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Protect Quotes

Words on safety, trust, and responsibility

These protect quotes span personal and professional territory, from securing one's own files to television shows that guard their storylines against leaks. A few reflect on natural resources needing more than good intentions to stay First in line for protection.

Voting in presidential and congressional elections is a national right - and the national government should protect it.

Quotes by Adam Cohen

Having a daughter has reawakened my sense of feminism. I want to protect her.

Quotes by Abi Morgan

I saw a lot of people have success handed to them that then exploited it. They didn't protect it or cherish it.

Quotes by Aaron Paul

Natural resources are so vast that no single individual or business is going to protect them; they don't have an incentive to.

Quotes by William Weld

First Quotes

I used the best technique that I knew to protect my files.

Quotes by Wen Ho Lee

The U.N. was there to protect other Rwandese.

Quotes by Tony Greig

Nest Thermostat owners like the carbon monoxide link. If Nest Protect's carbon monoxide alarm goes off, the Nest Thermostat automatically turns off the gas furnace.

Quotes by Tony Fadell

I instinctively try to protect people from filth.

Quotes by Tony Abbott

Setting people to spy on one another is not the way to protect freedom.

Quotes by Tommy Douglas

Government Quotes

People traveling to malaria-prone areas can protect themselves by taking steps such as taking antimalarial drugs, using insect repellent, sleeping under insecticide-treated bed-nets, and wearing protective clothing.

Quotes by Tom Frieden

At CDC, we work 24/7 to save lives and protect people.

Quotes by Tom Frieden

I thought that the AIVD was there to protect citizens like me.

Quotes by Theo Van Gogh

A girl, whether in the industry or out of it, has to protect herself.

Quotes by Tanushree Dutta

We need to pass measures that protect consumers' private information while also encouraging new technological innovations.

Quotes by Suzan DelBene

Job Quotes

The U.S. government has a sacred, solemn, inviolable obligation to enforce the laws of the United States to stop illegal immigration and to secure and protect the borders.

Quotes by Stephen Miller

As a director, my job is to protect. I protect scripts, actors, cameramen, designers.

Quotes by Stephen Frears

Using the existence of a marriage license to determine when the state should protect interpersonal relationships is increasingly impractical.

Quotes by Stephanie Coontz

We can survive as a population only if we conserve, develop sustainably, and protect the world's resources.

Quotes by Silvia Cartwright

Idealism, alas, does not protect one from ignorance, dogmatism, and foolishness.

Quotes by Sidney Hook

Me Quotes

The rules seem rigged to protect government lawlessness, and the playing field is uneven.

Quotes by Sharyl Attkisson

Frequently Asked Questions

What's this Protect quotes collection about?
This page gathers quotes about protection across very different areas — digital security, natural resources, entertainment secrecy, and software safety. It's a practical, mostly cautionary collection rather than a sentimental one. For more on safeguarding what matters, see Job.
Why do people search for protect quotes?
People often look for protect quotes when writing about security, whether digital, environmental, or personal, and want language that captures the effort involved in safeguarding something. Others are drawn to quotes about the limits of protection, like the one on untrusted code. It connects with First for readers thinking about early precautions.
Is there a quote here about protecting natural resources?
Yes — the quote observing that natural resources are simply too vast for any single individual or business to feel responsible for protecting offers a pointed, realistic take on environmental responsibility. It's a good pick for captions about collective versus individual responsibility. That honesty is part of what makes it stand out.
What about a quote on digital or technical protection?
The line noting that scrutinizing code at the source level still won't fully protect you from something untrusted is a sharp, technically grounded caution about digital security. It works well for anyone writing about the limits of due diligence in tech. That precision sets it apart from more general protect quotes.
What's the value of browsing the whole Protect collection?
Together, these quotes span personal files, natural resources, entertainment secrecy, and software risk, showing how broadly the idea of protection applies. That range makes it easier to find a quote suited to your specific context, technical or otherwise. For related themes of safeguarding, Government and Me round out the page.

Others note that no amount of scrutiny fully protects against untrusted sources. For related themes, see our Job quotes collection.