Security is now everybody’s business. This age has witnessed a new wave of insecurity which is partly because of our inability to remember those very little lessons that count . These quotes drawn from a collection of several lessons learnt from my studies in policing, strategy, security, criminology, psychology, safety, and intelligence will serve as a quick reminder when next a major security enhancing tip may elude us, which in most cases could save our lives, the life of a loved one or help us as security experts re-evaluate our existing security strategy.