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Throngs of young people driving around the neighborhood in cars draped with Turkish flags at night fired occasional shots in the air. Amid concern that attacks and vandalism could spark clashes as Kurdish residents complained of delayed police responses, authorities deployed riot squads in Altindag. We just watched this havoc for two days, but if they come again, we will defend ourselves. – Cumali Tastan	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
They are saying they want to know who is doing what all the way from the most powerful person in the company down to the janitor, maybe the most senior person will be able to defend himself, but the janitor or the middle manager won't. Those are the ones that are really going to get hurt. – Paula Junghans	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Having Kim Davis in federal custody removes all doubt of the criminalization of Christianity in our country. We must defend religious liberty and never surrender to judicial tyranny, i am proud of Kim for standing strong for her beliefs. Who will be next? Pastors? Photographers? Caterers? Florists? This is a reckless, appalling, out-of-control decision that undermines the Constitution of the United States and our fundamental right to religious liberty. – Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee	Found on CNN 8 years ago
It’s a huge risk, but I did it to defend Monique Bastos and my friends, so I used what I learned. – Monique Bastos	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
All must be done to stop immigration at Europe's borders. We have to defend ourselves against illegal, uncontrolled immigration. – Polish Foreign Minister Grzegorz Schetyna	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
This court is very special for me, brings back special memories, it's sort of unreal. I was working all my life to win a grand slam and now I'm in position to defend one. – Marin Cilic	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
This sends a very important propaganda message for ISIS, they are using, essentially, the media to convey to potential recruits this idea that the West is powerless to defend against ISIS' destruction of things that are so important to us. – Erin Thompson	Found on CNN 8 years ago
For the past 26 years there have been times when Bob and I have felt compassion for Roderick Nunley, Taylor and their families only to remember how frightened Ann must have been, the total fear she felt when she was bound and unable to defend herself while listening to them discuss how they were going to kill her. The pain she felt when they stabbed her, not once, but at least 10 times. That is the true definition of unusual pain and suffering. The only closure that our family will have is knowing that justice for Ann has been attained and that we are finally through with the judicial system. – Bob Harrison	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
With regards to our defensive capability, we did not and will not accept any limitations, we will do whatever we need to do to defend our country, whether with missiles or other methods. – President Hassan Rouhani	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
What Obama has done has, in effect, sanctioned the acquisition by Iran of nuclear capability, and it can be a few years down the road. It doesn't make any difference. It's a matter of months until we're going to see a situation where other people feel they have to defend themselves by acquiring their own capability. – Former Vice President Dick Cheney	Found on CNN 8 years ago
The City believes it is well within its legal authority to tax the sales of firearms and ammunition and will vigorously defend the ordinance in court. – Kimberly Mills	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Three Americans and one Englishman ... you risked your lives to defend an ideal, the ideal of liberty and freedom. – President François Hollande	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Three friends, discovering Europe -- heading to Paris, three Americans and one Englishman... you risked your lives to defend an ideal, the ideal of liberty and freedom. – President Francois Hollande	Found on CNN 8 years ago
A lot of religious people also used the Bible to defend segregation, to defend slavery, i think religious freedom is so important and so crucial for all religions. LGBT people are worried they will directly be discriminated against. – Ellen Page	Found on CNN 8 years ago
She was very quick to defend her husband with the molestation scandal. – Ashley Majeski	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
I don't think it is fair to ban organizations which are operating legally without giving them a chance to defend themselves for the alleged offences. – Said Kilufya	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We want Maersk Line to grow at least with the market to defend its market-leading position. It is a signal to the industry that we aim to keep our position as industry leader. – Chief Executive Nils Andersen	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We're working towards a special OPEC meeting, in coming days we'll announce .... We're making contacts with OPEC governments, we're evaluating the possibility that a very high ranking OPEC meeting be called, and that in coordination with the Russian Federation, President Vladimir Putin, we can advance in taking a series of actions to defend the oil market in the face of this latest fall. – President Nicolas Maduro	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
When you're running against Thad Cochran, you're running against the entire establishment, so to have one come out and defend me, it meant a lot to me. – Chris McDaniel	Found on CNN 8 years ago
I defend the final in the U.S. Open, so I will try to keep it going, i ’m playing well and I ’m looking forward to keeping it going at the U.S. Open. – Kei Nishikori	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
There used to be a long tradition of Democrats who were willing to stand up and defend our national security. Sadly, that has become almost an endangered species in Congress, i hope that Chuck Schumer carries through and doesn't just oppose this deal, but that he helps lead the fight to rally his fellow Democrats to stand together. – The Texas senator	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Not in light of today, but because of prevalent attacks in the industry, The China-based hackers have redoubled The China-based hackers efforts and brought in more cyber security experts to investigate and defend The China-based hackers systems. – American Airlines spokesman Casey Norton	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
There are basic principles we will defend : No one should be punished for speaking their mind so long as they are peaceful. – State John Kerry	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I intend to defend myself vigorously against these charges, a resignation would be an admission of guilt and I'm not guilty. – Pennsylvania Democrats	Found on CNN 8 years ago

Throngs of young people driving around the neighborhood in cars draped with Turkish flags at night fired occasional shots in the air. Amid concern that attacks and vandalism could spark clashes as Kurdish residents complained of delayed police responses, authorities deployed riot squads in Altindag. We just watched this havoc for two days, but if they come again, we will defend ourselves.

– Cumali Tastan

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

They are saying they want to know who is doing what all the way from the most powerful person in the company down to the janitor, maybe the most senior person will be able to defend himself, but the janitor or the middle manager won't. Those are the ones that are really going to get hurt.

– Paula Junghans

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Having Kim Davis in federal custody removes all doubt of the criminalization of Christianity in our country. We must defend religious liberty and never surrender to judicial tyranny, i am proud of Kim for standing strong for her beliefs. Who will be next? Pastors? Photographers? Caterers? Florists? This is a reckless, appalling, out-of-control decision that undermines the Constitution of the United States and our fundamental right to religious liberty.

– Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee

Found on CNN
8 years ago

It’s a huge risk, but I did it to defend Monique Bastos and my friends, so I used what I learned.

– Monique Bastos

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

All must be done to stop immigration at Europe's borders. We have to defend ourselves against illegal, uncontrolled immigration.

– Polish Foreign Minister Grzegorz Schetyna

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

This court is very special for me, brings back special memories, it's sort of unreal. I was working all my life to win a grand slam and now I'm in position to defend one.

– Marin Cilic

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

This sends a very important propaganda message for ISIS, they are using, essentially, the media to convey to potential recruits this idea that the West is powerless to defend against ISIS' destruction of things that are so important to us.

– Erin Thompson

Found on CNN
8 years ago

For the past 26 years there have been times when Bob and I have felt compassion for Roderick Nunley, Taylor and their families only to remember how frightened Ann must have been, the total fear she felt when she was bound and unable to defend herself while listening to them discuss how they were going to kill her. The pain she felt when they stabbed her, not once, but at least 10 times. That is the true definition of unusual pain and suffering. The only closure that our family will have is knowing that justice for Ann has been attained and that we are finally through with the judicial system.

– Bob Harrison

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

With regards to our defensive capability, we did not and will not accept any limitations, we will do whatever we need to do to defend our country, whether with missiles or other methods.

– President Hassan Rouhani

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

What Obama has done has, in effect, sanctioned the acquisition by Iran of nuclear capability, and it can be a few years down the road. It doesn't make any difference. It's a matter of months until we're going to see a situation where other people feel they have to defend themselves by acquiring their own capability.

– Former Vice President Dick Cheney

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The City believes it is well within its legal authority to tax the sales of firearms and ammunition and will vigorously defend the ordinance in court.

– Kimberly Mills

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Three Americans and one Englishman ... you risked your lives to defend an ideal, the ideal of liberty and freedom.

– President François Hollande

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Three friends, discovering Europe -- heading to Paris, three Americans and one Englishman... you risked your lives to defend an ideal, the ideal of liberty and freedom.

– President Francois Hollande

Found on CNN
8 years ago

A lot of religious people also used the Bible to defend segregation, to defend slavery, i think religious freedom is so important and so crucial for all religions. LGBT people are worried they will directly be discriminated against.

– Ellen Page

Found on CNN
8 years ago

She was very quick to defend her husband with the molestation scandal.

– Ashley Majeski

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

I don't think it is fair to ban organizations which are operating legally without giving them a chance to defend themselves for the alleged offences.

– Said Kilufya

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We want Maersk Line to grow at least with the market to defend its market-leading position. It is a signal to the industry that we aim to keep our position as industry leader.

– Chief Executive Nils Andersen

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We're working towards a special OPEC meeting, in coming days we'll announce .... We're making contacts with OPEC governments, we're evaluating the possibility that a very high ranking OPEC meeting be called, and that in coordination with the Russian Federation, President Vladimir Putin, we can advance in taking a series of actions to defend the oil market in the face of this latest fall.

– President Nicolas Maduro

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

When you're running against Thad Cochran, you're running against the entire establishment, so to have one come out and defend me, it meant a lot to me.

– Chris McDaniel

Found on CNN
8 years ago

I defend the final in the U.S. Open, so I will try to keep it going, i ’m playing well and I ’m looking forward to keeping it going at the U.S. Open.

– Kei Nishikori

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

There used to be a long tradition of Democrats who were willing to stand up and defend our national security. Sadly, that has become almost an endangered species in Congress, i hope that Chuck Schumer carries through and doesn't just oppose this deal, but that he helps lead the fight to rally his fellow Democrats to stand together.

– The Texas senator

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Not in light of today, but because of prevalent attacks in the industry, The China-based hackers have redoubled The China-based hackers efforts and brought in more cyber security experts to investigate and defend The China-based hackers systems.

– American Airlines spokesman Casey Norton

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

There are basic principles we will defend : No one should be punished for speaking their mind so long as they are peaceful.

– State John Kerry

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I intend to defend myself vigorously against these charges, a resignation would be an admission of guilt and I'm not guilty.

– Pennsylvania Democrats

Found on CNN
8 years ago

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