Backs Quotes

369 quotes by 343 authors

There must be what Mr. Gladstone many years ago called a blessed act of oblivion. We must all turn our backs upon the horrors of… — Winston Churchill
I have on numerous occasions, as you know, expressed my sympathy in the establishment of a National Home for the Jews in Palestine and, despite… — Herbert Hoover
Let us make it clear that we will never turn our backs on our steadfast friends in Israel, whose adherence to the democratic way must… — John F. Kennedy
Even in these mercifully emancipated decades, many people still seem quite seriously alarmed at the prospect of sleeping away from officially consecrated campsites, with no… — Colin Fletcher
Think what a great world revolution will take place when ... [there are] millions of guys all over the world with rucksacks on their backs… — Jack Kerouac
When the history of our times is written, will we be remembered as the generation that turned our backs in a moment of global crisis… — Nelson Mandela
The danger that we have right now are people who get the same information as I do and, therefore, think they'll reach the same conclusions… — Jim Cramer
Democrats are not about to nominate anyone who backs the tax cut, and Americans are not going to elect anyone who favors a tax increase. — Dick Morris
The Constitution and the Bill of Rights we designed to get the government off the backs of the people -- all the people. Those great… — William O. Douglas
Great fleas have little fleas upon their backs to bite 'em, And little fleas have lesser fleas, and so ad infinitum, And the great fleas… — Augustus De Morgan
I really don't look at comparing things that way because even in a 14-game season, there could be a running back who could have a… — Franco Harris
Actually, when I look at my old notebooks, I think I have been a bit self-indulgent and have given myself too much time to meander… — Natalie Goldberg
The ancestors will turn their backs against you and you will have bad luck forever if you leave the ANC unhappy — Jacob Zuma
Ambition, I have come to believe, is the most primal and sacred and fundament of our being. To feel ambition and to act upon it… — Steven Pressfield
When we spend our lives waiting until weâ€™re perfect or bulletproof before we walk into the arena, we ultimately sacrifice relationships and opportunities that may… — BrenÃ© Brown
Why am I so determined to put the shoulder where it belongs? Women have very round shoulders that push forward slightly; this touches me and… — Coco Chanel
The running backs are the strengths of their football team. They have quality players who can do a number of things for their team. — Greg Schiano
We're learning lessons from Africa. And the lesson that we need to learn is, how do we straighten our backs up in the face of… — Cornel West
To know what Fascism really is we must first of all know what it is we are fighting, what the Fascist regimes really are and… — George Seldes
I don't know. Maybe we're all chaos theorists. Lovers of pattern and predictability, we're scared shitless of explosive change. But we're fascinated by it, too.… — Wally Lamb

Who Wrote These Backs Quotes

343 authors contributed a total of 369 Backs Quotes, led by these top contributors: