Famous Quotes & Sayings

We pressured a little bit in the first half. But we really backed off in the second half.

I think that charged the club. Whether he hit Bobby to send a message or not, I think the team backed up Bobby. We scored five unanswered runs, and that nailed the coffin.

Gary Ross

I loved making 'The Hunger Games' - it was the happiest experience of my professional life. Lionsgate was supportive of me in a manner that few directors ever experience in a franchise: they empowered me to make the film I wanted to make and backed the movie in a way that requires no explanation beyond the remarkable results.

Daniel Johns

With our first two records we backed ourselves into a hole musically.

John Sullivan

When you get on the field at West Lafayette, that crowd is intense. You can tell there's a hatred for you and you're backed into a corner, and the only thing you can do is fight your way out.

Graeme Smith

We thought after having gone through their top order twice in Centurion and with the moisture in the wicket here, we backed ourselves to get a big chunk in their batting order.

Mohamed ElBaradei

We are coming to the litmus test in the next few weeks. Diplomacy is not just talking. Diplomacy has to be backed by pressure and, in extreme cases, by force.

We had a couple of opportunities that we didn't take and we backed that up with poor discipline. Playing our third game in 10 days, that gave us too much to do.

Graeme Smith

We backed our bowlers to take a big chunk out of their batting order, and in the first two or three hours we created a lot of chances. But I would have to say the gamble hasn't paid off.

We backed off in the third quarter. We had some turnovers and they got on a roll. Cabell Midland can score. We want back to the pressure and got on a roll ourselves.

Yet another survey of the economy is suggesting sustainable strength. Rates backed up a little because of this report, but you're treading water a bit because of payrolls data lurking on Friday.

Three or four teams have backed out already, so it's going to be a small meet.

You know, there were five different teams that had it all locked up, and they all lost within the last week. And so Nebraska sort of backed in, and Oregon was the consensus No. 2, and the computer polls didn't like them, so then ended up the Fiesta Bowl. And then it was a rotten game.

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.

Mack Brown

We were into the wind, we were backed up, we were third-and-10 and what a great play, what a great run. Talk about Heisman Trophy winners. That's a highlight reel for a Heisman Trophy right there.

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.

I remind them of a few games that got away from us and the mistakes we made in those games. I remind them of the three years we worked to get to this point and the sacrifices they made over the summers and everything the team and the community did for us and we don't want to have brain freezes once we get out there. They have never backed down from a challenge since I've been there.

Well, there are problems, but they're pretty minor. We only have one computer, so when there's a lot of people at once it gets pretty backed up.

What we've backed away from at this point is the use of a proprietary standard and we want standards that are published and free of legal encumbrances, and we don't want two standards,

What we're doing here is we're providing our VARs and our channel with a great product -- proven technology all the way down to 10 users up to unlimited, with Check Point's backed services as well as providing those VARs an opportunity to generate a new revenue stream with capabilities for doing large-scale, if they wanted to, managed services.

There is a risk that energy could break out into a bigger inflation problem. We have gotten through Katrina and oil prices have backed off a bit, but there is a risk that if we have a harsh winter, energy prices will rise again.

The Coyotes are excited to have the Stockton Thunder join us as our ECHL affiliate, ... The Thunder is backed by a solid ownership group, and an extraordinary environment which will be beneficial to the development of our prospects.

LaDainian Tomlinson

I think at the end of the day, even though I didn't win a Super Bowl ring, I felt like I backed them up for drafting me. I backed up the San Diego Chargers for picking me with the fifth pick.

When you've got them backed up to third-and-whatever-it-was, you'd really like to be able to capitalize when they make a mistake and present us an opportunity. I hate to say it, but it kind of turned sour after that.

We've backed ourselves into a very dangerous situation. The economy is dependent on everyone consuming like crazy. If everyone heard my diatribe and said, 'Yeah, we better start saving,' the economy would go into a recession.

We were in a delay, but then I changed the setup where it was a three-man delay with our three guards and Durham's guy backed off him a little. That's not the way I would have drawn it up, but it was within what we were trying to do at that point.

We're beginning to get backed into a corner. It's something worth trying.

We're a wounded dog backed in the corner right now. We're going to come out fighting. We've got some guys down, but you step in and you play as good or better.

Yes, for most people the spring stats can fool you. But watching the way he's throwing the ball, he's backed off and pitched, not thrown. He's more letting the pitches work for him and letting the ball move for him and locating. He's not trying to overthrow or overpower hitters, but just make his pitches and have them put the ball in play.

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We believe that Oracle's management backed itself into a corner by using the economy as their sole explanation for their shortfall.