Defense Quotes

Those wars are unjust which are undertaken without provocation. For only a war waged for revenge or defense can be just.

~ Marcus Tullius Cicero

Intensity-seeking is an enslavement of our own perpetuation. When we step out of the delirium of always seeking someone new, and meet the same old sad and lonely child within, our healing journey begins. Exhausting ourselves with novelty is a defense against our deepest pain, one that we cannot outrun. But once we stop and feel our losses, we can begin our healing journey and be the authentic, joyous person we were born to be.

~ Alexandra Katehakis

We may fondly imagine that we are impartial seekers after truth, but with a few exceptions, to which I know that I do not belong, we are influenced—and sometimes strongly—by our personal bias; and we give our best thoughts to those ideas which we have to defend.

~ August Krogh

New rules. If you are smart enough to live, you won’t hit Charles’s mate in front of his father.

~ Patricia Briggs

In a conflict doesn't win who has more weapons but who knows best use for them

~ Válgame

The best defense is a good offense.

~ Jack Dempsey

5 mins after your birth, they decide your name, nationality, religion & sect & you spend rest of your life defending something you didn't choose.

~ Nilesh Jain

We must know something about malevolence, about how to recognize it, and about how not to make excuses for it. We must know that we cannot expect fair play.That is, perhaps, most crucial of all. Those of us who practice in this field must face the implications of the fact that we are dealing with sexual abuse. Child sex offenders-people who exploit children’s bodies and betray their trust-are not going to hesitate to lie outright. This is obvious but nonetheless frequently seems to catch people by surprise.Confessions of a Whistle-Blower: Lessons Learned Author: Anna C. Salter. Ethics & Behavior, Volume 8, Issue 2 June 1998

~ Anna C. Salter

Fear never leaves you. It just adapts to you. And that’s the meaning of strengthening a warrior spirit from within, as you can’t fight all your battles with the same weapons.

~ Bryan Keyleader

You get hit the hardest when trying to run or hide from a problem. Like the defense on a football field, putting all focus on evading only one defender is asking to be blindsided.

~ Criss Jami

In the era of globalization, everything is interconnected. A problem in one part of the world will definitely impact on other parts of the globe. Such phenomenon is also valid for defense and security context. A conflict in a state will bring implications in its neighboring countries or other countries extended in the same region. Therefore, collaborative efforts in tackling common defense and security problems are essentially required.

~ Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono

Peace can be contributed to by respect for our ability in defense.

~ Herbert Hoover

Humor is just another defense against the universe.

~ Mel Brooks

I don't even call it violence when it's in self defense I call it intelligence.

~ Malcolm X

I was invited by President Bush to come to the United States on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the mutual defense treaty.

~ Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

Patriotism is an indispensable weapon in the defense of civilization against barbarism.

~ Bill Kristol

Are we at last brought to such humiliating and debasing degradation, that we cannot be trusted with arms for our defense?

~ Patrick Henry

The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry.

~ William F. Buckley

But the federal government, our collective government, has responsibilities that none of these other levels of government can fulfill; and chief among these is national defense.

~ Don Nickles

Education is the cheap defense of nations.

~ Edmund Burke