Defend Quotes
1167 Defend quotes by 868 unique authors
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The inner boy in a messed-up family may keep on being shamed, invaded, disappointed, and paralyzed for years and years. "I am a victim," he…
— Robert Bly
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The truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself.
— Saint Augustine
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no matter how we defend ourselves against the outside we're always licked by something from the inside. There‟s no defense against betrayal, and we all…
— Alfred Bester
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If someone speaks badly of you, do not defend yourself against the accusations, but reply; "you obviously don't know about my other vices, otherwise you…
— Epictetus
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Always attack. Even in defense, attack. The attacking arm possesses the initiative and thus commands the action. To attack makes men brave; to defend makes…
— Steven Pressfield
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Where is Arland?" "Rapunzel decided to walk around in the woods to get 'the feel of the battleground.' He won't leave the grounds and he…
— Ilona Andrews
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I told you before, Jem, that you would not leave me. And you are still with me. When I breathe, I will think of you,…
— Cassandra Clare
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Happy is he who dares courageously to defend what he loves.
— Unknown Author
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Man has no nobler function than to defend the truth.
— Ruth McKenney
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Any fool can try to defend his mistakes - and most fools do - but it gives one a feeling of nobility to admit one's…
— Lawrence G. Lovasik
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At a certain point one ceases to defend a certain view of history; one must defend history itself.
— E. P. Thompson
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Since when do you have to agree with people to defend them from injustice?
— Lillian Hellman
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We know enough of our own history by now to be aware that people exploit what they have merely concluded to be of value, but…
— Wendell Berry
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The spirit of a production-centered, commodity-greedy society is such that only the non-conformist can defend himself sufficiently against it. Those who are seriously concerned with…
— Erich Fromm
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AI will make love my greatest weapon and none on whom I call can defend against its force.
— Og Mandino
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We tend to defend vigorously things that in our deepest hearts we are not quite certain about. If we are certain of something we know,…
— Madeleine L'Engle
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We defend and we build a way of life, not for America alone, but for all mankind.
— Franklin D. Roosevelt
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I am an advocate for awareness, the truth, and a person's right to know. I believe that in the absence of the truth, all of…
— Erin Brockovich
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My definition of patriotism is to defend your country with the truth, no matter the consequences.
— John F. Kerry
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The meek man will attain a place of soul rest. As he walks on in meekness he will be happy to let God defend him.…
— Aiden Wilson Tozer
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