Quotes About Protection

I swear by Zeus and Hera and Demeter and Apollo and Athene, by the figs and olives and barley and grapes, by the sea and the sky and the earth beneath my feet, that I will protect and defend the excellence of the Just City from all enemies, internal and external. I will fight bravely, judge fairly, and contribute to the best of my abilities. I will defend her laws and institutions, resist tyranny and foolishness, and the lures of wealth and honor, and strive ever to increase her excellence.

Will we have bodyguards?" "We're not quite set up for that. But with all these mothers, you don't need them.

Wes held my hand in front of Dad, who played it real easy, like I had boys around all the time. JoAnn said I was lucky, and she should know. Her father specialized in fear, being a life insurance salesman, and could bring a boy to his knees.

The body is like a car: the older you become the more care you have to take care of it - and you don't leave a Ferrari out in the sun.

Don't worry. You're safe now. You've got nothing left to steal.

There will be people then who will remember that once we lived in harmony with the earth and all its creatures, and they will speak. Some will argue, refuse to listen. But others will hear the message, will know in their hearts that those who seek to protect the earth speak truth. Their numbers will swell and slowly, very slowly, the web of life will be restored.

The little girl's dependency on her father made [his] abuse more insidious.

She knew she needed Lynn, so she wouldn't get angry at her. Jo's parents had taught her long ago that it was not safe to get angry at someone she depended on. (53)

Stay put," he said. "I don't want you setting off any explosives that'll get us both killed." "Let me go with you." "I don't want you getting hurt, Red." There was something about the sound of his voice that gave her pause. "Don't tell me you care." He ruffled her hair as though she were four instead of twenty-five. "All right, I won't. Just stay put.

Entry barriers protect an industry from newcomers who would add new capacity.

angels into nine choirs, listed here in descending order, along with their main duties: Seraphim and Cherubim, who love and worship God; Thrones and Dominions, who regulate angelic duties; Virtues, who work miracles on the earth; Powers, who protect us from demons; Principalities, Archangels, and Angels, who are ministers to and guardians of people.

Angel of God, my guardian dear To whom God's love commits me here; Ever this day be at my side, To light and guard, to rule and guide.

Tutum te robore reddam, which means I shall render you safe by my strength and she means every word of it.

you have to remember that even the humble lizard uses camouflage to save his skin. The little anole can change his color when necessary.

By refreshing our sense of belonging in the world, we widen the web of relationships that nourishes us and protects us from burnout.

Aggressive and bellicose persons," said Janet with care, "always assume that unaggressive and pacific persons cannot protect themselves. "Why is that?

You deserve a man who'll fight for you, baby girl. You remember that, all right?

I promise, I will never shoot you by accident.

My inner caveman decided it didn't matter. Fuck safety, and fuck picket fences. London Armstrong obviously couldn't take care of herself, which meant someone needed to step in and fix this shit. If that meant claiming her, so be it.

I'm not a bitch," I replied, and it took everything I had to keep my voice steady. "I'm a mother . I can't afford to play games with you, Ruger. You'll break me.

When you're someone's property, you're a woman the brothers will die to protect," he continued, his voice softening. "They'll die to protect your kid, too. Don't turn that kind of loyalty into something ugly because you don't like the words we use. Dancer, Marie, Maggs? They're proud to be property, because they know what it means. Nobody forcing them to do anything.

She guarded herself like a secret.

You have to stay away." "I'd rather not.

You can never have too many knives, his father had told him. Unless they're pointed at you, and by people who don't like you much.