Famous Quotes & Sayings

Vonda Shepard

Starting young has definitely helped my success. All the experience I gained by touring with other players as a backing artist helped to prepare me for my own big break.

Tom Brokaw

Oklahoma residents are known for not backing down from a fight in the political arena, on the gridiron, NBA courts or rodeo arenas, but in their reaction to the bombing, they knew intuitively they would not find restoration in rage.

People weren't expecting good news from Sun, so it's not a surprise, but there's been some enthusiastic tech news recently and you need a string to keep that going. Sun didn't provide that, and in fact they countered that, so people are backing off a little bit.

Mentally we know we can beat (teams) and we have confidence in ourselves. Our coach is backing us up.

We are not backing off. We are putting money in here. We are putting in seven brand new pieces of converting equipment. There will be more.

We are not backing away from the pattern,

We are here and we are not leaving, ... I'm not backing down from anybody.

Jose Barroso

I am very delighted that the European Council is backing our call for an energy policy for Europe, that it makes sense to have a common strategy for Europe.

But it's nothing really fundamental: Is it interest rates backing up in the U.S.? Rate expectations backing up? Or the fact that the dollar fell too far too fast last week? It's probably a combination of all of that.

Tiger Woods

More than the length, it's the fact that every ball is backing up. Every ball picked up mud. That's the hardest thing in the world. You can have length, and you can have longer shots to the green, but if you don't have a clean ball, it makes for a very difficult golf shot.

Mortgage rates have dropped, yes, but a weak economy means people lose jobs or feel insecure in their jobs. Some potential buyers may end up backing off from a purchase. When the economy picks up after a slowdown, interest rates usually rise, but that doesn't stop people from buying.

Ned was trying to get (the boys off him). I jumped in at the last moment as they were backing off and pushed them off, ... I physically lifted (Ned) out of the water and carried him out. He would have drowned if I hadn't been there. He was unconscious and under the water.

Obviously oil backing down a little today allows investors to focus more on the relatively strong earnings performances last week.

No doubt there will be a mad dash at the start, but for us it's a matter of how quickly some of them stop. There will be several of them backing up at the 3/8th pole, and hopefully they don't get in our way when we're running from the back.

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.

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

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.

Gautam Gambhir

I believe in backing players and helping them out with their game.

The fact that Fukui is backing away from the optimism rates will go up could prove a bit of a problem for the yen. Investors are looking for some follow through from policy makers in order to be confident about pushing the yen higher.

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,

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.

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.

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.

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 think we'll see some degree of moderation, but I don't see any backing off to a large degree.