Defense contractors are able to reap tremendous profits while rarely confronting the risks for which those profits are supposed to be the reward. James Surowiecki confrontcontractordefense Change image and share on social
Defense is a definite part of the game, and a great part of defense is learning to play it without fouling. John Wooden defensedefinitefoul Change image and share on social
Defense is not like other discretionary spending. Robert M. Gates defensediscretionaryspend Change image and share on social
Defense leaders should be searching for ways to reform out-of-date procurement processes, to collapse layers of Pentagon bureaucracy, and to restrain the growth in personnel and benefits costs. A critical first step in that process should be to conduct a full Pentagon audit to determine how DOD spends taxpayer dollars. Pete Hegseth auditbenefitbureaucracy share on social
Defense of free markets is where we need to be when establishing a vision for national technology policy. Marsha Blackburn defenseestablishfree Change image and share on social
Defense spending as a share of the economy dropped significantly during the early 1990s, and that was one of the things, along with other policy changes, that put us back on the path to a balanced budget. Peter Orszag 1990sbackbalance share on social
Defensive backs are the best players on the field. But when you get an exceptional player like a Deion Sanders or a Darrell Green - these guys are fast and they have very good technique. You have to work a little harder. Jerry Rice backdarrelldefensive share on social
Defensive players kind of have that two-faced kind of way of being able to be very aggressive on the football field and going out there and getting there job done. At the same time, from my own incidents and my own personality, I'm much a person that's very likable and lovable. Ndamukong Suh aggressivedefensiveface share on social
Deficiencies in individuals, as in States, have their value and import. Indeed, that sublime impulse of perfectibility, always vivacious, always working under various forms and with one underlying purpose, would be futile without them, and fatuous. Ameen Rihani deficiencyfatuousform share on social