1 Being here all day, I was quite exhausted – I had to drink coffee before the match to stay awake Author, January 18, 2024January 9, 2025, Jelena Jankovic, Alertness, Coffee, Exhaustion, 0 Jelena Jankovic Tennis player · Serbia Copy
2 My sense of insecurity keeps me alert, always ready to correct my errors. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George Soros, Alertness, Correction, Insecurity, 0 George Soros Copy
3 Don’t let your hearts grow numb. Stay alert. It is your soul which matters. Author, January 5, 2024January 6, 2025, Albert Schweitzer, Alertness, Heart, Soul, 0 Albert Schweitzer Theologian · France Copy
4 Everyone needs reality to punch them in the face every once in a while. Keeps you on guard. Author, January 5, 2024January 6, 2025, Alexandra Bracken, Alertness, Awareness, Reality, 0 Alexandra Bracken Author Copy
5 Never drink black coffee at lunch; it will keep you awake all afternoon. Author, January 10, 2024January 6, 2025, Jilly Cooper, Alertness, Caffeine, Timing, 0 Jilly Cooper Author · United Kingdom Copy
6 When I was a baby, my mother tells me I never slept because I never wanted to miss anything. Author, January 10, 2024January 6, 2025, Scott Baio, Alertness, Connection, Curiosity, 0 Scott Baio Actor · USA Copy
7 Don’t worry about calling for me. Just pop a cork loudly enough and I’ll come running. Author, January 9, 2024January 6, 2025, Anistatia R. Miller, Alertness, Connection, Independence, 0 Anistatia R. Miller Copy
8 I advise keeping four feet on the floor and all hands on deck. Author, January 9, 2024January 6, 2025, Ann Landers, Advice, Alertness, Responsibility, 0 Ann Landers Columnist · USA Copy
9 Even the laziest King flees wildly in the face of a double check! Author, January 9, 2024January 6, 2025, Aron Nimzowitsch, Alertness, Fear, Strategy, 0 Aron Nimzowitsch Chess master · Latvia Copy
10 The practice of ‘asanas’ and ‘pranayama’ wards off disease and helps to maintain alertness. Author, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, Sivananda, Alertness, Health, Yoga, 0 Sivananda Yoga · India Copy
11 Exceptional performers are masterful opportunists, keenly alert to opportunity! Read explanation Author, December 28, 2023January 1, 2025, Brian Tracy, Alertness, Excellence, Opportunism, 0 Brian Tracy Entrepreneur · Canada Copy
12 To whatever degree we are alert, aware, to that degree we are living Author, January 3, 2024January 2, 2025, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Alertness, Awareness, Living, 0 Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Spiritual Leader · India Copy
13 Never take your eyes off the ball – even when it’s in the referee’s pocket. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Christy Ring, Alertness, Focus, Perseverance, 0 Christy Ring Runner · Ireland Copy
14 Anything that doesn’t bore me I think is doable because it’s keeping me awake. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, Paul Schrader, Alertness, Engagement, Motivation, 0 Paul Schrader Screenwriter · USA Copy
15 If everybody loves you, something is wrong. Find at least one enemy to keep you alert. Read explanation Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, Paulo Coelho, Alertness, Balance, Criticism, 0 Paulo Coelho Author · Brazil Copy
16 You must have your wits about you. No wandering minds allowed. Author, December 24, 2023January 1, 2025, Pseudonymous Bosch, Alertness, Discipline, Focus, 0 Pseudonymous Bosch Author Copy
17 Focus on keeping your spine straight. It is the job of the spine to keep the brain alert. Author, December 27, 2023January 1, 2025, B.K.S. Iyengar, Alertness, Health, Posture, 0 B.K.S. Iyengar Teacher · India Copy
18 Today’s political climate does not allow the luxury of apathy. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, Trent Reznor, Alertness, Engagement, Responsibility, 0 Trent Reznor Musician · USA Copy
19 You might catch me dozing off, but only for a minute. For a second. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, Young Chop, Alertness, Fatigue, Time, 0 Young Chop Music producer Copy
20 A Scout is never taken by surprise; he knows exactly what to do when anything unexpected happens. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Robert Baden-Powell, Adaptability, Alertness, Preparedness, 0 Robert Baden-Powell Soldier · United Kingdom Copy
21 Restfulness is a quality for cattle; the virtues are all active, life is alert. Read explanation Author, December 22, 2023December 29, 2024, Robert Louis Stevenson, Alertness, Restlessness, Virtue, 0 Robert Louis Stevenson Author · Scotland Copy
22 For God’s sake, keep your eyes open. Notice what’s going on around you. Author, December 14, 2023December 28, 2024, William S. Burroughs, Alertness, Awareness, Observation, 0 William S. Burroughs Writer · USA Copy
23 When the Foxe preacheth, beware geese. Author, October 8, 2023January 2, 2025, George Herbert, Alertness, Caution, Deception, 0 George Herbert Pastor · England Copy
24 Hungry ears are sharp ones. Author, October 17, 2023January 2, 2025, Jane Smiley, Alertness, Hunger, Perception, 0 Jane Smiley Novelist · USA Copy
25 One just needs a little alertness to see and find out: Life is really a great cosmic laughter. Author, December 14, 2023December 28, 2024, Rajneesh, Alertness, Laughter, Life, 0 Rajneesh Spiritual leader and guru · India Copy
That’s why I’m not to be trusted. Because a wound to the heart is also a wound to the mind Louise Glück Poet · USA
