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Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.
I've never backed down from a challenge.
My childhood home backed onto wheat and cotton fields.
I've never backed him. I have never endorsed Roy Moore.
I'm not backed by the super PACs and the big corporations.
I fell into lyric writing because of music. I backed into it.
I've personally backed off from direct political involvement.
I've never backed down from a fight and I relish a good debate.
I've never backed out of a fight in my life. That's not what I do.
With our first two records we backed ourselves into a hole musically.
I always felt like I needed to be backed up in a corner to push myself.
I will not give way because too many previous governments have backed down.
My father hasn't backed me in any way, and I don't think anybody has backed me.
I would love to play a completely negative character if it's backed by a super script.
Sometimes, if I don't write for a day or two, I get backed up - it's like constipation.
Some people have never fancied me, but there have been plenty others who have backed me.
I kind of backed into rap music. I thought I was going to do comic books or graphic art.
Our country has backed us so much. People who love you so much can criticise you as well.
Every man eventually is backed up to the wall of faith, and there he must make his stand.
I want people to look back at my career and say, 'That guy never backed down from anyone.'
Money is not something you just print. It must be backed by something, either good economy or gold.
Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed by force.
Yes, I backed the hula hoop. And I had a lot of other people come to me with ideas that turned out well.
I've made mistakes, usually when I felt backed against a wall or faced enormous pressure. I'm human and flawed.
The main reason I backed DeepMind was strategic: I see my role as bridging the AI research and AI safety communities.
We have been mandated by the government, backed by legislation, that we have to have an inflation target of about 4%.
For many decades, Myanmar was on the receiving end of very public diplomatic scoldings, often backed up by sanctions.
Coming to Middlesex, there was one coach in particular who backed me. But outside of that, it's a pretty lonely place.
In Dortmund, the stadium is nearly full for the warm-up. They've always been there in their numbers, always backed the team.
When I played, I received racial abuse but I was just one of a few black players and we weren't backed up by the authorities.
Saudi Arabia is a frightened monarchy. It's beset by Sunni extremists from the Islamic State and Shiite extremists backed by Iran.
Preparing for climate change has to be a national priority backed by tens of billions in federal investment. Lives are on the line.
For too long people have backed companies on hope value rather than solid products coming out. Now we are coming out the other side.
Have I said dumb things? Absolutely, who hasn't? But I have never backed away from being called out on something I did or said wrong.
You can't just set the vision, take a nap, and not keep working on making your vision happen. Your intention has to be backed by work.
When I see people laughing at ideas and companies we have backed, I smile. It means we are going to make a lot of money on that investment.
The Make in India campaign has taken off and is backed with skill development. It is going to open new vistas for employment for the youth.
The people that work the border will tell you that physical barriers, backed up by men and women, is what we need to secure the southwest border.
Sometimes on the outside courts we'd play and guys would get into fights. I never backed down, even if the guy was stronger and I'd get punished.
To have faith in Divine protection is good, but even beter if backed by the pratical assistance heaven has a right to expect from sensible mortals.
But steel bars have never yet kept out a mob; it takes something a good deal stronger: human courage backed up by the consciousness of being right.
There's so often - in filmmaking, you're backed into something that already has these set parameters, whether it's a sequel or a book that people love.
Sammy Davis, I backed him up. I used to study him every night. I saw how great performers worked and was able to incorporate a little bit from the best.
A U.S. dollar is an IOU from the Federal Reserve Bank. It's a promissory note that doesn't actually promise anything. It's not backed by gold or silver.
When I was a young prosecutor, I got called to testify against my boss. I could have backed down, but I didn't. I stood up to him. And he fired me for it.
The difficulties of conducting espionage against the Soviet Union in the Soviet Union were such that historically the Agency had backed away from the task.
Last Thursday, our Supreme Court backed that local governments can co-opt private property, and give it to another private entity, for economic development.
The first video I ever watched was on a Beta system because everyone thought Beta was the way but then it ended up being video so we backed the wrong horse.
Being in the weight room has helped me. Defensively, it helps because I'm not getting backed down easily. My legs are stronger, so I can move my feet better.
The chances of a bank going out of business are extremely slim, but it's always a good idea to spread around major sums so every penny is backed by insurance.
