Quotes tagged ‘Self-Defense’

“While the D.V.S.J.A. attempts to contextualize self-defense in domestic-violence cases, it does nothing to address the many abuse victims who make plea deals.”

— Rachel Louise Snyder, New Yorker, newyorker.com

“Graves: We only met briefly, but you left a lasting impression. You see, when your intervention forced me to present the world with a new face, I chose to model the disgusting Gustav Graves on you. I paid attention to details—that unjustifiable swagger, the crass quips, the self-defense mechanism co…”

— Robert Wade, Neal Purvis, James Bond, Pierce Brosnan, imdb.com

“Private Doss, you are free to run into the hellfire of battle without a single weapon to protect yourself.”

— Robert Schenkkan, Andrew Knight, Judge, Philip Quast, imdb.com

“Yeah, there's nothing worse than people not respecting you. Every time I get hooted at I have to take an hour of Tae Bo.”

— Dean Young, Luanne Platter, Brittany Murphy, imdb.com

“I don't want him to be the kind of boy lookin' for fights, but I don't want him to run from one when he's in the right.”

— Frank Tarloff, Sheriff Andy Taylor, Andy Griffith, imdb.com

“Kate: It...was self-defense. Brian: Eating a heart is self-defense?”

— Robbie Thompson, Kate, Brit Sheridan, imdb.com

“I think there are pieces of yourself that you will always guard.”

— Kiera Cass, amazon.com

“The most important element of a free society, where individual rights are held in the highest esteem, is the rejection of the initiation of violence. All initiation of force is a violation of someone else's rights, whether initiated by an individual or the state, for the benefit of an individual or…”

— Ron Paul, books.google.com

“Those who call us terrorists wish to prevent world public opinion from discovering the truth about us and from seeing the justice on our faces. They seek to bide the terrorism and tyranny of their acts, and our own posture of self-defense.”

— Yasser Arafat, en.wikiquote.org

“The ones who are (forced to) fight are permitted (to defend themselves) for that they are unjustly (attacked); and surely Allah is indeed Ever-Determiner over giving them victory.”

— 22:39 (Surah al-Haj), amazon.com

“He's resentful. People like this aren't able to deal with the fact that life can sometimes be tough and unfair. They dwell on the injustice. Their resentment is a self-defense mechanism, masking a fear of inadequacy or failure.”

— Martha Brockenbrough, womenshealthmag.com

“It is possible to shoot a man in self-defense and still notice how his red blood decorates the snow.”

— Audre Lorde, amazon.com