Famous Quotes & Sayings

Charles Portis

I always go backwards when I am backing up.

Jim Padilla

I think we'll see some degree of moderation, but I don't see any backing off to a large degree.

James Wolfensohn

If you were in a job where it was unclear what the purpose of that job was and what the backing that you had was and who had the responsibility...you would probably wonder...if that was the thing you wanted to do.

James Robertson

When you're relying on something that uses electrical power and someone to do maintenance on the thing ... if you have a power failure that takes the station out, you run the risk of sewage backing up into homes. By putting in a gravity line we won't have to rely on electrical power to transport sewage.

Troy Hudson

That's all we've talked about is defense, defense, defense. Now we're coming out and backing up our talk.

Troy Murphy

That's all we've talked about is defense, defense, defense, ... Now we're coming out and backing up our talk.

Larry Davis

They're a scrappy bunch. They aren't backing down from anyone, being their first year in Division I.

Elliott Abrams

Now in its third year in office, the Obama Administration has never championed the cause of human rights. Its slow reaction in June 2009 to the stealing of the election in Iran and the birth of the 'Green Movement' there, and its delay in backing the rebellions in Egypt, Libya, and Syria, are evidence of this problem.

Alan Greenspan

I do not understand where the backing of Bitcoin is coming from. There is no fundamental issue of capabilities of repaying it in anything which is universally acceptable, which is either intrinsic value of the currency or the credit or trust of the individual who is issuing the money, whether it's a government or an individual.

Mark Shields

Due to the vast quantity of material, it will take some time to review them all, but so far we have observed no celebrities, no politicians, no senior police officers, members of the clergy, or sporting figures on any of the images.

Linda Lewis

Due to the shear number of students, we need the position to be able to provide a quality program for our students,

Carlos Hokama

Due to these two factors, the market is in waiting mode.

Ed Hatch

Due to them, the Warner Bros. studio has been one of the most consistent, steady and stable studios of in the last decade.

Hamish Dodds

Due to developments here it seems a natural move.

Larry Marshall

Due to all the evacuees, one part of town ran out of water on Saturday night.

David Vladeck

Due process hearings are presided over by an impartial hearing officer.

Adnaan Ahmad

Ericsson said orders as a whole remain strong, but it is just seeing a push out in most mobile system shipments due to economic uncertainty as well as slower subscriber growth in the U.S. as subsidies have been cut. Fewer subscribers means lower phone use, which translates into slower systems build-out, which is what we are seeing in the U.S.

Maurizio Margaglio

Yes, we were too far from the top place now, but I can tell you that our fault was not due to the pressure.

Thomas S. Monson

Never, never, never postpone following a prompting.

Peter Hitchens

This is a good deal, BP had a hole in its lubricants portfolio and need a quality lubricant following the Mobil venture's breakup,

Norman Schwarzkopf

There's no doubt in my mind that whichever commander ordered the blowing up of Kamisiyah did so in following the instructions that he had received.

Ralph Acampora

It's one thing to have a 257-point up day. What you really want to see is the following day when you see the upside follow-through, and that's what we're getting, and I think it puts people at ease.

Hedo Turkoglu

We'd be lying if we said we're not following this stuff.

Arthur Schopenhauer

Reading is thinking with someone else's head instead of one's own

Nick Zito

It was tough yesterday. I just had to leave really early. It all just got to me with High Fly. I've got a headache right now just talking about it. But that's the way it goes.

Ayn Rand

A good quotation must be a complete entity. It must be like a headline - sharp, clear, whole.

Dan Lankheit

As I said, the head on this thing was unreal.

Elizabeth Campbell

We just had to keep our heads up and not quit.

Michelle Williams

Listen, I've always been very headstrong.

Stephen Hadley

I don't think you're going to see headline breakthroughs.

H. Hart

He would always have his head down in the huddle, looking at that wristband of his all the time. Now, he has his head up. He's confident; he understands what's going on.

Richard Rose

I would prefer that it had never existed. The headache has been enormous.

Eric Greenberg

I'm worth $300 million, and I'm 34 years old,

Mother Teresa

A day lived without doing something good for others is a day not worth living.

Robby Rodriguez

It probably did about $25,000 worth of damage.