Behind Us Quotes

171 quotes by 149 authors

I've had trouble now and again in Nigeria because I have spoken up about the mistreatment of factions in the country because of difference in… — Chinua Achebe
It must be said that Brighton, unlike London, makes driving seem very appealing. Instead of glowering faces and angry horns on all sides, we have… — Julie Burchill
Old age is not a matter for sorrow. It is matter for thanks if we have left our work done behind us. — Thomas Carlyle
The fatal metaphor of progress, which means leaving things behind us, has utterly obscured the real idea of growth, which means leaving things inside us. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
When we face seemingly insurmountable obstacles in the fulfillment of righteous responsibilities, we should remember that when we are involved in the work of the… — Dallin H. Oaks
They're on our right, they're on our left, they're in front of us, they're behind us; they can't get away from us this time. — Chesty Puller
The task ahead of us is never as great as the power behind us. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
We all profess that we are bound for heaven, immortality, and glory: but is it any evidence that we really design it if all our… — John Owen
The Art of the Romance, though warning us that it is providing fictions, opens a door into the Palace of Absurdity, and when we have… — Umberto Eco
My dad was an absentee dad, so it was always important to me that I was part of my daughter's life, and she deserved two… — Samuel L. Jackson
The dark shadow we seem to see in the distance is not really a mountain ahead, but the shadow of the mountain behind - a… — David Trimble
We just believed in ourselves, and we knew that we had an entire city and maybe an enitre country behind us. What can I say?… — Drew Brees
We are at last being recognised as the indigenous people of this country whom must share in its future. This is not a day of… — Galarrwuy Yunupingu
I do not believe that every person, in every walk of life, can succeed in spite of any handicap. That would be perfection. But I… — Jackie Robinson
Behind us lay the great Antarctic Land; snow peaks rising beyond one another until by distance they dwindled away into insignificancy. The silence and immobility… — Louis Bernacchi
The armies of Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon are poised on the borders of Israel ... to face the challenge, while standing behind us are… — Gamal Abdel Nasser
Why are you hitting me, there is nobody behind us! — Henny Youngman
We were really helped when President Ronald Reagan came in. I remember non-commissioned officers who were going to retire and they re-enlisted because they believed… — Wesley Clark
Women are the bloodthirsty sex," said Ric sadly. "We get the reputation, but it is only because the women stand behind us, and say, Kill… — Patricia Briggs
No matter what we have come through, or how many perils we have safely passed, or how many imperfect and jagged - in some places… — Randolph Bourne

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