Quotes About Defensive

Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the war on terrorism have reduced the pace of military transformation and have revealed our lack of preparation for defensive and stability operations. This Administration has overextended our military.

In most of the European countries - France stands out in its resistance to this particular form of American cultural imperialism - the national film industries were forced onto the defensive after the war by such binding agreements.

I do know how to fire a machine gun, so be warned! I'm trained!

Security against defeat implies defensive tactics; ability to defeat the enemy means taking the offensive.

Police officers put up barbed wire around their hearts to protect them.

often the worst behavior in the wake of a calamity is on the part of those who believe that others will behave savagely and that they themselves are taking defensive measures against barbarism.

being a true clone, the aphids are no more 'social' than the cells of your body. There is a single animal feeding on the plant. It just happens to have its body divided up into physically separate aphids, some of which play a specialized defensive role just like white blood corpuscles in the human body.

I am not too accusatorial or defensive by nature. I have always been kind of philosophical about it, remembering that it is just a game. People take these things too seriously.

Nature in America has always been suspect, on the defensive, cannibalized by progress. In America, every specimen becomes a relic.

I eventually came to suspect that any God who is nervous, defensive, or angry in the face of questions is a false god. I began to realize that I often ascribed to God the traits of people who are ill at ease, anxious, and occasionally hateful and who even presume from time to time to speak on God's behalf.

Victims may be defensive, submissive, over-accommodating to others, passive-aggressive in conflict, dependent on others for self-worth, overly sensitive, even manipulative. Theyre often angry, resentful, and envious, feeling unworthy or ashamed about their circumstances. Have you ever felt or acted this way?

carefully constructed, rigorously tested portfolio structure and decision-making process that are clearly defensive.

The Swiss are well armed and enjoy great freedom.

America under Barack Obama has become a defensive, reactive and weaker country both at home and abroad.

Amazing how a confluence of praise and lust can just make your defensive barriers collapse like Jell-O on a hot stove

Without our caretaker's protection, our only protection is to stay small and build defensive structures into our personality.

I found the hedge-fund guys I met all to be very, very concentrated listeners - watchful and articulate and quick to defend, if needed. They all seemed to have this contained sitting posture. The legs, if they weren't crossed at right angles, tended to be close over the knee, their hands put together.

We used to tell our receivers, 'If you want to run an inside breaking route, and you want to fight for yardage after the catch, you better be careful, because these defensive players, they're on the hunt.'

For every team in the playoffs, their defensive intensity, their defensive attention to detail just becomes greater.

Obviously I get paid to score and create chances, and that's what I have to do. But just at the same time, I have to be able to be responsible defensively, good on face-offs, all the little things that coaches love and that win games.

What affects the game today is money. And the agents tell their players "It's all right to be a great defensive player and so forth and so on, but you better put some points up there so I can sell you to some teams." And you say "Well, he averages twelve points a game, only plays fifteen minutes, he's one hell of a player." But if I go to him and say, "I got a guy out here, he's a good defensive player, and he averages two points a game," you can't sell him. See. It's money.

I'm not afraid," she said defensively. Now he seemed humored. "Of course. You're not afraid of anything. At least you think you're not. That's why I'm sending you home." Thank you for your advice." Rose thrust her chin in the air and marched away, not looking back. She was almost sure she heard him laughing softly behind her.

As we will soon see, it is not clear that patients gain a lot from the right to sue. At the same time, part of the current cost is passed onto patients, in the form of higher bills, and defensive medicine can be bad medicine for those who want good care.

The spiritual warfare is defensive, not offensive, because the Lord Jesus has already fought the battle and won the victory. The work of the church on the earth is simply to maintain the Lord's victory. The Lord has already won the battle, and the church is here to maintain His victory. The church's work is not to overcome the devil but to resist him who has already been overcome by the Lord.