Defense Quotes - Page 8

You know, I know, all of us know that the time factor is the vital consideration - and vital is the correct meaning of the term - of our national defense program; that we must never be caught in the same situation we found ourselves in 1917.

Consistency is the defense of a small mind

Well, first let's say that the fundamental responsibility of any government is national security - in the preamble to the Constitution, provide for the common defense and insure domestic tranquility.

The Judo pupil, therefore, must cultivate his mind; he must never feel fear, never lose his temper, never be off his guard; but he must be cool and calm, though not absent-minded; he must act as quick as thought, according to circumstances. He must also be dexterous as well as bold both in attack and in defense.

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

We know great art by its effect on us. If we are prepared to look without preconceptions, without defenses, without haste, then art will change us.

The foundation stone of wealth accumulation is defense, and this defense should be anchored by budgeting and planning.

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.

For us to ignore by inaction the slaughter of American civilians and American soldiers, whether in nightclubs or airline terminals, is simply not in the American tradition. Self-defense is not only our right, it is our duty.

I only direct in self-defense.

Therefore, if you are attacked, retaliate instantly. Be sudden. Be quick. Speed is your salvation.

Let your attacker worry about his life. Don't hold back. Strike no more after he is incapable of further action, but see that he is stopped.

It's a matter of will. If you know that you can keep your head, and that you must keep your head, you probably will keep your head.

Not much longer shall we have time for reading lessons of the past. An inexorable present calls us to the defense of a great future.

One doesn't defend one's god: one's god is in himself a defense.

Adequate defense has been the catchword of every militarist for centuries.

The best defense against logic is ignorance.

Even if Mays is given every conceivable break on every unknown - defense, base running, clutch hitting - his performance still would not match Mantle's.

It is unreasonable ... to oblige a man not to attempt the defense of his own life.

But Nightshirts aren't dangerous," Pippi assured her. "They don't bite anybody except in self defense.

These soldiers deserve a better defense secretary than the one we have.

The Gospel is not ultimately a defense from pain, it is the message of God's rescue through pain. In fact, it allows us to drop our defenses, to escape not from pain but from the prison of "How" and "Why" to the freedom of "Who?"

Governmental defense of any theology necessarily weakens the legitimacy of both the government and the theology.

Hence that general is skilful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skilful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack.

Even though Sachin is great, I have always found Rahul more solid and hard to get out. He has a solid defense and plays less shots than others. When a batsman plays less shots then it is tough to get him as he makes less mistakes.