Famous Quotes & Sayings

Mario Monti

A few years ago, if a European regulator had raised two eyebrows or even one, the chief executive would have backed off. The courage wasn't there. Now, in a sense, the king is naked.

(Roncalli) backed off of him and gave him that shot. A lot of times people think that we just try to get the ball inside ... but we can shoot the 3, too.

We did a good job on the big guy and kept him out of the game. We fronted and backed him and hoped they didn't hit the threes. If they hit the threes, we would have had to change the strategy.

I was surprised because he wasn't trying to block my shot. Every time I went at him, he backed off and it was kind of surprising.

Sendhil Ramamurthy

I was pre-med, so I was going to go into the family business, more or less. But I came to my senses, luckily, and backed out, and decided to go to drama school.

I was pleased with how we executed and came out ready to play after the rain delay. Kim gave us great effort on the mound and we backed her up with the hits and runs we needed.

She was kind of the outspoken conscience of Philadelphia, Mississippi in the turbulent times. She never backed down from her principles.

She's been the best backed today. More than anyone. If she gets up it won't be a good result for us.

She knows the tradition, the expectations for several years and she hasn't backed off from either of those. She's stepped right up. Sometimes kids aren't too confident competing. She thinks it's really fun. She's very motivated to get better. She doesn't mind hard work.

She is very difficult to defend on the block. She is strong. She is physical. She is aggressive. I thought she really backed us down low. And I thought she was just a beast out there on the glass.

Trot Nixon

I didn't have any fan interference at all. They backed away. I commend those fans there. I gave them a little tip of the cap.

Mother Nature has backed off. We are looking at slightly better conditions in the forecast.

Jon Favreau

Movies like 'Chef' are not really box-office monsters in the summertime and don't really fit into Hollywood's business model any longer. Even if 'Chef' is successful, it will be successful in the context of what it is. There's a limited upside to a film that's so small, but there's also limited exposure for the people who backed me.

Just because we didn't win a championship doesn't mean we didn't have a good season. We never backed down from anything.

Billy Cox

(Jimi) was so into it -- if you listen closely you will see that I stayed on him, ... And when he started 'The Star Spangled Banner,' that impromptu thing, you hear the first four, five, or six notes; I'm in there with him. Then I said, 'Wait a minute, we didn't rehearse this, and it doesn't sound too good with me playing.' I backed away, and he continued and made a classic out of that.

Dick Vermeil

Larry Johnson has already carried the load. He knows he can do it. He just doesn't have a Priest Holmes backing him up like he backed up Priest Holmes.

Ken Schrader

I saw the pit right there, so I thought I'd still hook a left. I just kind of slung it around, put on four tires, backed up and took off.

Some of the best shows on TV start with the perception of controversy, which is usually not an issue if it's backed by quality. The intent with 'The Book of Daniel' is to make a high-quality show that is both highly entertaining and thought-provoking.

I'm not about to vote for something that is a sham. This bill backed off from any real enforcement at all. You don't have enforcement, you don't have a bill, and let's not fool the public.

That was very distracting for him. He backed away before hitting his second shot and said, 'Hold on, we've got more golf to play.' I could see where it broke his concentration.

That was nice. We had a couple of chances early but we weren't able to get it. But we never backed off, and we did the things that we're capable of doing.

That was a playground move. Sometimes that happens. I was going to keep going, but he (Brown) backed off. I've got a lot of stuff in my game. I just don't use it. I felt it on that shot, and it went in. If I take a shot like that and it doesn't go in, I better get that rebound.

I was never 100 percent, so I just took the year off. I'm glad I did, and I'm glad the organization backed me up on that. I feel like a million bucks with my fresh legs.

Viktor Yanukovych

I would like to warn the authorities on behalf of millions of people who backed the Party of Regions during the elections that the revival of the 'orange' team is a repeat of the mistakes of 2005 in the worst possible way.

Microsoft has already changed its behavior, ... They've backed off some of the contested practices. Their competitors have been emboldened to do things they may not have done before the trial. The government has gotten a lot of what they wanted. The company is not swinging away like they used to.

I was very proud of her in the second half. You could see her getting ready to go for the basketball, and it would have been an over-the-back call and she backed off. That's a good thing, to see them taking what you tell them and going out and doing it, especially going into the tournament. We're going to need her to stay out of foul trouble.

Jaret Wright

I was trying too hard, ... After that, I got better movement and backed off a little.

Bobby Bowden

It feels like you backed in instead of knocked your way in, ... We wanted to win our way in.

I think she's improving every day. She's there every day, pushing herself, working hard. The quality of work she puts in during practice is amazing. She's phenomenal. And she's not a big girl. She's small, but much stronger than last year. I can't think of an occasion where she's backed down from anything.

Paul Hartley

It doesn't get much better then scoring a hat-trick in the semi-final at Hampden Park. I'm delighted we're in the final and we've still got a lot to play for this season. To play the way we did today was exceptional and I'm really pleased for the fans who have backed us in great numbers this season.

Ernie Els

I think he's a legend in the making. You (media) guys have helped, but he's backed it up with his golf game. He's 24. He's probably going to be bigger than Elvis when he gets into his 40s.

Jaromir Jagr

He backed up his words. I respect that.

Roy Moore

I don't think he's backed off the differential salaries, because he is allotting an extra catch-up, delaying the catch-up until January. There is a reduction in the delayed pool for faculty catch-up, but it'll still be a substantial increase.