Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ultimately he's likely to be forced to compromise more, ... there hasn't been very much in the way of backing down.

The point is, we're the ones who have been backing the Bombers. My whole section is talking about not renewing.

We are proud to be doing business with such an exceptional group of financial institutions. The willingness of our banks to provide these credit facilities demonstrates their confidence in our business model and provides us with strong financial backing as we continue to pursue our development opportunities.

We are pretty happy with where we are at so far, especially the fact that the players are backing themselves. Their confidence is coming as much from the pre-season preparation we had, including the tour to Australia, as anything else, but there is still a lot to do. We've won nothing yet.

Eddie Izzard

We stole countries with the cunning use of flags! Yeah, just sail around the world and stick a flag in. - I claim India for Britain!They go, - You can't claim us, we live here! 500 million of us!- Do you have a flag?- We don't need a bloody flag! It's our country, you bastards!- No flag, no country, you can't have one! That's the rules that I've just made up, and I'm backing it up with this gun that was lent from the National Rifle Association.

We started backing up midnight to 2 o'clock in the morning, which suggests it was Asian-inspired.

We've been able to handle a lackluster earnings season so far. Energy companies haven't really come into the fray yet, so things may look a little better after they report. Another positive is that we're backing off a bit from the high price of oil.

When we went in the locker room, we said we weren't pushing. We weren't getting as hard after them as we should. In the second half, we brought the fight to them. Instead of backing down and letting them do what they want to do, we made them step up and play -- play defense and make tougher shots.

John Marshall

We're going to talk to the voters about the issues Colorado cares about. We don't begrudge him bringing in Eastern Bloc friends, but I suspect that the cowboys down at the coffeehouse in Delta are more interested what the candidates have to say about water and health care than whether or not the president of Poland is backing you.

Don Wilson

What we're seeing is the foreign market backing off.

We like backing experienced entrepreneurs who have built their own companies, who have been in high-growth situations and understand the value of a dollar.

There is clear confusion on Prop. 78 as to who is backing it, which means it's the one with the greatest potential for change in preference.

Suzy Menkes

Fledgling designers need investment - but how much easier it is to put them in a dead man or woman's shoes, perhaps also backing the new designer's namesake line, but only as what the French call a 'danseuse,' a plaything.

Kesha Rogers

In 2010 and 2012, I won the Democratic nomination in the 22nd Congressional District on the program 'Save NASA Impeach Obama,' without any organizational or financial backing from the party.

Charles Portis

I always go backwards when I am backing up.

Byron Dorgan

Seniors should not be coerced into an HMO in order to get drug coverage, ... Is the White House Backing Away from a Comprehensive Medicare Drug Benefit?

She was backing out when, for unknown reasons, her 2-year-old daughter ended up getting in the back of the vehicle.

The only other thing I can do to get this kind of gas would be to get a hybrid. And, right now, we just don't have the financial backing to get a hybrid so the bikes are a better deal.

Brian Campbell

We're showing them that we're not backing down. I think it shows a lot of character in this room and what the guys are about, how badly they want to win.

Larry Foote

Since I've been here, Joey's always been (trash) talking and he's always been backing up what he says. He talks. He backs it up. That's why we don't mind if he keeps on talking because we know he backs it up on Sundays.

Were playing our best basketball right now at the end of the year. We want to go into the state tournament playing our best basketball, we don't want to go backing in.

We're playing good defensively in backing up our pitchers. Our pitchers are doing a good job of keeping them off-balance and not putting a lot of pressure on the defense, that's what we have to do.

France has up to now been backing the wrong horse. ... France will not be able to stop us from overthrowing the Deby regime.

I don't think he's got the recognition or the fan backing I think he deserves. He is a really good guy, and maybe everybody doesn't see that.

Jackson thanked Claypool for backing the airport, but he did not endorse him. He is neutral in the county board president race.

Richard McCabe

I would still be very, very careful, ... There may still be some dips before we get into an advance. Things are getting better but we may have another few weeks of backing and filling -- investor sentiment still shows some complacency about risk.

Kelly has a tough job backing up a player like Matt, but I am glad I could get some of next years' players into the game. I think that will improve our team later in the season.

John has been backing me since I started in the IRL and we've got a great relationship and I feel very lucky,

I think the same. I think we don't really understand how good we are. We've got a lot of potential. Until we show everybody how good we really are, people will really start to believe us and start backing us.

I think the reason that the U.S. would not want to be seen to be backing off from the strong-dollar policy is that it gives the markets the license to sell the dollar. And I think that obviously if we see a weakening economy and a weakening currency, that poses all sorts of problems for the administration and for the Fed.

I think Dan had a great first outing. That's a good way to start the year with the team backing you up and scoring 16 runs.

We're in the process of making a bottom but probably not at the bottom. After the damage done to people's psyches, my guess is we'll get a bounce, but then spend a month backing and filling in this general area.

Mike Montgomery

He's fundamentally sound. He's a hard worker, not backing off at all. He runs the team. I think he's been a surprise, just his poise coming into camp.