept the men on their toes.”
― Tahir Shah, House of the Tiger King : The Quest for a Lost City

“Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. (1 Peter 5:8)”
― Anonymous

“Smokers always waxed poetic about the ritual of it, how a large part of the satisfaction was packing the box and pulling the foil wrapper and plucking an aromatic stick. They claimed they loved the lighting, the ashing, the feeling of being able to hold something between their fingers. That was all well and good, but there was nothing quite like actually smoking it: Leigh loved inhaling. To pull with your lips on that filter and feel the smoke drift across your tongue, down your throat, and directly into your lungs was to be transported momentarily to nirvana. She remembered- every day- how it felt after the first inhale, just as the nicotine was hitting her bloodstream. A few seconds of both tranquility and alertness, together, in exactly the right amounts. Then the slow exhale- forceful enough so that the smoke didn't merely seep from your mouth but not so energetic that it disrupted the moment- would complete the blissful experience.”
― Lauren Weisberger, Chasing Harry Winston

“Caffeineâ€� is a euphemism for ‘Anxiety wrapped in increased alertnessâ€�.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana, P for Pessimism: A Collection of Funny yet Profound Aphorisms

“Better to wait actively than passively.”
― Stephen L. Carter, Back Channel

“Poor motivation and alertness cause complacency”
― Captain VS Parani

“If drinking alcohol gives people Dutch courage, then drinking coffee gives me Dutch energy.”
― Stewart Stafford

“His eyes touched lightly, and passed on.”
― Davis Bunn, Lion of Babylon

“Find the enemy. Don't let the enemy find you. Reconnaissance! Reconnaissance! Reconnaissance!”
― Tom Clancy, Executive Orders

“The feeling or emotion of happiness or joy is always momentary, but it’s only your imaginations, that extend your momentary happiness, for some more time.”
― Roshan Sharma

“Stay alert at all times, alert to any opportunity for rest.”
― Ulysses Brave, The Wit and Wisdom of Cats & Kittens

“Alert presence is the garden of personal growth.”
― Joseph Rain, The Unfinished Book About Who We Are

“[He] bowed his head, crossing himself, and so fervently

did he pray that he almost missed the sound of the footsteps crossing the courtyard. But a man who has watched through many a long night waiting for that slight intake of breath that in the assassin makes before he sticks the dagger your back or slices his knife across your throat, can never again give himself over to prayer or sleep or even love-making without his sixth sense remaining ever watchful.”
― Karen Maitland, The Gallows Curse

“Enemies, rivals, and opponents empower your alertness.”
― Ehsan Sehgal

“Alertness is a war strategy; quickness is a peril of blind warfare.”
― Ehsan Sehgal