Quotes about Defense
I think I'm a good offensive player, good defensive player. I do it on both ends of the floor.
— Joel Embiid
She began to complain. Women defend themselves by attacking, just as they attack by sudden and strange surrenders.
— Oscar Wilde
Criticism is futile because it puts people on the defensive and usually makes them strive to justify themselves. Criticism is dangerous because it wounds a person's precious pride, hurts their sense of importance, and arouses resentment.
— Dale Carnegie
We don't thrive on military acts. We do them because we have to, and thank God we are efficient.
— Golda Meir
The best defense against terrorism is a strong offensive against terrorists. That work continues.
— George W. Bush
The U.S. has a stronger military than Israel, but, but don't short-change Israel, either. Don't short-change them.
— Benjamin Netanyahu
I was learning, as I did in the Ministry of Defense. I never knew, but I always learned.
— Shimon Peres
Whatever enables us to go to war, secures our peace
— Thomas Jefferson
Oh, Adam's sons, how cleverly you defend yourselves against all that might do you good!
— CS Lewis
Who is right? Which is best, protecting with words or with his knife?
— Camron Wright
It is a ridiculous notion to assert that because the United States is on the offense, more people want to hurt us. We are on the offense because people do want to hurt us.
— George W. Bush
The truth is that if Israel were to put down its arms there would be no more Israel. If the Arabs were to put down their arms there would be no more war.
— Benjamin Netanyahu