Quotes tagged ‘defense’

“I'm gonna defend you either way.”

— Steven Zaillian, Bill Bufalino, Ray Romano, imdb.com

“I know you seen things, maybe had to do things, defend yourself, survive, whatever might have happened. But in the end, you have the same heart.”

— Ava DuVernay, Robin Swicord, Angie Richardson, Kylie Bunbury, imdb.com

“We all create stories to protect ourselves.”

— Mark Z. Danielewski, amazon.com

“Evacuate the city! Engage all defenses! And get this man a shield! [points at Steve Rogers]”

— Stephen McFeely, Christopher Markus, T'Challa / Black Panther, Chadwick Boseman, imdb.com

“We all need some therapy, because someone came along and said 'liberal' means soft on crime, soft on drugs, soft on communism, soft on defense and we're gonna tax you back to the Stone Age, because people shouldn't have to go to work if they don't want to.”

— Aaron Sorkin, Laura Glasser, Julia Dahl, Bruno Gianelli, Ron Silver, imdb.com

“Passion has helped us; but can do so no more. It will in future be our enemy. Reason, cold, calculating, unimpassioned reason, must furnish all the materials for our future support and defence. — Let those materials be moulded into general intelligence, sound morality, and in particular, a reverence…”

— Abraham Lincoln, en.wikiquote.org

“We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills, we shall never surrender. We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be.”

— Erica Messer, Josh Redding, Kevin Fonteyne, imdb.com

“Passion has helped us; but can do so no more. It will in future be our enemy. Reason, cold, calculating, unimpassioned reason, must furnish all the materials for our future support and defence.”

— Abraham Lincoln, abrahamlincolnonline.org

“On offense, it’s possible to take a break, to stand around a bit, let other players take over. On defense, if you take a break, a good offensive team will burn you. On the other hand, when you and your teammates are all doing the job – and you’re all that good – the great reward is watching the othe…”

— Bill Russell, csmonitor.com

“I just hope I'm faster than the defenders I play against.”

— Alex Morgan, successstory.com

“They were solid all along. That's what killed us. Defensively, we tried to make them make some mistakes and get some turnovers, but they moved the ball well. Elton Brand was incredible. It seemed like he didn't miss a shot out there.”

— Tim Duncan, successories.com

“They did a great job double-teaming me. I got in foul trouble, my shots weren't going down, and things just weren't working my way. I tried to be as aggressive as I could, but they were defending me very well. I finally got some shots to go down late in the game when it seemed like it didn't matter…”

— Tim Duncan, successories.com

“As my offense get better, my defense is goin be that much more better.”

— Emmitt Smith, walterfootball.com

“Argument is to me the air I breathe. Given any proposition, I cannot help believing the other side and defending it.”

— Gertrude Stein, en.wikiquote.org

“A sense of humor is a major defense against minor troubles.”

— Mignon McLaughlin, amazon.com

“Sarcastic people tend to be marshmallows underneath the armor.”

— Stephen King, amazon.com