(54 quotes found)
“The individual activity of one man with backbone will do more than a thousand men with a mere wishbone.”
William J. H. Boetcker
“Guts are a combination of confidence, courage, conviction, strength of character, stick-to-itiveness, pugnaciousness, backbone, and intestinal fortitude. They are mandatory for anyone who wants to get to and stay at the top.”
D. A. Benton
“Never grow a wishbone, daughter, where you backbone ought to be.”
Clementine Paddleford
“The backbone of surprise is fusing speed with secrecy”
Karl von Clausewitz
“The Scots are the backbone of Canada. They are all right in their three vital parts -- head, heart and haggis.”
William Osler
“I always say that we're the backbone of the team. We're our toughest critics. ... It's just that we've got so many expectations for our defense, and we really want to go out there and not have anybody score -- not even have anybody come into our territory.”
Alan Zemaitis
“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.”
Charles Gargano
“It was really emotional for us. He's been the backbone of our team for a long time.”
Chad Hedrick
“I didn't see your backbone. I felt like you were sleeping though the lyrical dance.”
Brian Friedman
“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.”
Chris Low
