89 Quotes About Armor

She wore her ferocity like armor, and it was purely asexual armor. Liraz was untouchable and untouched.

Dr. Timothy Shutt, in the context of the Illiad, explains the larger meaning of armor in Greek culture. It is the visible reputation of the warrior -- his gravitas, his wake. This allows another warrior to go out and win victories in the armor of Achilles.

Are you there, Felix? Are you there?

It was an odd being which rose from Felix and through him. It was, in fact, a remarkable creature. It was a wartime creature and a surviving creature. A killing creature.The Engine, Felix thought. It's not me. It's my Engine. It will work when I cannot. It will examine and determine and choose and, at last, act. It will do all this while I cower inside.

He pushed up his visor and came over to me. He put his shield arm around me and pulled me close. This new skin of his was cold and hard, and I was glad of it. But I wished I could take him by the hair and dip him in metal, so that he was covered all over, for I didn't like the chinks, the way a dagger could find the back of his knee and hamstring him, or a sword find its way through the mail under his arm. We are imperfect vessels. We leak so easily.

Cualquiera que hubiera amado de verdad alguna vez sabía que el amor era capaz de inspirar desde un acto tan simple como cortar unas hermosas flores para la mujer amada, hasta uno tan bizarro como dar la vida por ella.

Well, how hard is that to get? ... There are a lot of guys wearing body armor who haven't been injured in years.

They should be as concerned with the soldiers in the field as they are with a cartoon. Maybe they should provide the body armor soldiers need to help avoid the sort of injury shown in the cartoon.

Our goal is to continue providing the American soldier with the best, most protective body armor in the world. We are working with soldiers, commanders, the medical community and industry to continue these improvements while ensuring the safety of our soldiers.