Welcome to our collection of insightful and powerful quotes about bodyguards. Throughout history, bodyguards have played a crucial role in safeguarding individuals, from political leaders to celebrities, ensuring their safety and security in various environments. The profession of bodyguarding demands not only physical strength but also keen observation, quick decision-making, and unwavering dedication to their clients’ protection.
These quotes shed light on the complex and often overlooked aspects of the bodyguard profession, delving into the mindset, responsibilities, and sacrifices these individuals make in their line of duty. From reflections on the bond between protector and protected to insights into the challenges faced in the field, these quotes offer a glimpse into the world of bodyguards and the invaluable service they provide. Below, you’ll find a curated selection of quotes that capture the essence of this noble profession, ready to inspire, enlighten, and perhaps even serve as a source of motivation.
I have no use for bodyguards, but I have very specific use for two highly trained certified public accountants. Elvis Presley
I have new bodyguards ever since I got a TV show. I didn’t know, but it’s a lot like becoming president. They tell you every single secret, like who shot JFK. When you have a TV show, they not only tell you who shot JFK, but they assign you bodyguards. Scott Aukerman
A lot of people have money, but they don’t have peace with it. They can’t sleep. They need bodyguards every day. Mase
I had never walked on the street alone when I was growing up in Calcutta, up to age 20. I had never handled money. You know, there was always a couple of bodyguards behind me, who took care if I wanted… I needed pencils for school, I needed a notebook, they were the ones who were taking out the money. I was constantly guarded. Bharati Mukherjee
Having bodyguards is just part of being famous, I think. Dolph Lundgren
We had so much hate, we needed bodyguards. Spencer Pratt
I don’t have people following me around, like bodyguards. I don’t know how people live like that. Maybe the young movie stars have to live like that, I don’t know. But it seems a little crazy to me. I don’t think you need all that stuff. Anthony Hopkins
I want everyone to recognize and know me. I don’t want bodyguards. I want to be able to go out into the masses. Shannon Briggs
I don’t know if, at the end of the day, how brave Saddam Hussein would be if he were stripped of his bodyguards and everything else. Richard Armitage
I was driving across Georgia with a warlord and his bodyguards riding shotgun with their Kalashnikovs in a convoy of Mercedes and Land Rovers. The guy put on Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ on a cassette, which they played on loudspeakers as we raced across the mountains, and I remember thinking, ‘This sure beats respectable life in England.’ Simon Sebag Montefiore
So long as you create laws that define women as victims, as creatures that demand protection, that need bodyguards, you are going to perpetuate the very worst of our sexist past. Warren Farrell
I wore bulletproof vests, and my bodyguards had the option of having bulletproof vests – I bought five sets. Ernst Zundel
I want to have lots of bodyguards around me and be surrounded by beautiful women while watching my brother play at Wimbledon. Alex Pettyfer
I roll with bodyguards when I go back home to South Africa. Yolandi Visser
I’ve had my clothes ripped off a few times. I have to have bodyguards. That’s strange for me. Al B. Sure
If you’re a big celebrity, you get money to be private. I’m just a working stiff. I don’t get bodyguards or alarm systems. Mark Fuhrman
Actors have bodyguards and entourages not because anybody wants to hurt them – who would want to hurt an actor? – but because they want to get recognized. God forbid someone doesn’t recognize them. James Caan
I’m not a security-type person, I don’t want to have bodyguards around me. I’m not into all that. Now we just chill in the house. There are a lot of times when we want to go out, but we just don’t. The Notorious B.I.G.
I drive around on my scooter in Milan alone – we don’t have bodyguards or anything like that. I am a fashion designer, not a celebrity, and although I get stopped for autographs and the like, I don’t think I am famous. Stefano Gabbana
I’m coming from an artistic background, from Europe, making films with Lars Van Trier like ‘Breaking the Waves,’ ‘Dancer in the Dark,’ all his films, ‘The Kingdom.’ But I like both, I like the totally artificial, commercial films where the actor has five or six bodyguards, I like that. Udo Kier
Bodyguards offer fake security. The real security comes from having your enemies know nothing about you. Bill Browder
I hear that from so many different governments, people coming to me and saying, ‘You should be careful’. But I don’t want to go around with bodyguards. Mohamed ElBaradei
I have protection. I have police protection. I have personal bodyguards. I have three sets of them. But believe me, this is really psychological for the family. If they want to get me, they can get me. And every time that I have been saved, it’s been by coincidence. Asma Jahangir
I’m not a person who comes with bodyguards. I’m a simple jhola-kurta kind of girl. So people treat me as a buddy. Shreya Ghoshal
I’m not a security-type person: I don’t want to have bodyguards around me. I’m not into all that. The Notorious B.I.G.
I don’t need bodyguards. I’m from the South Bronx. Al Pacino