Sometimes, I, anyway, get tired of playing defence, and like to play offence. — Bill McKibben Copy Share Image
At the bottom of religious persecution is the doctrine of self-defence; that is to say, the defence of the soul. If the… — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
In my defence I can only say that her past, too, like mine, like everyone's in fact, was a locked box. Occasionally… — Julian Fellowes Copy Share Image
I don't think a forward has ever won a title for anyone. It's about the defence, how many goals you concede. — Tony Adams Copy Share Image
With a line of six in the defence and then three in front of that, it's not always easy to find the… — Andre Schurrle Copy Share Image
Midfield, defence - I have even played out wide for Everton, so I will do a job anywhere and give 100 percent. — Jack Rodwell Copy Share Image
It is Mortifying to suppose it possible that a people able and zealous to contend with the Enemy should be reduced to… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
[Somali maritime violence] is a response to greedy Western nations, who invade and exploit Somalia's water resources illegally. It is not a… — Muammar al-Gaddafi 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
“Cairo. An inter-services game of cricket was in progress in the lush grounds behind him as Powell made his way through the… — Mark Ellis Copy Share Image
Being summoned by the Athenians out of Sicily to plead for his life, Alcibiades absconded, saying that that criminal was a fool… — Plutarch Copy Share Image
The defence of democracy must consist in making anti-democratic experiences too costly for those who try them; much more costly than a… — Karl Popper Copy Share Image
Our job as a government is to start with the great underpinnings of our current economic growth - particularly defence and mining… — Jay Weatherill Copy Share Image
Sow seed--but let no tyrant reap; Find wealth--let no imposter heap; Weave robes--let not the idle wear; Forge arms--in your defence to… — Percy Bysshe Shelley Copy Share Image
The world is threatened by terrorism and violent extremism like never before. The rule of law is one of our chief defences… — Peter MacKay Copy Share Image
We have to entertain the supporters. It's not only about defending and 'don't concede.' Perhaps most managers focus on defence. — Julian Nagelsmann Copy Share Image
If a cause be good, the most violent attack of its enemies will not injure it so much as an injudicious defence… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
There are two types of compassion. One - is faint-hearted and sentimental. Actually, it is nothing more than impatience of the heart,… — Stefan Zweig Copy Share Image
We will ensure that the important characters of what make 'Make in India' an important flagship programme for PM Modi is given… — Nirmala Sitharaman Copy Share Image
The lucky thing was that I was Italian; when the other Italians saw me fight back, they came to my defence. — Gregory Corso Copy Share Image
The great tragedy of Alzheimer's disease, and the reason why we dread it, is that it leaves us with no defence, not… — P. D. James Copy Share Image
Our defence forces and their morale symbolise the prowess of the India of the 21st century. — Ram Nath Kovind Copy Share Image
There are some guys you have problems beating because of their style - I always had difficulties with guys like Michael Chang… — Guy Forget Copy Share Image
In its proper constitutional sense, the term [militia] means all the able-bodied people who can be trained and disciplined to act in… — Alan Keyes Copy Share Image
Nakedness means freedom, and although dancing on a sun-kissed hillside with shorts on seems pretty similar to dancing with shorts off, there… — Philip Carr-Gomm Copy Share Image