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Most Famous Back Quotes of All Time!

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First job I went out on in new York I got, and when I came back, the first job I went out on, I got.

Quotes by James Coburn

I was stillborn. The midwives laid me aside, thought I was really gone. I laid there about an hour, and they picked me back up and tried again, 'cause my body was still warm. The Good Lord brought me back.

Quotes by James Brown

When God took it, he accepted it; when he brought it back, he accepted it. That's what's happening with me.

Quotes by James Brown

I didn't realise how devastating my behavior could be - looking back, I'm very embarrassed. I just buckled under the anxiety.

Quotes by James Arthur

My first instinct is always to fight back because ever since I was a kid, that's what I've always had to do to survive.

Quotes by James Arthur

Losses from partnerships and limited-liability companies, the entities through which the Trumps report much of their income, do not have to be added back as part of the A.M.T. calculation.

Quotes by James B. Stewart

I was really lucky that, through my 20s, I got to work with some amazing people, and I tried to sit back and watch and learn.

Quotes by James Badge Dale

Hindsight can be merciless. People of any given era often look back in time and wonder how their predecessors could have been so dimwitted.

Quotes by James Balog

We are now beyond nature's normal variation in terms of how the atmosphere is composed. Nature did something for a million years. It actually goes back a lot further than that, but the ice core records show a million years....

Quotes by James Balog

I like it when things crescendo to a huge moment like 'Hold Back the River.'

Quotes by James Bay

The thing about 'Hold Back The River' that I like is that it's a good starting place, and it was the perfect first single.

Quotes by James Bay

I have never wanted to check out the family folklore that we could be traced back to a dominie at the hamlet of Balquhidder in the Scottish highlands.

Quotes by James Black

You've got your Justins who have all the back flipping dancers and stuff, and then you've got Lemar, and he totally moves you without having to do all of that, and he's gorgeous.

Quotes by Jamelia

Ultimately, Lloyd Alexander's tales of Prydain were enough to make me come back and visit again and again, and each time, I laughed and I wept. Each time. No exceptions.

Quotes by James A. Moore

I first got into cricket by watching Test matches on TV and listening to overseas tours on the radio. The sport really grabbed me - and it didn't matter that England weren't hugely successful back then.

Quotes by James Anderson

When I listen back to my music and everyone else that's out there, I'm aware that there's something I can do that the next guy doesn't do.

Quotes by Jakob Dylan

Back in the 1500s, the culture that we had built in the West embraced multigenerational projects quite easily. Notre Dame. Massive cathedrals were not built over the course of a few years, they were built over a few generations. People...

Quotes by Jamais Cascio

When my back's against the wall, I need to rise to the occasion.

Quotes by Jameis Winston

I got traded in the middle of an injury - my ankle injury - so in '09, I came back and just kind of flukishly had some success. I was far, far from healthy. I came back in 2010 still...

Quotes by Jake Peavy

The snake will always bite back.

Quotes by Jake Roberts

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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