Defense Quotes

1240 Defense quotes by 905 unique authors

Difficulties arise whenever a committed relationship is succeeding. Love makes you vulnerable. . . . Your defenses relax and the dark side of your personality… — Thomas Keating
Among the many interesting objects which will engage your attention that of providing for the common defense will merit particular regard. To be prepared for… — George Washington
Self-defense...is the only honourable course where there is unreadiness for self-immolation. — Mahatma Gandhi
Though violence is not lawful, when it is offered in self-defense or for the defense of the defenseless, it is an act of bravery far… — Mahatma Gandhi
Everybody Moral courage is a virtue of higher cast and nobler origin than physical. It springs from a consciousness of virtue and renders a man,… — Samuel Griswold Goodrich
The finest defense of character is correct action. Acquaint yourself with virtue, and you can expect proper treatment from those around you. — Brandon Sanderson
Where's Barack Obama when Christmas references are being erased from civic calendars? Is he crying out in defense of religious liberty and our First Amendment?… — Chuck Norris
As a defense lawyer, he refused to condemn his clients. Everyone else in the system-the cops, the prosecutors, the juries and judges-would take care of… — Scott Turow
WHAT WE NEED IN AMERICA TODAY IS A VIGOROUS RETURN TO THE GOD OF OUR FATHERS AND A MOST VIGOROUS DEFENSE AGAINST THE MINION OF… — J. Edgar Hoover
To be ignorant and simple now-not to be able to meet the enemies on their own ground-would be to throw down our weapons and to… — C.S. Lewis
Karate is not a game. It is not a sport. It is not even a system of self-defense. Karate is half physical exercise and half… — Mas Oyama
No, painting is not interior decoration. It is an instrument of war for attack and defense against the enemy. — Pablo Picasso
It is the saint's duty, and should be their care, not only to believe that God is Almighty, but also to strongly believe that His… — William Gurnall
Spiritually, compulsory disarmament has made us unmanly, and the presence of an alien army of occupation, employed with deadly effect to crush in us the… — Mahatma Gandhi
The best defense against democracy is to distract people. — Noam Chomsky
Incidentally, part of a photographer’s gift should be with people. You can do some wonderful work if you know how to make people understand what… — Walker Evans
The best defense against partisanship is expertise. — Roger Angell
The best personal defense is an explosive counterattack. — Jeff Cooper
The perfect fight is one that is over before the loser really understands what is going on. The perfect defense is a counterattack that succeeds… — Jeff Cooper
The eyes of mankind will be upon you to see whether the Government, which is now more popular than it has been for many years… — Samuel Adams
The passion to change the world for the better is a more powerful force than defense to keep it the same. — Simon Sinek
Hope is no basis for a defense policy. — Margaret Thatcher
Martial arts is for defense. It's not for attacking. So when people are fighting, always, always, defend. — Jackie Chan
To solve a marriage problem, you have to talk with each other about it, choosing wisely the time and place. But when accusations and lengthy… — R C Sproul
Right here in our bodies, in our defense of our right to experience joy, in the refusal to abandon the place where we have been… — Aurora Levins Morales

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