Defending Quotes

305 Defending quotes by 265 unique authors

Sisters annoy, interfere, criticize. Indulge in monumental sulks, in huffs, in snide remarks. Borrow. Break. Monopolize the bathroom. Are always underfoot. But if catastrophe should… — Pam Brown
...Cities may be rebuilt, and a People reduced to Poverty, may acquire fresh Property: But a Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never… — John Adams
This crime called blasphemy was invented by priests for the purpose of defending doctrines not able to take care of themselves. — Robert Green Ingersoll
But you... You helped me find my way and take the correct path, Naruto... I always chased after you...wanting to catch up...wanting to walk together… — Masashi Kishimoto
There's no point in defending camp if you guys die. All our friends are here. — Rick Riordan
Balthazar pledged to die defending his royal house of Lumuatere. Finnikin swore to be their protector and guide for as long as he lived. Lucian… — Melina Marchetta
Part of being a writer is defending your vision and not caving in to outside pressures. — Jennifer Crusie
I was a slave to something he believed to be silly and superstitious: the idea that all life was worth defending and that nothing justified… — Rick Yancey
Are you defending Marcie?” He shook his head. “I don’t need to. She handled herself. You, on the other hand…” I pointed at the door.… — Becca Fitzpatrick
Because it all derived from Superman. I mean, I love all the characters, but Superman is just this perfect human pop-culture distillation of a really… — Grant Morrison
Numb, I took the perfectly browned puff. Okay. Let me see if I have this right. Al provokes me into defending myself. I nearly kill… — Kim Harrison
The emotion of fear often works overtime. Even when there is no immediate threat, our body may remain tight and on guard, our mind narrowed… — Tara Brach
A part of a healthy conscience is being able to confront consciencelessness. When you teach your daughter, explicitly or by passive rejection, that she must… — Martha Stout
Yes, there are plenty of heroes and heroines everywhere you look. They are not famous people. They are generally obscure and modest people doing useful… — Edward Abbey
That's what we should do, Hazel Grace: We should team up and be this disabled vigilante duo roaring through the world, righting wrongs, defending the… — John Green
If we pick a fight, then we're just as bad as them. Combat should be used just to help people who can't defend themselves, period."… — Tamora Pierce
There was no honor in war, less in killing, and none in dying. But there was true dignity in how men comported themselves in battle.… — Michael Scott
We believe in shouting for those who can only whisper, in defending those who cannot defend themselves. — Veronica Roth
If Sara had been a boy and lived a few centuries ago, her father used to say, 'she would have gone about the country with… — Frances Hodgson Burnett
Of the twelve companions of Thorin, ten remained. Fili and Kili had fallen defending him with shield and body, for he was their mother’s elder… — J.R.R. Tolkien
It’s your fault. I was defending you!” I blurted. He paused. “In protecting my honor, you exposed months of work. I should be flattered? — Maria V. Snyder
Smart people believe weird things because they are skilled at defending beliefs they arrived at for non-smart reasons. — Michael Shermer
I didn't realize when I brought him back here that you'd inflict more damage." I said, once I'd finished the story. "I was defending your… — Richelle Mead
She looks at me out of the side of her uncovered eye. "Chess, Zombie: defending yourself from the move that hasn't happened yet. Does it… — Rick Yancey
Of all our feelings the only one which really doesn't belong to us is hope. Hope belongs to life, it's life itself defending itself. Etcetera. — Julio Cortazar

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