"Life is not a possession to be defended,……" — Henri Nouwen

More Defended Quotes

This quote is filed under Defended Quotes, one of 180 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

• The devil put before me that I could not endure the trials of the religious life, because of my delicate… — Teresa of Avila
• The humanities need to be defended today against the encroachments of physical science, as they once needed to be against… — Irving Babbitt
• I was a pretty scrappy, tough kid; I got in all sorts of fights at school. I defended myself -… — Amy Adams
• In the past I have defended the right of the IRA to engage in armed struggle. I did so because… — Gerry Adams
• The Good Friday Agreement and the basic rights and entitlements of citizens that are enshrined within it must be defended… — Gerry Adams
• A country should be defended not by arms, but by ethical behavior. — Vinoba Bhave
• People always say I'm a legend, but I'm not. Not until I've defended my Olympic titles. That's when I've decided… — Usain Bolt
• What holds an Arab leader in power is a mixture of violence and prestige. Both President Assad and King Hussein… — James Buchan
• It seems to me that the idea traditionally defended of endeavoring to maintain existing ethnic balances simply doesn't work any… — William F. Buckley, Jr.
• Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom will be defended. — George W. Bush
• Abortion is defended today as a means of ensuring the equality and independence of women, and as a solution to… — Robert Casey
• Venezuelan interests are to be defended by Venezuela. The U.S. should defend the interests of the U.S. Where are the… — Hugo Chavez

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