Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jim Zalesky

Oregon State has a great tradition. You've got the backing of the administration, which is key. You've also got good Oregon high school wrestling, there's a good base there.

Standing up to 33 nations, not backing down in the face of the world and the world's superpowers was seen as a great victory.

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.

That's backing into applications, rather than approaching by the front door,

Fernando Vargas

I was wondering why they stopped the fight. I was the one pushing the action, backing him into the ropes. I definitely want a rematch. Let's see what he says.

I was trying to go five-hole. I tried to catch him backing up, and he made a good save.

I was trying to find the puck between my legs. He caught me right at that moment when you're on your heels and kind of backing off and flat footed. That's just part of the game. It was a good clean hit.

Vinny Testaverde

I think I was under center for the Jets in that one. I was backing up a kid named Joe Namath, who is probably the only man in the world who makes me look fast.

I'm still backing the miners to outperform because there's no let up yet in the commodities boom. A lot of the good news about demand from China may be understated and you'd have to think this rally has some way to go yet.

Andy Burnham

I am delighted that we have been able to give our backing to (this) amendment.

I bet that really did stimulate contributions a lot. The censure resolution, and lack of any other Democrat backing it, really put a lot of Bush-haters onto Feingold.

Hallmark is a national and international brand name that gets good promotion. Whoever buys it gets the backing of the company.

There are strong economic fundamentals backing not only the U.S. economy but the U.S. dollar right now. We are likely to get two more rate hikes.

Gary Williams

There are so many teams in the ACC that can go .500. You'd better be .500 (in the league). Nobody's backing into the NCAA Tournament. That isn't going to happen because of the expansion of the big conferences.

I feel that this lady can do the job. She has the backing of the auditor's office,

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

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,

He?s got a very good staff behind him, both up on the hill (at the district offices) and down at the high school. And he?s certainly going to have the backing of the board.

Joe Girardi

He saw me a lot when he came to the park, because I was always backing up first base, ... He makes you feel pretty comfortable.

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.

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.

He's (Pearson) been here before, and he's very popular. He will bring a python, whose name is Dragon. Dragon is a huge snake (about 18 feet). It takes three grown men to lift the snake in its box. When he (Pearson) pulls a piece of his tail from the box, everyone starts backing up.

I wouldn't be worried about it at all. I think it's very natural to see some backing and filling after the gains we've had.

If we get funded to the level (Dutch engineers) get funded and have the national backing they have, we're going to do some fantastic things. There's nothing magical about what they do.

If they are backing out because of political pressure, it's nothing new.

Nicklas Lidstrom

He looks real confident out there when he's got the puck. You can tell that the other teams are backing off when he's got it. When he's got the puck he's hanging onto the puck, beating one or two guys. He's drawing two guys, too, to him, so he's just going to create so many chances -- if he's not going to score, other players around him are going to score.

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.

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.