#defensive

It's absolutely philistine not to recognize what a great book 'An American Dream' is. Norman Mailer is his own worst enemy, and if you don't catch him in a defensive position, he'll admit it. I'd really like to help that man. ↗

— Germaine Greer

#admit #american #american dream #book #catch

Further, a defensive policy involves the loss of the initiative, with all the consequent disadvantages to the defender. ↗

— Douglas Haig

#defender #defensive #disadvantages #further #initiative

The idea that a war can be won by standing on the defensive and waiting for the enemy to attack is a dangerous fallacy, which owes its inception to the desire to evade the price of victory. ↗

— Douglas Haig

#dangerous #defensive #desire #enemy #evade

I just get really defensive as soon as anyone comes near my personal life. I made a decision early on that it's strictly off-limits. No exceptions. ↗

— Samantha Morton

#comes #decision #defensive #early #exceptions

When actors are being defensive and defending their position, that is when you get less than good acting. ↗

— John Boorman

#being #defending #defensive #get #good

I was a gang leader. Although, it was a gang for defensive purposes. It was not a gang to sell drugs. ↗

— Jack Bowman

#defensive #gang #i #leader #purposes

You have to feel confident. If you don't, then you're going to be hesitant and defensive, and there'll be a lot of things working against you. ↗

— Clint Eastwood

#confident #defensive #feel #going #hesitant

Because in order to beat Jimmy, I had to get around the ball a little bit quicker so I wasn't always on defensive and catching the ball on last stride, that I had little more time. Once I was able to get little bit quicker, then it has helped me a lot. ↗

— Ivan Lendl

#always #around #ball #beat #because

Of course there are regrets. I shall regret always that I found my own authentic voice in politics. I was too conservative, too conventional. Too safe, too often. Too defensive. Too reactive. Later, too often on the back foot. ↗

— John Major

#authentic #back #conservative #conventional #course

I don't say we are a defensive team. I say we are a strong team in defensive terms, but at the same time lacking sufficient fluidity in attack because that will take time to come. ↗

— Jose Mourinho

#because #come #defensive #fluidity #i