His eyes touched lightly, and passed on.

Cultivate the habit of thinking ahead, and of anticipating the necessary and immediate consequences of all your actions… Likewise in your pleasures, ask yourself…

— Lord Chesterfield

Jesus Christ does not teach us a spirituality “of closed eyes”, but one of “alertness”, one which entails an absolute duty to take notice…

— Pope Benedict XVI

Sailing a boat calls for quick action, a blending of feeling with the wind and water as well as with the very heart and…

— George Matthew Adams

Shoulda, coulda, and woulda won't get it done.

— Pat Riley

The same is the case when you enter a womb, enter into a fresh body, and start the journey of desires. But if you…

— Rajneesh

Quick naps improve your senses, alertness, decision making, and creativity.

— Anonymous

I believe that every person, male and female, needs to be in a protective mode at all times of alertness to potential danger. The…

— Camille Paglia

Forgiveness feels most dramatic when some ancient pattern of self-punishment collapses in a torrent of tears. But it is just as effective when practiced…

— D. Patrick Miller

Alertness is the hidden discipline of familiarity.

— David Whyte

When you take your attention into the present moment, a certain alertness arises. You become more conscious of what's around you, but also, strangely,…

— Eckhart Tolle

“•To become more expert at anything, the community needs to encourage and support the brain/ mind principle of relaxed alertness. Fear can hinder the…

— Kelly a Flores

To be aware of little, quiet things, you need to be quiet inside. A high degree of alertness is required. Be still. Look. Listen.…

— Eckhart Tolle

“that alertness for measuring and weighing event against eventuality, circumstance against human nature, his own fallible judgement and mortal clay against not only human…

— William Faulkner

What we must remember, however, is that preservation of liberties does not depend on motives. A suppression of liberty has the same effect whether…

— William O. Douglas

The practice of 'asanas' and 'pranayama' wards off disease and helps to maintain alertness.

— Sivananda