Quotes About Defense

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I got an alibi, just in case you think I did it. Tighter than a crab's ass, and that is air tight.

My dad and uncle were so protective so whenever someone would say or do something to harm us they were right there. They were very shy but you cross a line with them and the temper can get quite rough.

You may have to change how you guard somebody because of how they play. But the mindset stays the same - making people uncomfortable, making them do what you want them to do instead them dictating on offense.

Obviously, the Philippines or any regional state can never match Chinese defense spending, but we will have to develop minimum deterrence capabilities that allow us to resist and inflict sufficient retaliation if China continues to undermine Philippine territorial integrity.

People who attack others need rationalizations for doing so. We undermine those rationalizations.

Our adversaries are trying to undermine our country on a persistent and regular basis, whether it's election season or not.

We will not stand idly by while any entity - be it a foreign power or corporation - seeks to criminally or unfairly undermine our country's place in the world.

You can't just limit yourself to underneath routes and let the defense kind of sit on those things.

I think I'm underrated on defense. I try to use my length and feet and put pressure on players.

No one understands the threat posed by Chinese Communist military companies better than DoD.

And so every one of us in the FBI, I don't care if it's a file clerk someplace or an agent there or a computer specialist, understands that our main mission is to protect the public from another September 11, another terrorist attack.

I am confident that the Defense Department understands JSTARS is a major priority for Congress and will complete the process of updating the JSTARS fleet in a timely manner.

For a long time, it was believed that war was waged by armies which could not be identified with the nation itself. Professional soldiers took upon themselves the job of defending national interests, and it was understood that the war affected only them; the country itself went on living and working.

The framers understood that the president, as the head of our armed forces, must defend the nation from imminent threat. But when the mission shifts from defense to offense, congressional approval is essential.

We sometimes undervalue the importance of goalkeepers.

Normal military trade is undoubtedly part of the normal State-to-State relations.

It will undoubtedly happen, that the enemy will make the attempt, today, tomorrow or the next day, at some time, to break into this fortress of Europe at one point or another. That will undoubtedly be the case.

It is sensible to have a safeguard against unemployment.

As FIFA leaked information to the media, portraying me as an unethical person, I felt I was left naked, helpless to defend myself, as they repeatedly cut me with a sharp knife.

Unfortunately, New Mexico depends significantly on federal dollars. We have four military bases here in New Mexico. We have two national labs that are very important to our national defense.

Between wisdom and a good shield, always prefer the wisdom, because no shield can protect us better than wisdom!

Sometimes the most appropriate response to an attack is to not engage, especially in situations where your own words may be used as weapons against you.

Beware! Your mind is a target!