America's commitment to collective defense under Article 5 of NATO is a sacred obligation in our view - a sacred obligation not just for now, but for all time.
Often there is a wall between the journalist and the star because there is usually not much time to get to know a person, and the star is always asked the same questions, and may be defensive.
Most people do surprisingly poorly when dealing with a relative who is hurting, depressed, or anxious - we get defensive and try to solve the problem rather than finding the truth in what the person is saying.
I respect those who openly advocate for unlimited immigration to the United States. Open borders is an intellectually coherent, defensible position.
Contrary to conventional military and game theory, the most effective offense is sometimes a direct attack against your political opponent's greatest strength - not his weaknesses - to place him immediately on the defensive.
I believe in traditional marriage and I believe in the Defense of Marriage Act.
When I handed over the names and compromised so many CIA agents in the Soviet Union, I had come to the conclusion that the loss of these sources to the U.S. would not compromise significant national defense, political, diplomatic interests.
Contempt is the weapon of the weak and a defense against one's own despised and unwanted feelings.
Definitions are the guardians of rationality, the first line of defense against the chaos of mental disintegration.
I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
We have to distrust each other. It's our only defense against betrayal.
Those wars are unjust which are undertaken without provocation. For only a war waged for revenge or defense can be just.
The one thing that I'm most proud of, during the Second World War, I worked on airplanes in a defense plant.
Although, in my defense, a nonblinking eye rape was rarely the kind of thing you just eased into.
Have we become so defensive that we cannot even tolerate a kind act?
" J. Michael Haller, Criminal Defense Attorney, Los Angeles, 1962.
Occupying my mind with complex problems has been my best and most powerful and most reliable defense against my mental illness.
Our whole philosophy was to intimidate the quarterback. We were able to do it. We were pioneers. People still recognize us as, maybe, the best defensive line of all time.
The sacrifices made by veterans and their willingness to fight in defense of our nation merit our deep respect and praise - and to the best in benefits and medical care.
Knowing the enemy enables you to take the offensive, knowing yourself enables you to stand on the defensive.
That defense alone is effectual, sure and durable which depends upon yourself and your own valour.
