Top 75 Backbone Quotes

I really feel sorry for new generation. It’s hard to find backbone. I never had crisis of identity. But I think many Americans have it.

Most of the time – in ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ or ‘Devil’s Backbone’ – I’m talking about my childhood.

Power plants are an infrastructure backbone that I want to be seriously involved in; this is because the country is rapidly developing and has high demand for electricity.

Missouri farm and ranch families are the backbone of this state.

Retired public service workers make up the backbone of the middle class in so many of our communities.

I came to Nashville in the early ’90s, and I thought, ‘OK, enough is enough. I write songs; I just don’t have the backbone to show it to anybody. I want to go to Nashville and learn how to properly write a song.’

There’s a loss of faith in the banking system that for so long has been the backbone of prosperity and growth.

The backbone of our nation’s domestic defense against terrorist attacks will continue to be the men and women in local law enforcement and emergency services.

News is the backbone of our network; the main commodity and the main successes of Al Jazeera came out of our involvement in covering the news in the Middle East.

To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funny bone.

Obviously, my husband’s very determined because he got himself back into that ring after being out of it for many years. And I’m the same: I’ve always been his backbone, and there’s nothing that you can stop Bryan and I at. We’re unstoppable.

Whether it’s books or TV, or whatever the case may be, the backbone of what I do is my restaurants.

The drummer is the backbone of the band and is the real underrated one.

Wherever I’ve been, and I’ve been to over 20, maybe 25, countries in Africa, I’ve noticed how their backbone is broken. They don’t have any confidence in themselves. They always think a white man will solve their problems from outside for them.

By increasing the use of renewable fuels such as ethanol and bio-diesel, and providing the Department of Energy with a budget to create more energy efficiency options, agriculture can be the backbone of our energy supply as well.

How is the base sequence, divided into codons? There is nothing in the backbone of the nucleic acid, which is perfectly regular, to show us how to group the bases into codons.

I grew up on R&B and soul, so that backbone is always there.

I don’t have any contempt for the men who have to have jobs and have to commute and have to pay the mortgage and have to get their kids an education. To me, that’s the backbone of America, to coin a phrase.

I’m a big fan of small business ownership. I think it’s the backbone of American innovation. But to be successful, you first have to have the courage to go for it.

My upbringing gave me a lot of backbone and prepared me well for showbiz. It could throw anything at me and I could take it.

Nuclear plants are part of the backbone of our electric grid. They are reliable, they are clean.

I have a backbone; that doesn’t make me a heel. That makes me the biggest babyface there is.

What’s great about comedy, obviously, is that you set up a situation that people assume one thing and then you break the assumption. That’s basically the backbone to comedy. You set up a situation, let people make an assumption, and then you break the assumption.

Gaming is the backbone of Nevada’s economy.

Tonally, the stuff I want to do in VR will, of course, always have a comedic backbone and be a bit absurdist and colorful with really interesting and bizarre characters but supported by really strong gameplay mechanics.

The technology backbone is no longer an afterthought.

My mom is my backbone.

Sometimes it’s great to have a backbone, but you’ve got to be careful. Remember that sometimes, when you hurt your backbone, you can’t get it fixed because you don’t have enough money.

Infrastructure is the backbone of economic growth. It improves access to basic services such as clean water and electricity, creates jobs and boosts business.

Small businesses are the backbone of the American economy and employ almost half of the working population. Yet because of their size, they rarely have access to the same information security resources as large firms.

We all live in the same house, we all must be part of the effort to hold down our little house. When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just… do something about it. Say something. Have the courage. Have the backbone. Get in the way. Walk with the wind. It’s all going to work out.

I think I have a very nice demeanor, but at the same time, when pushed, I will freak out. I have a backbone, but I don’t feel like I’m terrible about it.

To me, the hook of the riff is what makes a great guitar recording. It’s the backbone of the whole song. When you have a strong riff, it’s the rocket fuel for the track.

Family farms and small businesses are the backbone of our communities.

At a time when we are losing manufacturing jobs in this country, we should be doing everything we can to help our manufacturers stay competitive. They are the backbone of our economy.

Every garden scheme should have a backbone, a central idea beautifully phrased. Every wall, path, stone and flower should have its relationship to the central idea.

The moral backbone of literature is about that whole question of memory. To my mind it seems clear that those who have no memory have the much greater chance to lead happy lives.

I still have a lot of confidence in my offensive game. I try to get guys involved and get in the lane, but defense is my backbone.

In the late ’80s and early ’90s, there was a slightly retro drum sound that was popular in hip-hop music called the 808 bass drum sound. It was the bass drum sound on the 808 drum machine, and it’s very deep and very resonant, and was used as the backbone as a lot of classic hip-hop tracks.

The writers are the backbone in television, like in film, but eventually, as an actress, I can bring something.

We need a younger generation that’s prepared to grow a backbone, go out into the world, take risks and make difficult decisions. Otherwise the future doesn’t bode well for any of us.

Good new songs are the backbone of the music industry. There isn’t an artist out there who could survive without hit songs.

Bending over backwards does not bring you the love and attention you crave, but having your own life, your own goals and a backbone will.

Our enlisted are the backbone of our service, are exceptionally a bright group of men women.

In India, unlike in the United States and Australia, agriculture is not just a food producing enterprise but also the backbone of the livelihood security of nearly 60 per cent of the population.

My mom is the backbone not just of my family but of many families.

Small businesses are the backbone of our economy.

Confidence was the backbone of my upbringing. I was an only child, so I was spoilt, loved, and given an enormous amount of confidence by my parents.

Many don’t know that my sister has silently been my backbone.

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

My faith is an important part of my life and over the years I’ve learnt that it takes a proud man to say he doesn’t need anything. It has been a quiet strength and a backbone through a lot of difficult times.

I thank God there are a few men left in this nation who have the backbone to tell it like it is.

We know working families are the backbone of our state. If they are not financially stable, Connecticut will never be.

I have perfected the art of the mean song to make me feel like I have a backbone.

The individual activity of one man with backbone will do more than a thousand men with a mere wishbone.

My parents are my backbone. Still are. They’re the only group that will support you if you score zero or you score 40.

Everything I do is for my parents, None of this matters without them. If it weren’t for them, I wouldn’t be here… If it wasn’t for them, if it wasn’t for the structure and the backbone that I have, I wouldn’t be able to mess up and keep coming back and sit in front of you as a world champion.

A well-educated populace is the backbone of our middle-class.

My mother was like a backbone for me in my life. She would always push me ahead.

A lot of people are afraid to tell the truth, to say no. That’s where toughness comes into play. Toughness is not being a bully. It’s having backbone.

Any director who comes into a revival owes a great deal to the original director. If I know the backbone works, it gives me, as a director, much more freedom to bring something new to it or try something different.

I have a partner, Danny Strong; he’s an incredible writer and, really, my backbone. So when we don’t see eye to eye, it’s painful.

A song is essentially an ‘asset’ after its creation and release because it can be traded, sold or rented. This makes it the backbone of earnings in the ‘music ecosystem.’