Defense Quotes · Page 80

This is not a contest between persons. The humblest citizen in all the land, when clad in the armor of a righteous…

— William Jennings Bryan

Books and beer are the best and worst defense.

— Sherman Alexie

Defense contractors are able to reap tremendous profits while rarely confronting the risks for which those profits are supposed to be the…

— James Surowiecki

I'm not a "conservative" because I see precious little left in this world worth conserving. Playing defense, it seems to me, can…

— Joseph Farah

I'm a guy that takes more pride in my defense than my hitting.

— Xander Bogaerts

Dominick Reyes is a great striker, but he doesn't have the best wrestling defense. He has OK jiu-jitsu.

— Corey Anderson

Let us hope our weapons are never needed - but do not forget what the common people of this nation knew when…

— Edward Abbey

No possible future government in Kabul can be worse than the Taliban, and no thinkable future government would allow the level of…

— Christopher Hitchens

... the habit of literature [is] the best defense against believing the half-truths of ideologues and the lies of demagogues.

— Ursula K. Le Guin

Peace can be contributed to by respect for our ability in defense.

— Herbert Hoover

My distraction's my defense against this lack of inspiration Against this slow deflation Yeah the further the horizon The more it holds…

— Ani DiFranco

The ancient man approached God (or even the gods)as the accused person approaches his judge. For the modern man the roles are…

— C. S. Lewis

Love, like truth, is the unassailable defense.

— Diane Ackerman

Killing a man in defense of an idea is not defending an idea; it is killing a man.

— Jean-Luc Godard

This is what I say to the most conservative person that's so terrified of gay marriage becoming legal. Just because the state…

— Daniel Tosh

“You know,' he said as they made their way down the hall, 'I appreciate the support, Scully, but I don't need defending.…

— Charles Grant

And I must draft an advertisement for the Daily Prophet, too,' he added thoughtfully. 'We'll be needing a new Defense Against the…

— Anonymous

Actually, the phrase "national security" is barely used until the 1930s. And there's a reason. By then, the United States was beginning…

— Noam Chomsky

Occupying my mind with complex problems has been my best and most powerful and most reliable defense against my mental illness.

— Elyn Saks

I conveniently forgot to remember that people only have two hands, or, as another parent once said of having a third child,…

— Anna Quindlen

At the root of fear is low self-esteem. This explains why angry people have low self-esteem, are argumentative, stubborn, and quick to…

— David J. Lieberman

I definitely think to be a great team you need to have a great defense.

— Jerami Grant

They better not put me in the All -Star Game. I won't shoot, but I'll dominate that easy game. I'll be playing…

— Metta World Peace

With him in defense, we could play Arthur Askey in goal. (after signing Ron Yeats)

— Bill Shankly

Barron and Paul...rely on 'specialists' at the State and Defense Departments...Elsewhere in the media, similiar figures are bandied about, with equal credibility.

— Noam Chomsky