(1165 quotes found)
“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.”
Sun Tzu
“As long as there are human rights to be defended; as long as there are great interests to be guarded; as long as the welfare of nations is a matter for discussion, so long will public speaking have its place.”
William Jennings Bryan
“I've always defended Shania. She not only opened doors; she knocked several down.”
Faith Hill
“Publishers are notoriously slothful about numbers, unless they're attached to dollar signs -- unlike journalists, quarterbacks, and felony criminal defendants who tend to be keenly aware of numbers at all times.”
Hunter S. Thompson
“That is not to say that we can relax our readiness to defend ourselves. Our armament must be adequate to the needs, but our faith is not primarily in these machines of defense but in ourselves.”
Chester W. Nimitz
“They defended the grains of sand in the desert to the last drop of their blood.”
Gamal Abdel Nasser
“If we are attacked we can only defend ourselves with guns not with butter.”
Joseph Goebbels
“There are obstinate and unknown braves who defend themselves inch by inch in the shadows against the fatal invasion of want and turpitude. There are noble and mysterious triumphs which no eye sees. No renown rewards, and no flourish of trumpets salutes. Life, misfortune, isolation, abandonment, and poverty and battlefields which have their heroes.”
Victor Hugo
“Scratch a pessimist and you find often a defender of privilege.”
William Beveridge
“He's just a good player. He's a good hitter, a good defender and a good baserunner. He's a tremendous role model for all our younger players.”
Mike Hargrove
