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Looking back, I spent a lot of time sitting in pubs when I should have been perfecting my playwriting.

Quotes by Jez Butterworth

I think if a woman is feeling aggressive, she should be aggressive and not hold back.

Quotes by Jhene Aiko

Ever since I'm done with Zim everyone thinks that I'm going to go back to comics. I've been flooded with emails asking me if I'm working on the new Johnny over and over again.

Quotes by Jhonen Vasquez

I went through my rebellious phase, not in my teenage years, but around age 12. The year I decided I didn't want to do entertainment anymore, I was discovered. And I couldn't back down from that.

Quotes by Jessica White

I'm not afraid to have no make-up on and no hair. I just want to be stripped back.

Quotes by Jessie J

I write in the weirdest places. I wrote 'Girl on the Coast' in my car with the kids in the back and Eric driving. I just wrote the whole thing on my phone. I just typed out the lyrics.

Quotes by Jessie James Decker

Running with your hands behind your back is so hard.

Quotes by Jessica Rothe

I was always going back and forth between Singapore and the U.K.

Quotes by Jessica Henwick

I've shied away from playing Asian characters. if you look back, I'm playing characters that have no relevance to my ethnicity.

Quotes by Jessica Henwick

I think, back in the day, the ultimate trifecta was considered 'Harry Potter,' 'Lord of the Rings,' and maybe 'Star Trek.'

Quotes by Jessica Henwick

I got my masters in social sciences and education at Stanford, and initially - this is back in 2002 or 2003 when I graduated - I wanted to move to D.C. and work on education reform, specifically with No Child...

Quotes by Jessica Mendoza

I've learned to not forecast anything beyond the year, because when I went to Stanford, I originally wanted to be an orthopedic surgeon. So it's just hilarious to look back at all of the things I wanted to do.

Quotes by Jessica Mendoza

When I was 12, I snapped my arm in two. My wrist still has a funny bump because they didn't join it back together so great.

Quotes by Jessica De Gouw

If you don't try to win you might as well hold the Olympics in somebody's back yard.

Quotes by Jesse Owens

When you come through this world, and you become successful, you have to give back.

Quotes by Jesse White

My bookshelves have no order. I prune them regularly and sell the books to Myopic Books, a Chicago bookstore. They give me store credit, and then I spend all the store credit, and, presumably, return to sell them back more...

Quotes by Jesse Ball

I fought tooth and nail: I didn't want to learn Hebrew. My Bar Mitzvah came around, and I didn't want to read the Torah portion. I look back with a lot of chagrin about how I behaved.

Quotes by Jesse Andrews

Some of the routines come back very easily. We do it off the top of our heads.

Quotes by Jerry Stiller

Don't buy the bootlegs, save your stuff, everything's coming back out.

Quotes by Jerry Only

The only way to know how much is enough, is to do too much, and then back up.

Quotes by Jerry Jeff Walker

Frequently Asked Questions

What kinds of situations do these "Back" quotes describe?
This collection uses the word back in different ways - from politics to entertainment to everyday routines. One quote describes wanting to give the president leverage to go to the United Nations, and then come back to the Congress for the authority to go to force. Another recalls getting back from shooting 'Deception' while under an NBC contract, admitting, "I can't really do anything." For more quotes with a similar sense of movement and decision-making, see Go quotes.
Is there a quote about international relations or the global economy?
Yes. One quote reflects on how Russia and China, once communist-like adversaries who didn't participate, are now trading monetary instruments and taking part in the world alongside everyone else. It's a good example of back being used to mark a shift over time.
Does this page include anything about beauty or skincare routines?
It does. One quote describes a hypersensitive skin routine, explaining the need to cleanse it with oils and then back it up with even more oil, adding, "I really am just putting on oil all the time." It's a small, personal example next to the more political and career-focused quotes elsewhere on this page. If you enjoy quotes about everyday preferences, browse Like quotes.
Is there a quote related to acting or a TV/film contract?
Yes - one quote mentions getting back from shooting 'Deception' while still under contract with NBC, which limited what the speaker could do next. It's a glimpse into how a work contract can shape someone's options after a project wraps. For more reflective, exploratory quotes, check out Look quotes.
Do all the quotes on this page share one single meaning of "back"?
Not exactly - that's part of what makes this page interesting. Back shows up here as returning to Congress after a UN resolution process, coming back from a film shoot, marking a shift in global participation, and even as part of a skincare routine. For more quotes that return to familiar, everyday phrasing, see Always quotes.

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