Defensive Quotes

232 Defensive quotes by 209 unique authors

The transition from the defensive to the offensive is one of the most delicate operations in war. — Napoleon Bonaparte
The secret of improved plant breeding, apart from scientific knowledge, is love. While I was conducting experiments to make spineless cacti, I often talked to… — Luther Burbank
Judging others will avail you nothing and injure you spiritually. Only if you can inspire others to judge themselves will anything worthwhile have been accomplished.… — Peace Pilgrim
The worst thing is the world is a defensive my-kid-can't-do-anything-wrong parent. — Laura Schlessinger
Every once in a while, someone would call me a foreigner or a Yankee, or whatever. In the United States, someone might say something, like… — Viggo Mortensen
I get very weird and defensive about what I'm working on - I wouldn't even tell my secretary what the next page of my novel… — Joan Juliet Buck
Act with the greatest determination and on the offensive. The defensive is the death of every armed rising. — Vladimir Lenin
That's really good for an actor - to like the people behind the scenes - because then you treat the camera differently. If you really… — Emile Hirsch
Incentives are not strategy, they are tactics. Defensive measures. — Carlos Ghosn
It's absolutely philistine not to recognize what a great book 'An American Dream' is. Norman Mailer is his own worst enemy, and if you don't… — Germaine Greer
You have to feel confident. If you don't, then you're going to be hesitant and defensive, and there'll be a lot of things working against… — Clint Eastwood
Riding a motorcycle on today's highways, you have to ride in a very defensive manner. You have to be a good rider and you have… — Evel Knievel
Every new president flatters himself that he, kinder and gentler, is beginning the world anew. Yet, when Barack Obama in his inaugural address reached out… — Charles Krauthammer
I've learned you can make a mistake and the whole world doesn't end. I had to learn to allow myself to make a mistake without… — Lisa Kudrow
I'm a little territorial and defensive. — Shia LaBeouf
It's a natural thing for people to say, you know, Who's in this book? I find myself get ting a little defensive. People come along… — Hugh Leonard
I don't say we are a defensive team. I say we are a strong team in defensive terms, but at the same time lacking sufficient… — Jose Mourinho
It's important for us, if we're going to be a good team, to be a good defensive team in the fourth quarter. — Steve Nash
It is the habit of every aggressor nation to claim that it is acting on the defensive. — Jawaharlal Nehru
Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the war on terrorism have reduced the pace of military transformation and have revealed our lack of preparation for… — Barack Obama

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