Defence Quotes

240 Defence quotes by 204 unique authors

The artist, who must venture into the studio and risk there, and then venture into the marketplace and risk again, is obliged to learn how… — Eric Maisel
Artillery is more essential to cavalry than to infantry, because cavalry has no fire for its defence, but depends on the sabre. — Napoleon Bonaparte
Rattlesnakes are only too plentiful everywhere; along the river bottoms, in the broken, hilly ground, and on the prairies and the great desert wastes alike...If… — Theodore Roosevelt
The Marxist doctrine is omnipotent because it is true. It is comprehensive and harmonious, and provides men with an integral world outlook irreconcilable with any… — Vladimir Lenin
Experience informs us that the first defence of weak minds is to recriminate. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The man whose silent daysIn harmless joys are spent,Whom hopes cannot delude,Nor sorrow discontent:That man needs neither towersNor armour for defence,Nor secret vaults to flyFrom… — Thomas Campion
The home to everyone is to him his castle and fortress, as well for his defence against injury and violence, as for his repose. — Edward Coke
The lucky thing was that I was Italian; when the other Italians saw me fight back, they came to my defence. — Gregory Corso
What I would argue in my defence is that shows like 'Britain's Got Talent' and 'The X Factor' have actually got people more interested in… — Simon Cowell
With wives, men hide behind the air of bravado, which is basically a defence mechanism, I think. Clever creatures, women. Very clever. — Les Dawson
God bless the Union; - it is dearer to us for the blood of brave men which has been shed in its defence. — Edward Everett
I do not intend to dispute in any way the need for defence cuts and the need for government spending cuts in general. I do… — Stephen Harper
In both word and deed, one of the greatest idlers of all time was John Lennon. In his songs we see repeated defences of simply… — Tom Hodgkinson
Doesn't the fight for survival also justify swindle and theft? In self defence, anything goes. — Imelda Marcos
I don't imagine Heads of Government would ever be able to say I'm not an economist therefore I can't take decisions on matters of the… — Thabo Mbeki
Some people get very confused about my game. They think it's better if the court is slow, because I have a good defence. But the… — Rafael Nadal
He that rebels against reason is a real rebel, but he that in defence of reason rebels against tyranny has a better title to Defender… — Thomas Paine
A decent government with an effective, but not gratuitously violent, police force and a fair court system are essential. This deters and incapacitates psychopaths, bullies… — Steven Pinker
Nato allies have been looking at various missile-defence options for some time. Nato itself is developing protections for our deployed troops. — Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Legitimate steps of self-defence which Israel takes in its war against Palestinian terror - actions which any sovereign state is obligated to undertake to ensure… — Ariel Sharon

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