Man has no nobler function than to defend the truth.

My first Olympics memory was watching Haile Gebrselassie in Sydney 2000. His sprint finish to defend his title really moved me.

— Mo Farah

We fight to defend our democratic ideals.

— Lloyd Austin

The pop culture has become more frenetic. There are more forces at work that are far more invasive. However, I think it would be…

— Mel Gibson

I don't need a perfect person. I just need someone who will defend me.

— Anonymous

Swearing's my release. It's the one weapon I have to defend myself against destiny when it elects to strike without pity.

— Andrea Pirlo

Having kids is the deal-breaker on shyness! Once you have a baby, you learn to speak up loud and clear to protect them, defend…

— Lori Foster

We will defend ourselves, and we have full rights to do so. If the authorities try to destroy us, we have the right to…

— Sergei Udaltsov

I definitely want to defend my 145 belt.

— Amanda Nunes

In 1911, Turkey established gun control. From 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were exterminated.

— Joe Wurzelbacher

“There are always those who take it upon themselves to defend God, as if Ultimate Reality, as if the sustaining frame of existence were…

— Yann Martel

“defend women’s right to be wrong, at least occasionally.”

— Mary Beard

There are a lot of things you can practise to unsettle teams that defend deep.

— Didier Deschamps

The more you defend a lie, the angrier you become.

— Mitch Albom

I'm very willing to defend creative things that I believe in.

— Dan Schneider

Sometimes it is difficult to play against teams who just drop back and try to defend.

— Sadio Mane