Defence Quotes

1. “Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack.”

2. “Sadness is also a kind of defence.”

3. “The Patriot missile is a point defence missile. Point defence means that you put the missile at a location to defend a very specific target such as an airfield, a supply dump or a headquarters.”

4. “In the wars of the European powers in matters relating to themselves we have never taken any part, not does it comport with our policy so to do. It is only when our rights are invaded or seriously menaced that we resent injuries or make preparation for our defence.”

5. “I don't imagine Heads of Government would ever be able to say I'm not an economist therefore I can't take decisions on matters of the economy; I'm not a soldier I can't take decisions on matters of defence; I'm not an educationist so I can't take decisions about education.”

6. “I am extremely honoured to be the Defence Secretary, and I would not do the job if I did not think that I could make a useful contribution in the role.”

7. “A zeal for the defence of their country led these heroes to the scene of action, though with a few men to attack a powerful army of experienced warriors.”

8. “It's in the nature of defence that you rarely notice it.”

9. “As I suffer in the defence of my Country, I must consider this hour as the most glorious of my life -Remember that I die as becomes a British Officer, while the manner of my death must reflect disgrace on your Commander.”

10. “The home to everyone is to him his castle and fortress, as well for his defence against injury and violence, as for his repose.”

11. “The best defence against mafia business is full declaration of assets and incomes.”

12. “I don't think a forward has ever won a title for anyone. It's about the defence, how many goals you concede.”

13. “Everybody plays defence in the playoffs, but can you do it every night in the regular season? And some teams can, some teams can't.”

14. “Going to religious places gives me clarity. When I am sitting there, I am in a state of gratitude with my defence mechanism down and am open to receiving that energy, that gives me clarity as at that time, you are listening to your heart. The heart shows you the direction in life. The mind exists only to execute your emotion.”

15. “There can be no defence like elaborate courtesy.”

16. “The defence, like the attack, is a team effort; everyone has to participate.”

17. “Sometimes you can say it is boring being in goal, but what is important is I am in communication with the defence.”

18. “It is not whether an independent Scotland could go it alone and develop its own defence forces - of course it could - but what sort of forces would they be?”

19. “He that rebels against reason is a real rebel, but he that in defence of reason rebels against tyranny has a better title to Defender of the Faith, than George the Third.”

20. “I spend the entire 90 minutes looking for space on the pitch. I'm always between the opposition's two holding midfielders and thinking, 'The defence is here, so I get the ball and I go there to where the space is.'”

21. “When others stood idly by, you and your families gave your all, in defence of a risen people and in pursuit of Irish freedom and unity.”

22. “Our defence capabilities are critical to securing our interests and guarding our way of life, and they must be properly funded.”

23. “It's true that youth is wasted on the young and, if I had my life to live over again, I suppose I would pay more attention to my career. I would make better choices. But, in my defence, I would say that I have three wonderful children, and that's something I am very proud of.”

24. “Even when matches don't work out the way you planned, you've always got to stay strong in defence; it's a matter of willpower and intelligence.”

25. “From the defence to the attack, I can help the team a lot.”

26. “Some people get very confused about my game. They think it's better if the court is slow, because I have a good defence. But the faster it is, the better for me. My spin is more painful for my opponents, my aggressive game works better.”

27. “I have never in my life played the French Defence, which is the dullest of all openings.”

28. “Morality arose largely as an empirical defence of the individual and society. Ever since intelligent beings began to be in contact, and consequently in friction, they have felt the need to guard themselves against each other's encroachments.”

29. “We will pursue a relationship of friendship and co-operation with the United States, always rooted in mutual respect and in the defence of our fellow Mexicans who live and work honourably in that country.”

30. “The history of man is the history of crimes, and history can repeat. So information is a defence. Through this we can build, we must build, a defence against repetition.”

31. “I will be the defence lawyer of the Italian people.”

32. “It's good to be good at playing defence, but the best defence is a strong offence.”

33. “A good boxing competition gives one the sight of fine men in their prime, trained to the ounce, showing the highest skill, pluck and endurance in carrying out their attack and defence under strict rules of fair play and good temper.”

34. “If the Royal Navy and wider defence is to deliver on the ambitions of our country, we must tackle the inadequate funding and political thinking that undermine the best armed forces in the world.”

35. “The European Army is our long-term goal. But first we have to strengthen the European Defence Union.”

36. “Rugby is a game where everything is connected - from your kicking game to your defence to your set piece and attack.”

37. “In my opinion, it is important to have a stable defence.”

38. “Strength lies not in defence but in attack.”

39. “Doesn't the fight for survival also justify swindle and theft? In self defence, anything goes.”

40. “That a man be willing, when others are so too, as far forth as for peace and defence of himself he shall think it necessary, to lay down this right to all things; and be contented with so much liberty against other men, as he would allow other men against himself.”

41. “The first lines of defence against criminals are the victims themselves.”

42. “There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.”

43. “I have the Pleasure to assure you Congress pay particular Attention to the Defence of New Jersey, and hitherto have denied us nothing which we have Asked for that Purpose.”

44. “I do not intend to dispute in any way the need for defence cuts and the need for government spending cuts in general. I do not share a not in my backyard approach to government spending reductions.”

45. “Believing a person deserves a defence is not the same as doing anything in your power to get him off scot-free.”

46. “It was essentially for self defence that we went to war in Afghanistan and would go to war in Iraq.”

47. “Men like Hitler and Stalin and their immediate lieutenants cannot plead in defence of their actions that these were justified by the accepted values of that time.”

48. “We will work with industrial or Dept. Of Defence sponsorship as long as we keep our principals of openness firm we're proud to work with the military, and they respect that in turn.”

49. “The United Nations charter gives every nation the right to self defence, therefore when the American embassies were bombed it was a matter of time before the Americans responded by going for what they suspected were the causes of the attack.”

50. “Well, you have a defence attache here, that's a step forward. Your Defence Minister has been here, our defence people have exchanges with you. So friendly relations at the military level are already in existence.”

51. “There are some guys you have problems beating because of their style - I always had difficulties with guys like Michael Chang and Andre Agassi because their returns were so good and they played so well in defence.”

52. “But which is the State's essential function, aggression or defence, few seem to know or care.”

53. “Defence was an afterthought, prompted by necessity; and its introduction as a State function, though effected doubtless with a view to the strengthening of the State, was really and in principle the initiation of the State's destruction.”

54. “A defence in the Inquisition is of little use to the prisoner, for a suspicion only is deemed sufficient cause of condemnation, and the greater his wealth the greater his danger.”

55. “Not addicted to gluttony or drunkenness, this people who incur no expense in food or dress, and whose minds are always bent upon the defence of their country, and on the means of plunder, are wholly employed in the care of their horses and furniture.”

56. “I appeal to all Britishers to answer this call to arms for the defence of all the principles that we Englishmen have been the first to proclaim in the world.”

57. “God bless the Union; - it is dearer to us for the blood of brave men which has been shed in its defence.”

58. “The Berlin Defence suited my strategy for the match. I had a defensive strategy - Actually, I had in my pocket some other sharper stuff to fall back on - but first I wanted to try the defensive strategy with Black and it worked so well.”

59. “We have not sought this conflict; we have sought too long to avoid it; our forbearance has been construed into weakness, our magnanimity into fear, until the vindication of our manhood, as well as the defence of our rights, is required at our hands.”

60. “Within NATO, our Defence Capabilities Initiative has identified the essential capabilities all Allies must have for modern operations, and Allies are working to meet those requirements.”

61. “So my own suspicion is that the attorney has stopped this prosecution because part of her defence was to question legality and that would have brought his advice into the public domain again and there was something fishy about the way in which he said war was legal.”

62. “The defence and air defence ministers were both replaced and more than 2,000 officers lost their jobs.”

63. “It is the duty of our men to enroll themselves in the national services. We need all our manpower for defence. For the military and… we need a quarter of a million men.”

64. “New Zealand's taken some very significant decisions in relation to defence in the last two years.”

65. “The lucky thing was that I was Italian; when the other Italians saw me fight back, they came to my defence.”

66. “Hungary is, in a word, in a state of WAR against the Hapsburg dynasty, a war of legitimate defence, by which alone it can ever regain independence and freedom.”

67. “In the one defence, briefly, we accept responsibility but deny that it was bad: in the other, we admit that it was bad but don't accept full, or even any, responsibility.”

68. “Defence is our best attack.”

69. “We know that defence work results in more than great defence hardware - it can drive innovation and advances in all areas of our life.”

70. “Our job as a government is to start with the great underpinnings of our current economic growth - particularly defence and mining - and build on these.”

71. “Our commitment to defence goes beyond this. It's a long-term commitment to make SA the home for Australian defence. It's a commitment to providing the right infrastructure and the right people.”

72. “I don't know if this is the kind of retrospective analysis that people are fond of applying to their work or actions, but it feels like I knew I was going to be famous and I knew that an element of that would be traumatic, so that if I could make myself something big and otherworldly, it would be a kind of defence.”

73. “Ten years ago U.S. defence investment represented almost half of all defence expenditure in the whole alliance. Today it is 75%. This increasing economic gap may also lead to an increasing technology gap which will almost hamper the inter-operability between our forces.”

74. “I lived at admiralty house from 2002 until 2006 on advice from special branch on security grounds as defence secretary. The alternative of providing comprehensive security at my personal property would have entailed significant extra costs to the taxpayer.”

75. “If you look at things that really affect people's lives - sport, the arts, charities - they were always at the back of the queue for government money - health, social security, defence, pensions were all way ahead. And each of those areas - sports, the arts, the lottery - got relatively petty cash from the government.”

76. “One of the marked characteristics of the U.K. security industry as compared with defence is the lack of company scale. This can put our firms at a competitive disadvantage when it comes to big contracts.”

77. “We have the character of an island nation: independent, forthright, passionate in defence of our sovereignty. We can no more change this British sensibility than we can drain the English Channel. And because of this sensibility, we come to the European Union with a frame of mind that is more practical than emotional.”

78. “I understand all the problems for the Ministry of Defence, of course I do; working within a budget and trying to do so many things is not easy.”

79. “Enlightened self-interest from those involved in hydrocarbons should lead to the support of technologies enabling the clean use of hydrocarbons, such as carbon capture and storage, and not to the defence of deniers and cranks.”

80. “It is a significant gamble to assume that troops in our U.K. Armed Forces would volunteer for a Scottish Defence Force.”

81. “Scotland forms a crucial part of our Armed Forces which should not be jeopardised by rushed cuts or a rush to the exit from the U.K. Defence jobs are vital to the Scottish economy and yet independence puts thousands of jobs at risk.”

82. “I never expected to be Defence Secretary. It's a great privilege.”

83. “Failure in Afghanistan would have profound consequences for our national security. It would undermine the NATO alliance structure that has been the bedrock of Britain's defence for the last 60 years… I will not allow this to happen on my watch.”

84. “I procrastinate in spades. In my defence, I also try to have all other distractions solved before I can concentrate on writing. My small theory is that to write for three hours, you need to feel like you have three days. To write for three days, you need to feel like you've got three weeks, and so on.”

85. “Those who deny the right of a jury to protect an individual in resisting an unjust law of the government, deny him all defence whatsoever against oppression.”

86. “With wives, men hide behind the air of bravado, which is basically a defence mechanism, I think. Clever creatures, women. Very clever.”

87. “What I would argue in my defence is that shows like 'Britain's Got Talent' and 'The X Factor' have actually got people more interested in music again and are sending more people into record stores.”

88. “The modern believer is not suspicious enough, which is perhaps why, when they try to construct arguments in their defence, the convictions are left doing all the work and reason, debilitated by neglect, weakly fails to prop them up.”

89. “When grand plans for scientific and defence technologies are made, do the people in power think about the sacrifices the people in the laboratories and fields have to make?”

90. “Buckwheat, like Marmite and durian, is a seriously divisive foodstuff, so it needs a seriously capable defence team if it's ever going to make it on to most people's dinner tables.”

91. “I make terrible jokes every time I go into a hospital. I think it's a defence mechanism.”

92. “Quite honestly, if we do manage to destroy the planet with our devil-may-care attitude to natural resources, I'd suggest we leave, as a dossier in our defence, the collected letters to agony aunts and uncles down the generations. It would certainly prove that we weren't all bad!”

93. “Cheney was among the best secretaries of defence the country has ever had. He was a very effective White House chief of staff. He did not make many enemies, and he had the ability to persuade people with that soft tone and very reasonable style of his. He's always been exceptionally good as the right-hand man.”

94. “No one has the right to detract the attention of the nation from the defence of the country.”

95. “I went to work for the Civil Service. I'd wanted to work for the Ministry of Defence because I had some far-fetched idea that it had something to do with the Avengers, but I ended up in Social Security.”

96. “I think there is no defending a title. You don't go into a season with a points advantage over anyone. So I don't think it's ever a title defence. I think you've got a different number on your bike, if you choose so, but everyone starts at zero again.”

97. “I would always treat my attacking game as the more natural part. With defence, you have to get yourself in positions to understand the game and understand situations and that might not be as natural a thing.”

98. “You can't rely on your defence to win a World Cup.”

99. “When I was thirteen years old, I didn't exactly discover epic fantasy on my own. I acquired it as a social defence mechanism.”

100. “Defence must be more adaptable, able to respond quickly to the changes in the security environment and the character of conflict.”

101. “I was Minister for the Armed Forces in the Ministry of Defence for two years prior to being appointed Defence Secretary.”

102. “I have always had a keen interest in defence and military history and read more on this subject than anything else.”

103. “As the Chief of the Defence Staff says, you don't defend on the goal line. Defending the interests of the U.K. means tackling threats early and at source, and that means intervening overseas.”

104. “The racism of the Nazis threatened to make whatever we had experienced look like child's play. If they could be so brutal to the Jews, what would they do to the blacks? So large numbers of black young men and women rallied to the defence of the empire.”

105. “Bofors was a steelmaker that became a forgings company and then went on to build guns. Companies like Krupp and Thyssen were in steel and forgings before entering defence. There are similar examples in the U.K.; it is a natural progression.”

106. “India has the capability to create a fairly extensive defence manufacturing capability in many areas, and as a country and as an industry, we have matured in terms of technology and capability to make this happen.”

107. “We need to just study what other countries have done. There are examples of a strong partnership between the defence establishment and the private industry.”

108. “We passionately set up a programme that we call the Indian gun programme. I challenged Colonel Bhatia, who heads our defence business, that let's build an Indian gun. There's a belief that Indian companies aren't capable of this, and we want to prove them wrong, as we did in components.”

109. “There is a feeling within our system that defence equipment can't be made here and should be imported. I wanted to break this myth, so we spent our money and made a product to prove we have capability in this country, so don't just brush us aside.”

110. “India is the second biggest defence procurer in the world after the U.S.”

111. “It is the right of a democratically elected parliament to act in defence of our traditional liberties, and everything should be done to keep it that way.”

112. “We have found that the Ministry of Defence was slow in responding to the threat of improvised explosive devices and that delays in providing adequate medium-weight protected patrol vehicles should not have been tolerated.”

113. “The Virgin Birth is possible if there is a God. An Omnipotent Being who can do all things and yet cannot do some things is hardly worth our attack or defence.”

114. “We are looking for rebuilding Hungarian defence Industry with India's participation.”

115. “I am still not at all in favour of offering any defence. Even if the court had accepted that petition submitted by some of my co-accused regarding defence, etc., I would not have defended myself.”

116. “My applications submitted to the Tribunal regarding my interview during the hunger strike were misinterpreted, and it was published in the press that I was going to offer defence, though in reality I was never willing to offer any defence.”

117. “Offence is no longer defence - it's a full-time profession. Everyone is so offended all the time. The new police force that we weren't told about: the moral police. No qualifications, no training, no understanding of actual morality, but they have a degree in the art of being offended.”

118. “For me, it is very important to control a situation in defence. You can always score goals, but you have to add stability in the defence.”

119. “I am a total beach person, and that's why I just love coming to Vizag. The city also reminds me of the peaceful defence colonies of my childhood.”

120. “Losing My Edge' was an anthem for the aging music nerd, with lyrics detailing a comically epic list of historical dates, bands and attended gigs: the anti-hipster's defence against 'the art-school Brooklynites in little jackets and borrowed nostalgia for the unremembered Eighties.”

121. “You have to ask if the country would have been ready for Barack Obama if we hadn't been prepared by Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice. If they hadn't already been in positions of enormous power and influence - secretary of state, secretary of defence - you know what I mean?”

122. “A stronger E.U. of defence makes NATO stronger.”

123. “Internal security implies also an external dimension, a defence capacity.”

124. “My game was always about good defence.”

125. “After spending so much time in America, I started travelling with 'In Defence of English Cooking' by George Orwell. It's archaic and old-fashioned in its Englishness and reminds me of home.”

126. “If you look at the history of innovation, the innovations coming through the defence department have been some of the most important innovations ever. Little things like drones, sensors, and the Internet of Things are defence-type initiatives, but the big one is the Internet itself.”

127. “Europe can't rely on a Trump-led U.S. for its defence. But, at the same time, it should recognise that the cold war is over - however unwilling to acknowledge it America's industrial-military complex may be.”

128. “I try to be a complete player - in attack and in defence - and to improve every year.”

129. “I've always wanted to do something for the defence forces - I've always said that the Army always has been my first love. It's about what they do selflessly for the country.”

130. “I have some really nice memories of Delhi. Going swimming, roaming around in Defence Colony, cycling in its beautiful, wide lanes, and enjoying good food.”

131. “To suggest things may be going on in our brains that we aren't fully conscious of, that we unknowingly make classist, sexist and racist presumptions… Well, there just aren't many comfortable ways to take that. And in the face of discomfort comes the mask of defence.”

132. “I like the concept of 'Make in India'. But the orientation of 'Make in India' is slightly different than what I would. So, the orientation of Make in India is big business, and a lot of it is defence. My orientation of 'Make in India' would be small and medium businesses.”

133. “As cities get bigger, our best defence will be to prevent outbreaks in the first place by building better public health systems, improving childhood immunisation through better routine immunisation and pre-emptive vaccination campaigns.”

134. “In defence of Madiba's legacy, we will continue to wage a relentless war on corruption and mismanagement of the resources of our country.”

135. “The minute a collective alliance fails to live up to its agreement to collective defence, then from that moment on, everybody is on the run.”

136. “When I was in law school at Harvard, the Defence of Marriage Act (DOMA) in the U.S. was a big thing. I remember the fight between the army recruiters and Harvard University due to 'Don't ask, don't tell.'”

137. “In a progressively privatised city, the defence of public space, the production of new public space, and saving what is public really for the public is very important.”

138. “I am appalled to hear the defence of the niqab or burka in Europe. A bizarre political correctness has tied the tongues of those who would normally rally to defend women's rights but who are now instead sacrificing those very rights in the name of fighting an increasingly powerful right wing.”

139. “I actually want to write a treatise in defence of pretension. I think the word 'pretension' has become like the word 'ironic' - just this catch-all term to distance people from interesting experiences and cultural engagement and possible embarrassment.”

140. “A more worldly and competent foreign and defence policy is by far the preferred first line of defence - rather than the default position of relying on expensive but problematic hardware.”

141. “Obviously wrestling is a core component of MMA. And among UFC fighters, my take-down defence is considered quite high.”

142. “I hit hard, and I hit fast - much faster than Bisping, much harder than Bisping, and I have much better defence than Bisping.”

143. “I do rock the sunglasses. To a rude point, at times. But I don't care, it's my first defence. I'm shy, so I've gotta have something. I need some protection, man.”

144. “I'm not the strongest, I'm not this amazing wrestler, but I believe the skills I've honed over a period of time - my stand up, my takedown defence, the way I position myself on the ground - I just believe I can be the full package.”

145. “If we didn't have a sustainable agriculture industry, who would be paying the then-missing taxes to support our defence, police, roads, airports, elderly, parks, public sporting facilities and much more?”

146. “Even though I am not going to coach in the future, if I had to pass on a recommendation, it would be to base your game on having a strong defence.”

147. “I started out as a defender. I played as a full-back, and then I moved into the centre. I played defence right the way through until the Under-18s. Honestly!”

148. “The arguments over the limits that may be put on individuals suspected of sympathising with the enemy have occurred over the centuries. Habeas corpus was suspended during the Napoleonic wars, and Defence Regulation 18b was applied during the Second World War.”

149. “Obviously, defence is very sensitive and very challenging ministry.”

150. “We have heard the Chinese refer to the Shangri-La Dialogue speech at various points. You have a lot of articulations about the top leadership itself about what is the spirit of India-China relations. There is a very clear understanding between the two countries about the defence relationship.”

151. “With South East Asian nations, ASEAN countries, with some of them, we do have defence cooperation, and we continue with them.”

152. “In defence, 'Make in India' is happening in a big way, and it is not happening without orders coming from the ministry.”

153. “I will be the defence minister round-the-clock.”

154. “We will ensure that the important characters of what make 'Make in India' an important flagship programme for PM Modi is given full play for defence production. 'Make in India' needs to take over so we benefit from what is manufactured in India and finds an international market.”

155. “It will be a priority for me to ensure the smooth and speedy implementation of defence deals and projects.”

156. “There is something different between defence deal and deal in defence.”

157. “France has been maintaining a very special relationship with India on defence matters.”

158. “I am saying this with a certain sense of confidence and not arrogance. The defence ministry is being run without any middleman and in a transparent way. We have proved that defence procurement can happen without middlemen.”

159. “The government took a decision to implement 'One Rank, One Pension' for defence personnel in 2015 and promised to pay arrears in four instalments. I can say that all OROP arrears have been cleared, with over Rs 10,788 crore being spent.”

160. “It is the duty of the Defence Ministry and the forces to keep India safe.”

161. “I think a goalkeeper has to participate at the back of the defence and come off the line to play.”

162. “When you build a house, you have to start from the floor. You have to start from the bottom, the defence, and then you fix the attack.”

163. “I still have much to learn, especially about my defence.”

164. “When my brother came home from NDA (National Defence Academy), I felt, 'Wow, I should like to wear that uniform.' But I didn't want to join the army.”

165. “I want to play football, and I want to help the team. It doesn't matter if I play midfield, if I play in defence, if I play as a striker.”

166. “Terrorists remain determined to find a weakness in our defence… To stay ahead of the terrorists, I call on the international community, the private sector, and academia to share knowledge, expertise, and resources to prevent new technologies becoming lethal terrorist weapons.”

167. “To be useful in defence, to win back the ball, you don't always have to go sliding into the tackle. It's also about your positioning; sometimes all you have to do is take a step back.”

168. “You have to win the title with a strong team and a strong defence, but I don't only like to talk about the four defenders and the goalkeeper when you concede goals. It's about the team.”

169. “In the periods of my career when I stopped passing the ball forward or when I stopped looking for the risky pass that might open up a defence, the consequences were the same. The manager stopped picking me. I got back into the team when I went back to doing it the way he wanted.”

170. “Buffon may be a bit smaller, but he has everything that you want from a great goalkeeper. He relays his confidence to his defence, and they feel that they have a great keeper behind them. Everybody can make mistakes, but his consistency level is amazing. You never see him have a bad game.”

171. “In football, you cannot only play because of your quality and talent. Defence is a must.”

172. “My father is a retired Navy officer; my sister is in the army. For me, defence services have been close to my heart.”

173. “If something happens to me, the people of Tamil Nadu should rise in my defence.”

174. “When you make a mistake, and the team is not doing well in defence, then the centre-backs and the 'keeper suffer more than the others.”

175. “Midfield, defence - I have even played out wide for Everton, so I will do a job anywhere and give 100 percent.”

176. “With new oil and gas discoveries, Africa's energy exporters will have to invest in defence capability and work with other Indian Ocean powers to ensure security of sea lanes.”

177. “As fiscal constraints impinge on defence and diplomacy, governments find themselves increasingly homebound, even if diplomats happily travel to summits.”

178. “Jugraj helped me improve my scoring ability from drag flicks, and Dilip Tirkey helped in my defence work. I can say that I have improved with their help.”

179. “We need variations, variations in not just attempt but in flickers' attempts as well. I mean, a flicker needs to use different angles, pace to keep the opposition defence guessing.”

180. “They say that the best form of defence is attack, but maybe I have to take a look at how I defend.”

181. “I used to play central defence for Sheffield United. I had Chris Morgan at the side of me, which helped me a lot because, if I did anything wrong, I'd be sure to find out about it.”

182. “Britain First, the English Defence League, the British National Party, and the National Front are all guilty of using British symbols and institutions (notably support for the Armed Forces) to attempt to further their own deeply objectionable beliefs.”

183. “We have a cadre of home-grown cyber-skilled professionals to meet the demands of an increasingly digital world, in the public and private sectors and in defence.”

184. “The differences between the top teams in Euro 2000 are so minimal that I think you have to be very clever in defence and stop your opponents getting opportunities.”

185. “Most of the clubs who have had success against Barcelona have relied on a highly organised and disciplined defence.”

186. “Normally, I am a player who can play in different positions, but never in defence.”

187. “I think it's all machismo - 'Come on, you've got to guard your guy, man. If you can't guard your guy, then you can't play defence.' A lot of it is accountability, where you say, 'Hey, you're matched up with him. Go do your job.' The zone kind of sometimes moves a lot of pieces around.”

188. “Marquinhos is very good in the middle, as in defence. He is an incredible player who must and always wants to improve.”

189. “I think when you play with the same defence, you sort of understand each other's body language, and you read off each other, and it's much, much better.”

190. “Over a long time, I've honestly had enough of people saying Arsenal's defence is not good enough.”

191. “Real are really powerful in attack, really strong in defence, and have a balanced midfield. There's a reason they've won two Champions Leagues in a row.”

192. “If confirmed, my overall guiding objective for our relationship with India would be to solidify an enduring strategic partnership underpinned by strong defence cooperation with an Indian military able to collaborate effectively with the United States to address shared interests.”

193. “I have grown up in a family where every one is a part of the defence forces, so freedom and everything related to independence runs deep down my veins.”

194. “Raheem Sterling is a danger to every defence because of his pace and technique. If you let him go one against one, you are in trouble. He has that speed with the ball at his feet to make a difference.”

195. “In football, there has always been this idea of having a left-footer and a right-footer in central defence.”

196. “We all need to chip in with goals and assists. It's not just the front three. It's not just the defence that keeps clean sheets, either. It's a team game.”

197. “For me, as a coach, it is important to put together a team that not only blends but finds the right balance between defence and offence.”

198. “Anyone, they say, is entitled to change his mind. Not about the defence of Britain, you're not. You either feel it in your heart, in your bones, in your gut, or you don't.”

199. “We never want to expand our borders… but I can say that our security forces and defence forces possess all the might to protect our borders.”

200. “With a line of six in the defence and then three in front of that, it's not always easy to find the spaces to score the goals.”

201. “What is entertainment? Entertainment is the master of defence in Europe - Simeone.”

202. “Well, I am from an army background. My dad is in the Defence forces and I have travelled enough in the north to get my Hindi right.”

203. “Goals often come from a mistake much further up the field, yet the analysis and blame will always be on the defence.”

204. “I know I'm a better bowler and create more chances if I get a batsman indecisive in defence.”

205. “I was only used to 4-3-3. For me as a left-winger you have also a left midfielder and a left-back behind you. But in a 4-4-2 you are basically also the left midfielder so you have to help more in defence and I wasn't used to that.”

206. “Organising the defence is something that is very important and I try to do my best every single day in training to make sure the lads get the information they need.”

207. “There was a time when a certain type of Tory could have been relied on to swing from the chandeliers in defence of the rights of freeborn Britons. I suppose a lot of those Tories would have been what you might call 'one-nation Tories.' That tradition has died in the Conservative party.”

208. “As a defence, we have to strive for that clean sheet while also giving the attacking players the licence to go and create.”

209. “If someone feels they're being maliciously treated, then they should sue for libel. And if someone is malicious, if they are reckless, they will have no defence in law at all.”

210. “In the past, you would have been classed as a sweeper if you were put in the middle of a three-man defence.”

211. “So I don't think that the default mode of aggressive interviewing is useful, because politicians just build a defence against it. In fact, they thrive on 'Today' because they know what's going to happen.”

212. “Being a woman fighter, I can't just go out there and manhandle a girl, I need to be very strategic: Use my skills, head movement and defence, then seek and destroy.”

213. “Our defence forces and their morale symbolise the prowess of the India of the 21st century.”

214. “In Italy it is far more difficult than in Spain, where teams are not that attentive in defence.”

215. “I'm able to guard multiple positions, switch and pick and rolls, guard from two to four and be able to help my defence out and rebound the basketball, block shots.”

216. “I think the FA wished I was white. I had the credibility, performance-wise, to be captain. I was consistently in the heart of the defence and I was a club captain early on my career.”

217. “Britain fought the second world war with men and money partly drawn from the empire and that, after the defence of the home islands, the survival of the empire was a fundamental war aim.”

218. “The refusal to accept that the black presence in Britain has a long and deep history is not just a symptom of racism, it is a form of racism. It is part of a rearguard and increasingly unsustainable defence of a fantasy monochrome version of British history.”

219. “White supremacy is not confined to strange men in the Deep South who put on white cloaks, it is not confined to strange gatherings of the English Defence League.”

220. “Football is teamwork, unity, defence, assists, sacrifice.”

221. “Maybe modern tactics mean that making the switch from defence to midfield is easier. Many years ago, full backs were more limited - you were just supposed to defend, and it didn't matter if you could get forward too.”

222. “The key is developing your game in both directions: in the build-up, joining the attack at the right moment and also in defence. You have to win the one-on-one situations and need the required pace and technique. These are the decisive factors for a defender.”

223. “Defence for me is so important because I do not want anyone to trespass and invade my property because that goal is my property.”

224. “I would describe my driving style as calm authority, but my wife would call it demented. In my defence I've got a clean licence so probably the best way to describe it is crafty.”

225. “From our point of view having American, Canadian or British troops on a rotating basis in Poland and in the Baltics would be an enormous boon to our defence capabilities.”

226. “I've always liked taking the ball out of defence and I will carry on doing that but at the end of the day I'm a defender, and that's what I want to be known as - a defender, getting in the blocks and the headers that people don't recognise I do, the dirty stuff that every defender should do and should be good at.”

227. “I started off as a right-winger, but my coaches pushed me further and further back. So much so that I ended up in defence, because I wasn't good with my hands and there was nowhere else to go! So they put me there and that's when I found my position.”

228. “Sometimes when you make mistakes at big clubs you get punished. With Arsenal, people always seem to blame the defence for defeats. But I feel really safe behind them.”

229. “As an individual I have personal ambitions - scoring goals, giving as many assists as I can but also working hard for the team and doing a job in defence as well. My 'ambitions are for the team and what we can achieve as a whole.”

230. “Every team needs goalscorers, attacking players, players who can sweep up the ball, but every team needs that someone who can be the link between defence and attack. The greatest teams always have that sort of player.”

231. “Do we go back and be the mushy middle party? Or do we have conservative, principled ideas for all the issues of the day, from the economy, from foreign policy, defence, security, that's the choice.”

232. “I can shoot, or I can roll, I can finish inside, I can take two-point shots, I can switch on defence and I can protect the paint.”

233. “My defence, that is something I can better at individually.”

234. “I am a player who helps in defence but I have played in a more attacking position during my career and I like to be close the opposition area.”

235. “The name 'Fojian' says it all. There was a time when each family had a person in the defence forces.”

236. “There aren't many players around who can organise the game from in front of the defence. You have to be fast, work hard and know how to read the game.”

237. “To be successful you have to find a good balance between offence and defence, to work without the ball, but our main tactic is to work with the ball, to be in possession.”

238. “It is easy to play with Cristiano Ronaldo. He knows where he has to give you the ball and does it perfectly. He helps the team out in defence and on top of that provides assists and great passes.”

239. “You've got to want to play defence. Nobody really wants to play defence. It's boring. It sucks. You don't get the flashiness, the scores, the dunks. But you've got to have it.”

240. “Central defence is my favourite position.”

241. “I think everyone is vulnerable to a moving ball. It's about just trying to find a way to have a solid defence and a game plan that can work in those conditions.”

242. “The thing for me is my defence: as long as my defence is in good order then I feel the rest of my game can expand from there.”

243. “Obviously, I did not start my Test career too well. With the bat, I was probably not quite ready to play at that stage. I was happy to go back to first-class system and learn my game a bit more, honing my skills, particularly my defence and patience.”

244. “The players are the essence of the game. It is their creativity, the technical capacity of the player - the players have to be free to explore their individual creativity in the last third of the field, the team able to attack with six players, without concern for the defence.”

245. “That's what I hang my hat on, is defence.”

246. “Offence doesn't concern me. It's easier for people to get layups than it is to get stops on defence or a block.”

247. “At Arsenal, all we think about is how to attack, how to score, how to dribble, how to make a pass. We do not think so much about defence. Probably, for results, this is no good: but I like it.”

248. “Dealing with the press it was pretty obvious there was a right answer and there was an honest answer. I think quite a lot of the time I gave the right answer. That was my defence mechanism.”

249. “My playing style? I'm a right back who likes to attack but I also know when it's time to attack and when you need to stay behind. I have to put a balance between defence and attack.”

250. “Weve got a police system who protect us, weve got firemen who put out fires. Weve got defence, man. Thats what tax is for.”

251. “They are not the same - Xavi is more the man of passing and Iniesta can dribble more - but they have great vision, they are important to the defence and the attack.”

252. “I have that one-punch KO power in both hands but I won't only be going for the head. Most of Floyd's opponents have done that but his defence is so good.”

253. “I played central defender for the most part when I started playing football, either central defence or right-back.”

254. “From the bowler's point of view, if I look at a batsman, I don't see his shots, I see his defence. If a player has a strong defence, he is a very good player.”

255. “I'm one guy on an 11-man defence that needs to do his job.”

256. “We have to entertain the supporters. It's not only about defending and 'don't concede.' Perhaps most managers focus on defence.”

257. “My natural position is left-back in a four-man defence, but you have to be ready to help the team in the way the coach wants.”

258. “To win games sometimes I need to get more in attack, and sometimes I need to defend more, but the main thing is to focus on getting the three points every game, and I will manage when to go forward more and when to help the team in defence.”

259. “I was in the NDA (National Defence Academy) when the Kargil war happened, and I was all set to join the Indian Army. But my family was not keen. In addition to that, I got rejected because of my poor eyesight.”

260. “Some bold and structural reforms have been initiated such as easing on limits on foreign direct investment in defence manufacturing, privatisation of six more airports and allowing private sector in commercial coal mining, which will open up investment in these sectors.”

261. “The vast diversity of looks from the 80s are why we mustn't ignore it completely, there is plenty to build a modern and relevant wardrobe around, and I am enthusiastically kicking my leg warmers in the air in its defence.”

262. “As a No9, when youre up front on your own, your job is to keep the defence as far back as possible. Why? Because that gives more space to the No10.”

263. “I don't mind the wing-back role but I don't like to feel boxed in defence. I like to be free, involved and scoring goals - that's when I'm happiest.”

264. “I played in central defence and at right-back and also in midfield.”

265. “There are many nations in the world that believe in freedom. Britain and America are two such nations who also believe in freedom's defence.”

266. “Obama confuses collective action and defence through Nato with the integration at all costs and damn the consequences ideology that too often motivates the E.U.”

267. “We are not a superpower, but we have a legitimate need to protect and enhance our global interests. It is important that we maintain the independent defence capability to do so. We stand the best chance of doing so outside the E.U.”

268. “Our future defence relationship with Europe should be complimentary - and not in competition to - NATO. It must be effective, too.”

269. “I think my defence is growing day-by-day. I'm just trying harder, not letting anyone affect me, trying my best. I think it's going to grow every game.”

270. “When I talk about my childhood I used to say it as if it was scripted and I'd make jokes because it was a defence mechanism.”

271. “I think it's just defence wins championships is the phrase and that's not just borne out of randomness. There's something to that.”

272. “I admire Arsene for sticking to his financial principles, although I wish tactically he could get the balance right between defence and attack.”

273. “I used to play with Steve Bould. We used to play zonal defence. Steve was a zonal defender and he knew how that system worked. Playing with Martin Keown was different. He was a man-to-man marker and when I used to play with Martin, I used to play differently alongside him.”

274. “When I was young I was a striker, scoring lots of goals, then I moved to midfield, then defence. I like to attack.”

275. “I think as much as I talk about humour being a defence mechanism, I'm also really grateful that I developed it, because I now have it as a choice, rather than a panic button. I feel like it's there if I want to use it. It's fun.”

276. “Part of my defence mechanism is humour, so sometimes when I'm being funny, it's just as a way of stopping people from getting in.”

277. “As a defence, we try to help every teammate, it's not something special for when a new player comes in.”

278. “Virgil has had a big impact on the whole defence but it starts at the front, we put pressure on the opponent. It makes life easier for us.”

279. “A solid defence always helps to win games and it is always necessary for a good team.”

280. “Growing up, I would use comedy as a kind of defence mechanism - you know, I'm going to call myself a nasty name before you can. I'm going to diss myself so much, and in such a funny way, you will have nothing left to say.”

281. “I mean, I think I've always applied myself on defence.”

282. “I feel like I play a lot of defence.”

283. “Our defence works the same way every game: a desire to win, a desire to not concede, a desire to make the opponents feel like it is very tough to get to our goal. These things happen with the right mentality.”

284. “We need to do a thorough examination of whether Japan's defence capability is adequate or not.”

285. “I can be a bit of a know-all. That's been a defence since I was young. I often say: 'Oh yes, I know, I know,' when I really don't know. I can sound like I have strong opinions, often when I have the least clue.”

286. “If you attack a deep defence, the majority of the contact you are going to have with the ball as a centre-back is in the pivot's zone. With the ball, it doesn't change. Without the ball, though, it's different.”

287. “In my time as defence secretary there are people who have felt that may be I have been outspoken on behalf of the Armed Forces or pushed things. I think it is my duty to do that.”