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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.

~Brian O'Driscoll

Topics: Always Attacking Defence Game Get Might More Natural Part Positions Situations Thing Treat Understand Would You Yourself

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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.

~Casey Stoner

Topics: Advantage Again Anyone Bike Choose Defence Defending Different Ever Everyone Go Got Number Over Points Season Starts Think Title You Your Zero I Think

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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.

~Charles Vest

Topics: Defence Firm Industrial Keep Long Military Openness Our Principals Proud Respect Sponsorship Turn Will Work

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

~Chrystia Freeland

Topics: Best Defence Good Offence Playing Strong

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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.

~Clare Short

Topics: About Advice Again Attorney Because Brought Defence Domain Fishy He Her His Legal My Own Own Part Prosecution Public Public Domain Question Said Something Stopped Suspicion War Way Which Would

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

~Cyril Ramaphosa

Topics: Continue Corruption Country Defence Legacy Mismanagement Our Relentless Resources Wage War Will

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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.

~Daniel Boone

Topics: Action Army Attack Country Defence Experienced Few Few Men Heroes Led Men Powerful Scene Though Warriors Zeal

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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.

~David Cameron

Topics: Because British Change Channel Character Come Defence Drain Emotional English European European Union Frame Independent Island Mind More Nation Our Passionate Practical Sensibility Sovereignty Than Union

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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.

~David Cohen

Topics: Been Big Big One Coming Defence Department Drones Ever History Important Initiatives Innovation Innovations Internet Itself Like Little Little Things Look Most Sensors Some The History Of The Most Important Things Through You

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

~Douglas Hurd

Topics: Afghanistan Defence Essentially Go Iraq Self War Would

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