Backbone Quotations | Page 2

It's hard to imagine anybody having the backbone that Greenspan brought to the job, the ability to withstand months and months of criticism and stick to his guns.

It's something we don't bank on having to have in order to win games. We always think defense is the backbone of all our victories. But if we continue to shoot the ball like that, we'll be tough to beat.

It was a positive meeting and the governor appreciates the sheriffs -- they are the backbone of law enforcement.

Oil will continue to be the backbone due to its sheer scale plus the rate of expansion envisaged. I'm not sure if this is enough evidence of diversification or conversely is it just evidence of the benefits of a booming oil sector.

None of Congressman Fitzpatrick's statements about why he voted to support CAFTA make sense. His constituents deserve a straight answer even if it is an admission that he does not have the backbone to stand up to what everyone knows was extreme pressure by the Republican leadership to do as they ordered rather than what Fitzpatrick believed or promised.

They are kind of the backbone for our throwers.

These two young gentlemen have exceeded all expectations as players and are really going to form part of the backbone for the future and I think it's a great credit to them.

These two companies together control many of the key pieces of the technology that make up the backbone of the Internet. In any Internet service provider, you'll find Ascend and Cascade equipment dominating. I think from a strategic standpoint, this makes a ton of sense.

Small business is the backbone of New York's vibrant and growing economy. This rate reduction will provide an ideal opportunity for small businesses to learn more about what that State of New York is purchasing and capitalize on state government contracts.

Small businesses provide 75 percent of new U.S. jobs and are the backbone of our economy, and no outdated ban should be keeping small business owners from collecting the same interest their money could earn if it were held by an individual.

Small businesses are the backbone of job creation in South Carolina, but we're not maximizing our potential when we've got what's effectively the highest income tax rate in the Southeast holding us back.

Slavery is the backbone on which this country was built, ... We haven't even touched the tip of the iceberg in terms of studying it ... I have two children and I don't think they have studied the issue thoroughly.

That?s a great thing when you have a lot of people making contributions. That?s the backbone of our program. That?s what we want to do ? get a lot of people involved.

I'm very concerned about that. We are out here fighting for health care and the middle class. The middle class is the backbone of society and it needs to stop somewhere.

Increasingly complex supply chain management issues like global strategic sourcing and procurement will keep SCM consultancy as the backbone of the OM consulting market,

Individuals and businesses must participate in a national discussion about a simpler tax system, one that collects sufficient revenue to meet appropriate federal responsibilities, but one resting on a broader, fairer tax base without penalizing saving and investing, the backbone of a strong, decentralized and thriving economy.

If somebody has something, everybody has something, ... the backbone here.

I'll take Kipper any day. He's had a great season this year and definitely has been the backbone of this team.

I hope he doesn't get discouraged because internally we know he's been the key. We know that he's definitely been the backbone as far as being consistent and solid throughout.

I just love Mount Olive. I love working for the Mount Olive Chamber of Commerce. It's the backbone of Mount Olive I've enjoyed working with the town board. I believe we have the best town board we've had in a long time.

His healthy has improved a lot. That's big for the team. He's pretty much the backbone of our team. He's been going easy in practice. He's one of seven league champs.

Because textbooks are the backbone of classroom instruction, we must demand improvement so that our students can acquire the knowledge and skills they will need for more advanced learning.

He's the backbone of this team. No question. Our whole team has been playing well and he's back there to make the big saves. I think he's the best goalie in the league by far.

He's just been the backbone of this team. He's making real big saves at key times in the game.

Hopefully, by then, President Bush and his majority leader will have found the backbone to stop the extreme elements of the Republican Party from blocking improvements to America's security.

It’s hard to find backbone.I never had crisis of identity. But I think many Americans have it.

Gaming is the backbone of Nevadas economy.

I'm not going to say to Putin that he'll get more flexibility after the election. After the election he'll get more backbone.

I won’t die like this again. (Zarek) Backbone. How I love it. But not as much as I love sucking the marrow from it. (Thanatos)

These judges, some of these judges, that come out of the White House, they will take your rights away. It is no more complicated than that. And if we as Democrats don't have the backbone to stand up and fight this fight, we don't stand for anything.

America's foreign policy lacks the backbone to do the right thing in Afghanistan - which is leave.

The goalie's the backbone of the team. There definitely is a standard there that you need to live up to, or you're probably not going to be in net.

The CT scanner is the backbone of the PAC system, the new digital (imaging) system that is part of the future of this alliance,

All of these farms all over this county used to supply Staunton with home-cured bacon and ham. That was the backbone of the rural economy 50 years ago, and nobody got sick.

Put your backbone where your wishbone is.

Self-possession is the backbone of authority.

Ceremony is all backbone.

The backbone of the preaching of Christ is a conviction of the truth of Christ.

Character is the backbone of our human culture. Music is the flowering of character.

Toughness is not being a bully, it’s having a backbone.

Eating organic, family-grown food is important to a lot of us, so that's why it's important to take care of the family farmers. They're the backbone of the country.

A vocation is the backbone of life.

We need a backbone, not a wishbone.

Making money isn't the backbone of our guiding purpose; it is the by-product of our guiding purpose.

Many a man has failed because he had his wishbone where his backbone should have been.