Love cries victory when the tears of a woman become the sole defence of her virtue. — Jean de La Fontaine Copy Share Image
Commerce diminishes the spirit, both of patriotism and military defence. — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
Unjustly men hate death, which is the greatest defence against their many ills. — Aeschylus Copy Share Image
Normally, I am a player who can play in different positions, but never in defence. — Georginio Wijnaldum Copy Share Image
When you make a mistake, and the team is not doing well in defence, then the centre-backs and the 'keeper suffer more… — Rafael Benitez Copy Share Image
Why, I can't help wondering, is God thought to need such ferocious defence? One might have supposed him amply capable of looking… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
As a No9, when youre up front on your own, your job is to keep the defence as far back as possible.… — Emile Heskey Copy Share Image
Being a woman fighter, I can't just go out there and manhandle a girl, I need to be very strategic: Use my… — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
The perversion of the mind is only possible when those who should be heard in its defence are silent. — Archibald MacLeish Copy Share Image
We are very good judges for the mistakes of others, but very good defence lawyers for our own mistakes. — Nicky Gumbel Copy Share Image
Goals often come from a mistake much further up the field, yet the analysis and blame will always be on the defence. — Per Mertesacker Copy Share Image
Hungary is, in a word, in a state of WAR against the Hapsburg dynasty, a war of legitimate defence, by which alone… — Lajos Kossuth Copy Share Image
One of the goals of philosophy is wage theoretical battle. That is why we can say that every thesis is always, by… — Louis Althusser Copy Share Image
We Canadians need to go beyond what any previous government has done in terms of our diplomatic network, our support for companies… — Chris Alexander Copy Share Image
We must pay greater attention to keeping our bodies and minds healthy and able to heal. Yet we are making it difficult… — David Suzuki Copy Share Image
Everyone praises Sachin Tendulkar. He may be a genius in his own right but in my book, Rahul Dravid is the artist.… — Peter O'Toole Copy Share Image
Alfredo Di Stéfano was the greatest footballer of all time - far better even than Pelé. He was, simultaneously, the anchor in… — Helenio Herrera Copy Share Image
“Why spend your life working on defense when no defense can be made truly impenetrable? Take the offensive – learn the vulnerabilities… — A.J. Darkholme Copy Share Image
You've got to want to play defence. Nobody really wants to play defence. It's boring. It sucks. You don't get the flashiness,… — Marcus Smart Copy Share Image
I think it's all machismo - 'Come on, you've got to guard your guy, man. If you can't guard your guy, then… — Nick Nurse Copy Share Image
A letter is paradoxically the most revealing and the most deceptive of confessional revelations. We all have our inconsistencies, prejudices, irrationalities which,… — P. D. James Copy Share Image
“Any philosophy, whether of a religious or political nature - and sometimes the dividing line is hard to determine - fights less… — Adolf Hitler Copy Share Image
It may be laid down as a primary position, and the basis of our system, that every Citizen who enjoys the protection… — George Washington Copy Share Image
Literary men are being employed to praise a big business man personally, as men used to praise a king. They not only… — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
When Ronald Reagan's career in show business came to an end, he was hired to impersonate, first, a California governor and then… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
The best defence [for a democracy, for the public good] is aggressiveness, the aggressiveness of the involved citizen. We need to reassert… — John Ralston Saul Copy Share Image
The best defence of the country is the fear of the fighter. If we are strong in fighters we should probably never… — Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding Copy Share Image
Courage is worthy of respect when displayed in the maintenance of legitimate claims and in the repelling of aggressions, bodily or other.… — Herbert Spencer Copy Share Image
If something happens to me, the people of Tamil Nadu should rise in my defence. — Subramanian Swamy Copy Share Image
I felt very bad and could not sleep until 1am. Maybe he could coach me defence. — Tamim Iqbal Copy Share Image
Obviously, defence is very sensitive and very challenging ministry. — Nirmala Sitharaman Copy Share Image
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