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As a child, one of my defense mechanisms was to try to be funny. My mom tried to nurture that by putting me in acting class. But I got bored when we stopped pretending to be trees and actually had to work. Ian Gomez

A funeral eulogy is a belated plea for the defense delivered after the evidence is all in. Irvin S. Cobb

Defense Plea Evidence Delivered After Eulogy Belated Funeral

Only four secretaries of defense served longer than Robert M. Gates. Many others were as dedicated; many sacrificed a great deal. Alone among them all, however, Mr. Gates had the task of turning around two wars that the U.S. was losing. Jack Keane

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Our firefighters are our last line of defense, baby. Jack Scalia

Defense Baby Our Firefighters Line Last

Coach K was fine with the way I played defense. Jahlil Okafor

Defense Way Fine Coach Played

My defense is a criticism, but we won a national championship at Duke, so it wasn't that bad. Jahlil Okafor

Criticism National Defense Bad Duke National Championship Won Championship

The National Multifamily Housing Council, a trade association of apartment owners, managers, developers and lenders, has come to the defense of the interest deduction and other provisions favorable to the real estate industry, describing them as 'core principles' and promising a fight. James B. Stewart

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For as long as this nation has known war, we have embraced the heroes it has produced. Americans have rightfully noted the honor and nobility of courage under hostile fire and thanked those who perished in their defense. James T. Walsh

War Courage Heroes Honor Long Fire Nation Defense Those Rightfully Embraced Hostile Nobility Known Perished American Noted Produced Who

If the court strikes down the Defense of Marriage Act, is that a 'liberal' result enabling gay couples married in states where gay marriage is legal to enjoy the same economic advantages that federal laws now grant to straight couples? Or is it a 'conservative' ruling, limiting the federal government's ability to override state power? Jeff Greenfield

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In Congress, while the House's proposed defense budget calls for significant increases, it also cuts 11 billion dollars from veterans spending - including healthcare and disability pay. Be clear: we can't equate spending on veterans with spending on defense. Jennifer Granholm

Veterans Pay Congress Defense Defense Budget Increases Spending Significant Disability Proposed Clear Budget House Also Calls Equate Healthcare Dollars While Cuts Billion Billion Dollars Including

I had a vision of how basketball should be played. And the vision was the Knicks teams that won the championship in 1970 and 1973. I wanted a team that emphasized defense. I wanted a team that on offense had a system where players moved off the ball, and the ball moved. Jerry Reinsdorf

I had been a basketball fan growing up, and I felt that if we brought in the proper coach, and we played basketball the old fashioned way - where defense is paramount and offense involved movement off the ball and movement of the ball - we could build a winning team, and Chicago would respond to that. Jerry Reinsdorf

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In middle school, I played quarterback. I was at a tiny school, so you played offense and defense - I played linebacker, and in high school I stopped playing around my sophomore year because of my acting stuff. Jesse Plemons

Democrats are committed to mapping a new direction in Iraq, and we will work with the President and the new Defense Secretary to ensure that the will of the American people guides our future actions. Jim Clyburn

I always received much more satisfaction as a defense attorney in obtaining an acquittal for a client than I ever have as a D.A. in obtaining a conviction. All my interests and sympathies tend to be on the side of the individual as opposed to the state. Jim Garrison

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New Yorkers should know that no one in the Administration, at the Department of Defense, or at the Selective Service System is advocating the reinstatement of the mandatory draft in any form. Jim Walsh

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I was the principal negotiator for the Department of Defense, when I was secretary of the Navy, on the issue of Toshiba technology concerns with American submarines. Jim Webb

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It's a conscious effort for me to be aggressive and take what the defense gives you. Jimmer Fredette

Me You Aggressive Defense Gives Take Effort Conscious Conscious Effort

A lot of guys are offensive minded, which is good at some points and times but bad at others - at lots of others. I wish I could say I want everybody to play defense as hard as I do. It's not a reality. Jimmy Butler

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