Famous Quotes & Sayings

The patience of poverty. In rice fields, backs bent forever.Amazing, man outoxens the oxen and still smiles.The mystery of India, say Indologists.

That would be something -- two backs rushing for over 1,000 yards. Has it ever been done in this league?

We need to keep the focus on reasonably priced growth stocks, ... Inflation fears should have abated on the backs of economic numbers that have generally been more balanced than expected.

We can't just hold the ball when the shot clock's running down and then swing it to him and want him to create a shot. I think it's on our backs to get him in better position and get him easy looks.

Jeff Mathews

We played our junior varsity in the second half. Everybody is spreading the ball out, but we're going to have to run the ball behind our big offensive line if we're going to compete. We have several good running backs that can do that.

Frank Beamer

We came out in the second half and really took it over. We said let's run the football and then occasionally get some play-action in there, and we didn't need much play-action, to be honest. I thought the backs ran well.

Raul Julia

Sometimes we used to eat once a day... chicken backs. You could buy four chicken backs for a quarter.

Sarah Kay

If I should have a daughter, instead of 'Mom,' she's gonna call me 'Point B,' because that way she knows that no matter what happens, at least she can always find her way to me. And I'm going to paint solar systems on the backs of her hands so she has to learn the entire universe before she can say, 'Oh, I know that like the back of my hand.'

Sarah Kay

Perusing colorful storylines on the backs of book jackets, I realized that none of them could possibly be as dramatic as my life to date. Then sadly, I also realized I could never find the ending of my story from the safety of an armchair.

We had our backs to the wall when we didn't take care of business on Tuesday (loss to Morgan City). It was Senior Day and we scored when we had opportunity and they left a few runners on.

Rahul Dravid

We had our backs to the wall right through the Test match, no doubt about that, and we did well to stay in it and keep fighting.

We had our backs to the wall in the third period and Patrick Eaves snapped a pretty nice one off.

Rahul Dravid

We had our backs to the wall for three days in the first test. They didn't surprise us, we knew they're a good team.

Ricky Gervais

We were slapping each other's backs so hard we were red raw.

Tommy Bowden

Today the line blocked well, but the play of the backs and receivers stood out. We didn't have any dropped balls that I could remember, the backs ran hard and the quarterbacks were accurate.

Paul Wilson

We have a huge target on our backs this year. It's fun to look at rankings, but you still have to go out and play.

Gregg Williams

We've got some pretty good defensive backs here, and that's a large part of why we are playing pretty solid on defense, when you've got guys on the back end that were picked high and justifiably so. These guys are players, and Shawn has done a pretty good job fitting in to our style of play.

We've got some good running backs as well. It's going to come down to execution.

Daniel Alfredsson

We have to look at this as a great challenge for us because they're going to be playing pretty desperate hockey. They've got their backs to the wall and they have to win. This would be a big win for us if we're able to pull it off.

W. S. Gilbert

Usually we have outstanding running backs in this system,

Nathan Vasher

With the field goal team out there, there were no defensive backs or wide receivers. You're out there with the big boys. I picked up some great blocks from everybody out there.

Government spending clearly needs some adjusting. But a budget is a statement of our priorities, and balancing our spending on the backs of our nation's seniors is not the right approach.

My biggest concern all week was making sure we could handle their line. We started getting a surge and pushing them off the ball. The more success the backs had, the more the line realized it and they wanted to do better.

Midway down the backside I nudged him a little and thought I'd give him a little encouragement and he picked it up pretty good. It was just a matter if I could have found any room for him because he had a little momentum and I didn't want to get him stopped.

Wes Walz

Willie's a warrior for us. He's one of those guys when he talks, he backs up what he says. He works hard after practices. He'll be on the bike after a game. He tries to get better, and he has a lot of respect from guys in our dressing room.

I think Microsoft would like to wait until after the election, and maybe if George W. Bush wins, they could get treated better by a Bush Justice Department. I think they're delusional if they think that's going to get them out of their problem, but I wouldn't be surprised if that's in the backs of their minds.

I thought he was supposed to win the Heisman last year. He's one of my favorite backs in college football. It's going to be an honor playing on the same field as him.

I thought it was going long. So I just went behind for the backside rebound and tipped it in. I thought time ran out before I got it in.

Johnny works hard and he is as every bit as committed to winning as coach as he was as a player. He came out and coached our defensive backs and that unit had the same competitive fire as he had. They played with his personality.

Richard Hastings

Management is concerned about return on invested capital and return on shareholder equity and that's the focus. Everything else takes a backseat to that.

Those are people who are cooking in the backs of vans, SUVs and vehicles,

Tom Kenny

Weaker consumer spending backs the case for interest rates on hold.

Tim Hudson

I wish I didn't have to pitch. But the way the scenario is, we've kind of got our backs to the wall, ... I want to be out there if something is on the line. I feel like I should be out there to give us a good chance to win.