- King
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- Nov 07, 2020
Back Quotes
Words about returning, backing up, and standing behind what matters.
This collection gathers lines built around the small word 'back' in surprisingly different contexts: political leverage handed back to Congress, actors returning from a shoot, and even a beauty routine built on backing up one step with another. See more reflective lines in our Always collection.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I got married very young and put my career on the back burner for the most part because that's what you did in those days. I've never been a pushy, ambitious type of person anyway.
- American President
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- Nov 07, 2020
Fighting back against Iran is difficult and costly. No American president from Carter to Obama has been willing to take it on.
- Politics
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm pretty sure it was President Bill Clinton who brought me back into politics and following it.
- Acting Class
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- Nov 07, 2020
John Ventimiglia, who was on 'The Sopranos,' was in my first acting class and we have been friends since that time. Alec Baldwin was in my class back then, Sean Young and Andrew McCarthy.
- Nov 07, 2020
If anything, I want to bring television back up to where it will entertain and engage a gamer.
- Artillery
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- Nov 07, 2020
The idea of aerial military surveillance dates back to the Civil War, when both the Union and the Confederacy used hot-air balloons to spy on the other side, tracking troop movements and helping to direct artillery fire.
- End
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm essentially a jobbing actor. If I'm out of work, I'll be the back end of a donkey.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
To sit back and say, 'Oh, we're going to let the government do whatever they want, right or wrong,' is giving up.
- Nov 07, 2020
Making a movie takes a toll on your life because it's a commitment, so you put a lot on the back burner.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was coming up, I kept a ton of comic books, almost 300 comic books. Back in the day, they didn't used to cost that much, so I used to keep 'em, collect 'em, trade 'em.
- Nice
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- Nov 07, 2020
So it's really nice after about a year and a half to get back on stage and flex those old muscles.
- Friends
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have friends who've tried to break into the UK, who went back with their tails between their legs. Fortunately I've had the opposite experience.
- Causing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Back in 2005 and 2006, I argued as forcefully as I could, in letters to clients of my investment firm, 'Scion Capital', that the mortgage market would melt down in the second half of 2007, causing substantial damage to the economy.
- Credit
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- Nov 07, 2020