Backwards Quotes

483 quotes by 411 authors

Optimist: Someone who figures that taking a step backwards after taking a step forwards is not a disaster. It's a cha-cha. — Robert Breault
Every evil is some good spelt backwards, and in it the wise know how to read Wisdom. — Coventry Patmore
Baseball is the only major sport that appears backwards in a mirror. — George Carlin
Bending over backwards does not bring you the love and attention you crave, but having your own life, your own goals and a backbone will. — Sherry Argov
We cannot look backwards. What we have to do is raise our heads, look forward, roll up our sleeves and work. — Roberto Azevedo
The only time I had what you would call life-threatening fear was when I was on the Moon. Towards the end of our stay, we… — Charles Duke
I write the last line, and then I write the line before that. I find myself writing backwards for a while, until I have a… — John Irving
I learned to run backwards from Muhammad Ali. He told me about running backwards because you try to imitate everything you do in the ring,… — Sugar Ray Leonard
Everyone has these ideas, especially about the middle of the country, about people being backwards and three-toothed. — Kelli O'Hara
I always wear my hat backwards. That way, people can see my face. — Rickie Fowler
Things that make me laugh range from a wonderful stand-up like Jerry Seinfeld, Louis C.K. and Chris Rock to my son Gabe, who does great… — Jason Alexander
I never felt my career was going backwards. — Charlie Adam
Have you ever noticed what golf spells backwards? — Al Boliska
Often people attempt to live their lives backwards; they try to have more things, or more money, in order to do more of what they… — Margaret Young
To come up with the ending to a story and then work backwards is like tying your shoe with one hand only. — Donald McKay
My first course came and I put down my book, and I just happened to put up my hand to scratch my head and discovered… — Derek Jacobi
I took a little break - I was coming back to work and the last thing I was going to do was take a step… — Nia Long
If it came to saving the life of one priest or sacrificing the life of an entire congregation, the church would save the life of… — Rob Walton
A maverick feels like he has no choice however difficult his choice of expression. In my case, it was going backwards into tonality. It seemed… — David Del Tredici
What I do know is our state and country is currently backwards and upside-down, and we all are to blame in one fashion or another. — David Pratt

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