#defensive

We've been a bit too defensive about the European Union rules. We don't want to become protectionist and nationalist in the way we buy things but we think we could do a lot more to promote British business through procurement. ↗

— Vince Cable

#become #been #bit #british #business

The last couple of practices, all we've been doing is a lot of defensive things. We've been going over some drills that make all of us have to communicate. ↗

— Kevin Garnett

#communicate #couple #defensive #doing #drills

Nothing is more idealistic than a journalist on the defensive. ↗

— Melvin Maddocks

#idealistic #journalist #more #nothing #than

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

All men are homosexual, some turn straight. It must be very odd to be a straight man because your sexuality is hopelessly defensive. It's like an ideal of racial purity. ↗

— Derek Jarman

#defensive #homosexual #hopelessly #ideal #like

I think I've got an outstanding defensive assistant staff that's really going to help us have consistent, strong defenses. And offensively, we have an excellent staff. We've got some younger guys on offense, but that's what I coach and have my entire coaching career. ↗

— Steve Spurrier

#career #coach #coaching #consistent #defenses

War, in some instances, especially defensive, has been authorized by Heaven. ↗

— Ezra Stiles

#been #defensive #especially #heaven #instances

We're not hitting on all cylinders, defensively. When we're playing good, I'll let you know. ↗

— Tony Dungy

#defensively #good #hitting #i #know

It's often a bad sign when people defend themselves against charges which haven't been made. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#defensiveness #noam-chomsky #september- #iraq

Murder is an offensive act. The term cannot be applied legitimately to any defensive act. ↗