His Back Quotes

246 His Back quotes by 206 unique authors

At the gates of the forest, the surprised man of the world is forced to leave his city estimates of great and small, wise and… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
A wicked Hero will turn his back to an innocent coward. — Benjamin Franklin
Socrates, when informed of some derogating speeches one had used concerning him behind his back, made only this facetious reply, "Let him beat me too… — Jean de La Fontaine
In times of war and in hours of crisis, Senator Kerry has turned his back on 'pay any price' and 'bear any burden', and he's… — George W. Bush
I am in a very unsettled condition, as the oyster said when they poured melted butter all over his back. — Edward Lear
I don't think of Bush as a particularly angry person - if anything, he has a facility for not harboring grudges, for letting things roll… — Robert Draper
None comes into this world with a saddle on his back, neither any booted and spurred to ride him. — Richard Rumbold
a man who had fallen among thieves lay by the roadside on his back dressed in fifteenthrate ideas wearing a round jeer for a hat — E E Cummings
He that has satisfied his thirst turns his back on the well. — Baltasar Gracian
The infant runs toward it with its eyes closed, the adult is stationary, the old man approaches it with his back turned. — Denis Diderot
President Obama made the right choice, over one million Americans are still working today. The American auto industry is not just surviving. It is thriving.… — Rahm Emanuel
We needed time off from each other after our last tour because there was a lot of personal stuff we had to take care of.… — Sammy Hagar
A father may turn his back on his child, brothers and sisters may become inveterate enemies, husbands may desert their wives, wives their husbands. But… — Washington Irving
A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd. — Max Lucado
Few friendships would survive if each one knew what his friend says of him behind his back. — Blaise Pascal
When you enter a room, you have to kiss his ring. I don't mind, but he has it in his back pocket. — Don Rickles
A man either lives life as it happens to him, meets it head-on and licks it, or he turns his back on it and starts… — Gene Roddenberry
Life must be lived and curiosity kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life. — Eleanor Roosevelt
'The Color Purple' is the kind of character piece that a director like Sidney Lumet could do brilliantly with one hand tied behind his back. — Steven Spielberg
The bluebird carries the sky on his back. — Henry David Thoreau
I sit on a man's back, choking him and making him carry me, and yet assure myself and others that I am very sorry for… — Leo Tolstoy
That's what people respect, the fact that I wasn't a chump that laid on his back and gave up. — Mike Tyson
His Back was turned to the end of the world and the end of the world was quiet. — Anne Rice
...I doubt very seriously whether anyone will hire me.' What do you mean, babe? You a fine boy with a good education.' Employers sense in… — John Kennedy Toole
He turns his back to the far shore and rows toward it. He can in this way travel away from, yet still see, his house....he… — Michael Ondaatje

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