Inspirational Quote by Allen Drury Download Open image “People defend nothing more violently than the pretenses they live by.” — Allen Drury ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Inspirational Live by People Pretense
People automatically think that because you attack, you can't defend. Not true. — Dani Alves Copy Share Image
Everybody certainly has the right to defend themselves. That's not to say that they should defy common sense by avoiding or diffusing confrontation. And… — Steven Seagal Copy Share Image
The only defense against evil, violent people is good people who are more skilled at violence. — Rory Miller Copy Share Image
You can't defend. You can't prevent. The only thing you can do is detect and respond. — Bruce Schneier Copy Share Image
Concerning non-violence: it is criminal to teach a man not to defend himself when he is the constant victim of brutal attacks. — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
those who attack always do so with greater fervor than those who defend. — Eleanor Roosevelt Copy Share Image
Much violence is based on the illusion that life is a property to be defended and not to be shared. — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
Against great advantages in another, there are no means of defending ourselves except love. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
We believe in defending everyone's lives. We believe in defending everyone's property. — Javier Milei Copy Share Image
Most do violence to their natural aptitude, and thus attain superiority in nothing. — Baltasar Gracian Copy Share Image
Florey was not an easy personality. His drive and ambition were manifest from the day he arrived ... He could be ruthless and selfish;… — Allen Drury Copy Share Image
“Son, this is a Washington, D.C. kind of lie. It's when the other person knows you're lying, and also knows you know he knows.” — Allen Drury Copy Share Image
“Let me see if I can state it for you this way, Senator,” he said slowly. “Under certain circumstances that may have existed in the past, the United States guided her actions by certain standards that had been proved to be valid for their time when those circumstances were found to exist. Now the circumstances may have changed and she… — Allen Drury Copy Share
Be kind, be decent, be generous, be tolerant, compassionate, and understanding. Be fast to praise, slow to judge. Remember, we're all human, and don't… — Allen Drury Copy Share Image
. . .nothing is more important than freedom. Nothing is more sacred than freedom. Nothing is greater than freedom. Nothing. . .can be permitted… — Allen Drury Copy Share Image
We talk to God--that is prayer; God talks to us--that is inspiration. — H. Emilie Cady Copy Share Image
You'll seldom experience regret for anything that you've done. It is what you haven't done that will torment you. The message, therefore, is clear.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Just understand that the good that you want is already here. All you have to do is get in harmony with it. And you… — Bob Proctor Copy Share Image
“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them… — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Copy Share Image
It's a hard thing to describe. It's just this sense that you got something to say. — Jonah Lehrer Copy Share Image
