Defense Vessel Number

Famous quotes containing the words defense, vessel and/or number:

“The aims of life are the best defense against death.”
—Primo Levi (1919–1987)

“Demagogue—a vessel containing beer and other liquids.”
—Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835–1910)

“In view of the fact that the number of people living too long has risen catastrophically and still continues to rise.... Question: Must we live as long as modern medicine enables us to?... We control our entry into life, it is time we began to control our exit.”
—Max Frisch (1911–1991)