Defenders Quotes - Page 5

• I sat down in the sand, breathless with shame and failure. God, I thought, some defender of the weak. Some freedom fighter: Joan of Arc in sunscreen.

  Anne Lamott

  Fighter, Shame, Sand

  Anne Lamott (2000). “Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith”, Anchor

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• So, Americans, then. Self-appointed vigilante defenders of the world, kind of like Superman, if Superman was retarded and only fought crime when he felt like it.

  Yahtzee Croshaw

  Self, World, Kind

  Croshaw's website "Fully Ramblomatic", www.fullyramblomatic.com. July 3, 2003.

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• Part of their problem was Percy. He fought like a demon, whirling through the defender's ranks in a completely unorthodox style, rolling under their feet, slashing with his sword instead of stabbing like a Roman would, whacking campers with the flat of his blade, and generally causing mass panic.

  Rick Riordan

  Feet, Style, Panic

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• Slavery, protection, and monopoly find defenders, not only in those who profit by them, but in those who suffer by them.

  Frederic Bastiat

  Suffering, Slavery, Protection

  M. FREDERIC BASTIAT (1874). “ESSAYS ON POLITICAL ECONOMY”, p.181

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• Few things are better in the world than a room full of librarians. I consider them literary heroes. The keepers and defenders of the written word.

  Louise Penny

  Hero, World, Rooms

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• Violence by the defenders will be used by the putschists to justify overwhelming repression which they want to use anyhow. It will be used to CLAIM that the putschists are saving the country from ‪‎terrorism or ‪#civil war‬, and are preserving "‪law‬ and ‪‎order‬

  Gene Sharp

  Country, War, Order

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• Activist judges and local officials in some parts of the country are not letting up in their efforts to redefine marriage for the rest of America-and neither should defenders of traditional marriage flag in their efforts.

  George W. Bush

  Country, Gay, America

  George W. Bush “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, George W. Bush, 2004, Book 2, July 1 to September 30, 2004”, Government Printing Office

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• To those critics who see capitalism as a system of inegalitarian, oppressive structures, its defenders have vaunted its ability to recognize and encourage what they call individual merit and asserted not only the desirability but also the inevitability of differential reward, of earned privilege, so to speak.

  Immanuel Wallerstein

  Rewards, Privilege, Merit

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• It is clear that the future of freedom and peace depend on the actions of America. This nation is freedom's home. We are freedom's defender. We welcome this charge of history, and we are keeping it. The war on terror continues. The enemies of freedom are not idle. And neither are we. This country will not rest, we will not tire, we will not stop until this danger to civilization is removed.

  George W. Bush

  Country, War, Home

  George W. Bush's Remarks at Bush-Cheney 2004 Reception in San Antonio, Texas, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. October 30, 2003.

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• In its proper constitutional sense, the term [militia] means all the able-bodied people who can be trained and disciplined to act in the community’s defence when it’s attacked. Since it encompasses every able-bodied person, it does not refer to those—such as the police, the military, or even the National Guard—who formally compose the official defence forces of the nation. Every citizen able and willing to act in an emergency becomes a potential defender against attacks aimed at the general population.

  Alan Keyes

  Military, Mean, People

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• If you are affronted it is better to pass it by in silence, or with a jest, though with some dishonor, than to endeavor revenge. If you can keep reason above passion, that and watchfulness will be your best defenders.

  Isaac Newton

  Revenge, Passion, Silence

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• I wanted to play in New York when I was in my prime and I was young, fierce, lock-down [defender]. Madison Square Garden, that would have been sick. But right now, China is way more adventurous for me.

  Metta World Peace

  New York, Garden, Squares

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• Scratch a pessimist and you will often find a defender of privilege.

  William Beveridge

  Philosophy, Political, Scratches

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• The man who cannot listen to an argument which opposes his views either has a weak position or is a weak defender of it. No opinion that cannot stand discussion or criticism is worth holding. And it has been wisely said that the man who knows only half of any question is worse off than the man who knows nothing of it. He is not only one-sided but his partisanship soon turns him into an intolerant and a fanatic. In general it is true that nothing which cannot stand up under discussion or criticism is worth defending.

  James E. Talmage

  Men, Views, Criticism

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• I had to add Oguchi into the list. After all, he’s a soccer player—fittest athletes ever. At 6'4 210 pounds, he's one of the most feared men in the world's game.
  I've played against a lot of massive defenders. And no one has Oguchi's strength. His shoulders and chest are so big that people confuse him with an NFL player. He can move anyone in the game with one arm, including the best strikers in the world. Guys absolutely fear him.

  Charlie Davies

  Soccer, Moving, Athlete

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• I intend to give my best, to improve things and to create the football team in relation to my image and my football philosophy. I'm not a defender of old or new football managers. I believe in good ones and bad ones, those that achieve success and those that don't. Please don't call me arrogant, but I'm European champion and I think I'm a special one.

  Jose Mourinho

  Football, Sorry, Philosophy

  "Look, listen and learn" by Simon Garfield, www.theguardian.com. May 12, 2007.

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• Let us affectionately love His angels as counselors and defenders appointed by the Father and placed over us. They are faithful; they are prudent; they are powerful; Let us only follow them, let us remain close to them, and in the protection of the God of heaven let us abide.

  Bernard of Clairvaux

  Powerful, Father, Angel

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• I love Koscielny, I’ve seen him a lot. He has good leg speed, which reminds me of Lilian [Thuram]. The last time we spoke I told him to work hard and he’ll become one of the best defenders in the world. He’s at the standard of a Vidic or Pique. I mean that sincerely.

  Marcel Desailly

  Mean, Hard Work, Legs

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• The big thing is, everybody says it's being in the right place at the right time. But it's more than that, it's being in the right place all the time. Because if I make 20 runs to the near post and each time I lose my defender, and 19 times the ball goes over my head or behind me - then one time I'm three yards out, the ball comes to the right place and I tap it in - then people say, right place, right time. And I was there *all* the time.

  Gary Lineker

  Running, People, Yards

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• I don't know if I'm the best. There are better shooters, better defenders, but there aren't too many female who play the game like I do.

  Chamique Holdsclaw

  Games, Play, Female

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• To most observers, innovation is a solitary process that requires creativity and genius, perhaps even greatness. It can't, in their view, be managed or predicted, just hoped for and, perhaps, facilitated. But for me innovation was and still is more than that. It was a battle in the marketplace between innovators or attackers trying to make money by changing the order of things, and defenders protecting their cash flow.

  Richard J. Foster

  Creativity, Greatness, Cash Flow

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• He will be England captain one day. Jack Wilshere is a real leader. I saw how he spoke with the referee and the other players [against Denmark]. It is difficult to find someone so young with such a big personality. I remember two defenders, Paolo Maldini and Franco Baresi, and one attacker, Raul, but for personality and confidence on the pitch he is the best young midfielder I have seen for his age.

  Fabio Capello

  Real, Player, Two

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• I'm one of the best defenders to ever play basketball, so I'm still the first option on defense.

  Metta World Peace

  Basketball, Play, Defense

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• When you're playing against a team that has two great central defenders, the best option is to play without a striker.

  Johan Cruijff

  Team, Play, Two

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• If my forward arrives in a one vs one situation, I always say: 'let him work it out.' Then my players say: But we can help him!'. My reply is: First, there's a good chance you'll only run in his way, and as a second attacker you're drawing a second defender with you, and two vs two is harder than one vs one.'

  Johan Cruijff

  Running, Player, Two

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