#defense

People use irony as a defense mechanism. ↗

— David Byrne

#defense mechanism #irony #mechanism #people #use

I trust it will not be giving away professional secrets to say that many readers would be surprised, perhaps shocked, at the questions which some newspaper editors will put to a defenseless woman under the guise of flattery. ↗

— Kate Chopin

#defenseless #editors #flattery #giving #guise

I laugh when I see people in pain. Sometimes I think it is a defense mechanism from childhood, where you're in so much pain you have to laugh. It is a survival mechanism. ↗

— Andy Dick

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Beautiful girls should know how to defend themselves against the advances of gentlemen. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#girls #self-defense #beauty

Defense is a definite part of the game, and a great part of defense is learning to play it without fouling. ↗

— John Wooden

#definite #game #great #learning #part

In silence - and in self-defense - I figured things out in my own little way. ↗

— Loretta Young

#i #little #my own #out #own

Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue. ↗

— Barry Goldwater

#extremism #justice #liberty #moderation #pursuit

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. ↗

— Barry Goldwater

#also #defense #extremism #i #justice

In Congress, while the House's proposed defense budget calls for significant increases, it also cuts 11 billion dollars from veterans spending - including healthcare and disability pay. Be clear: we can't equate spending on veterans with spending on defense. ↗

— Jennifer M. Granholm

#billion #budget #calls #clear #congress

Our strength is not just in the size of our defense budget, but in the size of our hearts, in the size of our gratitude for their sacrifice. And that's not just measured in words or gestures. ↗

— Jennifer M. Granholm

#defense #defense budget #gestures #gratitude #hearts