Best 665 quotes in «defense quotes» category

When the writer cannot convince his Super-Ego of the "harmlessness" of his imagination, he has no ideas at all. If however, he clears that hurdle but cannot obtain approval of his (harmless) exhibitionism in "writing it down," he cannot write.

You know,' he said as they made their way down the hall, 'I appreciate the support, Scully, but I don't need defending. Not really.' She looked up at him and sighed. 'Oh yes you do, Mulder.' He looked back blankly. 'Trust me,' she said, patting his arm. 'On this one you'll have to trust me.

Your self-defense becomes a self-defeat when you are doing it for selfish reasons! It's not about you and your pocket alone; let it be for the collective joy of your entire neighbourhood and beyond!

Your brand is your personal lawyer... It defends and speaks for you even in your absence. Keep calm and maintain a good brand!

After September 11, it became unpatriotic to question any homeland-security or defense spending, and that let things get out of control.

A Christian should put away all defense and make no attempt to excuse himself either in his own eyes or before the Lord. Whoever defends himself will have himself for his defense, and he will have no other. But let him come defenseless before the Lord and he will have for his defender no less than God Himself.

You think an Air Gap is a defense? Sofacy, Stuxnet, Uroburos, AirHopper, BitWhisperer and ProjectSauron…enough said!

Abortion is an act of self-defense.

A funeral eulogy is a belated plea for the defense delivered after the evidence is all in.

A Gold Glove would be one of the things I would really cherish. When I was younger, I was always smaller. I couldn't hit, so I had to work on defense.

A little tough talk in the midst of a campaign or as part of a presidential debate cannot obscure a record of 30 years of being on the wrong side of defense issues.

A good coach is interested in how tough you are, how you react to adversity, how quickly you get back on defense.

A Jedi uses the Force for knowledge and defense, never for attack.

And the council doesn’t recognize any kind of temporary insanity defense. Which was a real shame, because most of the councilmen had considered me crazy for most of my life.

All of the legal defense funds out there, they're looking for people out there with court of appeals experience, because court of appeals is where policy is made. And I know, I know this is on tape and I should never say that because we don't make law, I know. I know.

All War Departments are now Defense Departments. This is all part of the doubletalk of our time. The aggressor is always on the other side.

A loving and fierce defense of economics as a science.

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 them timorous.

A man's moral worth is established only at the point where he is ready to give up his life in defense of his convictions.

American power should be used not just in the defense of American interests but for the promotion of American principles.

All defense secretaries in wartime have, needless to say, made misjudgments.

All the small, simple, conscious acts of living a sudden defense against the dying we do every day.

Although our prospect is peace, our policy and purpose are to provide for defense by all those means to which our resources are competent.

A major theme in all my books is that the CIA is not only the first line of defense but they should also be the first line of offense.

Among top grandmasters the Dutch is a rare defense, which is good reason to play it! It has not been studied very deeply by many opponents, and theory, based on a small number of 'reliable' games, must be rather unreliable.

An apology with a defense built in isn't much of an apology

A Nation's best defense is an educated citizenry

And if, to be sure, sometimes you need to conceal a fact with words, do it in such a way that it does not become known, or, if it does become known, that you have a ready and quick defense.

And perhaps, exhibiting the fruit of the Spirit may be our very best defense against a materialist view of mankind here on earth.

Animation is capable to go beyond superego defense strategies and touch deep human being contents as no other art expression.

Anne Arundel County has become the world's epicenter of military intelligence and defense-related information technology.

Anybody who has watched me play knows I'm not one of the fastest guys, but I understand what's going on around me and what to look for. I know what the defense is doing.

Any defense of common sense must allow that it is revisable.

Art is our defense against hysteria and death.

Anyone who contributes to the defense fund of pornographers is a mental moonbeam.

Anyone who is aware of his environment knows that the peril of physical assault does exist, and that it exists everywhere and at all times.

Apathy is the self-defense of the powerless.

As far as missile defense is concerned, a very thorough consultation process is underway.

As a soldier and combat veteran, I believe American military forces should only be used in the defense and furtherance of our nation's vital interests.

As a former secretary of defense, I think Donald Rumsfeld is the best secretary of defense the United States has ever had.

A well informed citizenry is the best defense against tyranny.

A society whose moral ideas, inhibit their own defense will always suffer defeat by the very predators they deem immoral. In any conflict the boundaries of behavior are defined by the party that cares the least about morality.

As the duties of superintending the national defense and of securing the public peace against foreign or domestic violence involve a provision for casualties and dangers to which no possible limits can be assigned, the power of making that provision ought to know no other bounds than the exigencies of the nation and the resources of the community.

A stronger defense is an investment in peace.

At what point is someone precluded from availing themselves of the justification of self-defense because of their own poor judgment or bad behavior?

A tree never hits an automobile except in self defense.

At the end of the day, it's a series of individual challenges played out against a team defense. It's a psersonal test every time I step into the batter's box: Can I do better than the last time? And that's why I love it.

"Bobby Tom told me he’s not afraid of the Chargers’ defense." "Bobby Tom’ll tell you he’s not afraid of nuclear war, so I wouldn’t put too much stock in his opinion.

Be mild and firm. Apply your best exertions to put us in a proper posture of defense.

Barron and Paul...rely on 'specialists' at the State and Defense Departments...Elsewhere in the media, similiar figures are bandied about, with equal credibility.