Suzanne Collins Quotes

He that's secure is not safe.

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

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

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

I always feel the danger because you might always be subject to an unexpected or emergency event.

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.

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

To me, nothing ever feels like a sure thing. I cling to that because it's very important you don't ever think anything is a sure thing.

When the wart-hog looks up at the sky, it gets its throat slit.

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

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

At least from my position, I worry about it more when we're rolling because people get comfortable.

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

There's a danger in anything that is unfamiliar. That's the world we live in.

I can't cruise no more. You cruise, you lose.

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

We are never more in danger than when we think ourselves most secure, nor in reality more secure than when we seem to be most in danger.

There is no safer. There’s not even safe, never has been.

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.

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

Living safely is dangerous.

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.

There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity.

Mr. Clinton better watch out if he comes down here. He'd better have a bodyguard.