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

~Douglas Haig

Topics: Defender Defensive Disadvantages Further Initiative Involves Loss Policy

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Every year, I strive to be the best defensive player in the league.

~Draymond Green

Topics: Best Defensive Every League Player Strive Year

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One thing I've always been taught at the defensive end is you hit first. In life, you throw the first punch; you don't get punched first. It's the same on defense: You've got to hit first. Do your work early. That's what I was always taught. If you don't do your work early, you're done.

~Draymond Green

Topics: Always Been Defense Defensive Done Early End First Get Got Hit Life One Thing Punch Punched Same Taught Thing Throw Work You Your

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If you're a director presenting a new idea, and the person who can judge whether or not it goes ahead is in the room, that makes you somewhat defensive.

~Ed Catmull

Topics: Defensive Director Goes Idea Judge Makes New New Idea Person Presenting Room Somewhat Whether Who You Ahead

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When you write something, at first you might feel very defensive and protective of every single thing, but after a while, you just see what works and what doesn't. Sometimes you do test screenings, and an audience tells you that, or sometimes you eventually just go, 'Let's cut the joke out.'

~Edgar Wright

Topics: After Audience Cut Defensive Eventually Every Every Single Thing Feel First Go Joke Just Might Out Protective See Single Single Thing Something Sometimes Tells Test Thing Very While Works Write You

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If I take a less defensive tone, I'd admit that I couldn't write today a very jazzy, contemporary look at America as I did in 1979 in States of Desire.

~Edmund White

Topics: Admit America Contemporary Defensive Desire Did Less Look States Take Today Tone Very Write

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The state has an offensive and defensive role to play as promoter of industrial policies, as regulator and as shareholder.

~Emmanuel Macron

Topics: Defensive Industrial Offensive Play Policies Promoter Role State

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Riding a motorcycle on today's highways, you have to ride in a very defensive manner. You have to be a good rider and you have to have both hands and both feet on the controls at all times.

~Evel Knievel

Topics: Both Controls Defensive Feet Good Hands Highways Manner Motorcycle Ride Rider Riding Times Today Very You

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When you let those defensive backs know that you're a physical player, they don't really want to tackle. That's it. That's why you see me get a hurdle every game. Those guys don't want to tackle me when I get to the second level.

~Ezekiel Elliott

Topics: Backs Defensive Every Game Get Guys Hurdle Know Level Me Physical Player Really Second See Tackle Those Want Why You

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

~Ezra Stiles

Topics: Authorized Been Defensive Heaven Some War

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