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Back Quotes

Words about returning, backing up, and standing behind what matters.

This collection gathers lines built around the small word 'back' in surprisingly different contexts: political leverage handed back to Congress, actors returning from a shoot, and even a beauty routine built on backing up one step with another. See more reflective lines in our Always collection.

As far as female vocalists, I love Heart, Joan Jett, Courtney Love, Laura Branigan, Linda Ronstadt, Barbra Streisand - or going back to when I was a child, Aileen Quinn, the original Annie.

Quotes by Fergie

I came to England because I thought it would help me to get back in the Brazilian national team.

Quotes by Fernandinho

No one thinks of controlling inflation of a continental-sized country by holding back municipal tariffs. Macroeconomic stability cannot be achieved through microeconomic intervention.

Quotes by Fernando Haddad

It's nice to have some continuity you can come back to. I feel that in coming home, coming back to London.

Quotes by Felicity Jones

I was crossing the English Channel with a carbon-fiber wing on my back.

Quotes by Felix Baumgartner

I do not associate with and I do not speak back to negativity.

Quotes by Farrah Abraham

I know I've probably got a massive target on my back now, because everyone wants to be better, to beat me.

Quotes by Fallon Sherrock

It's hard to be patient. It's hard to sit back and actually wait and allow everything - just let it be.

Quotes by Fantasia Barrino

I'd taken 'Om Shanti Om' to Japan and they loved it because they just love the not holding back of emotions.

Quotes by Farah Khan

In 1995, the Clinton Administration reached an agreement with Cuban government that any refugee caught at sea would be sent back to Cuba while any refugee who reaches the United States shores would be allowed to begin the process to...

Quotes by Fabrizio Moreira

I grew and learned, journeyed and understood, that someone who is afraid of failing won't get anywhere, and someone who dares to do it runs the risk of failure if they don't learn, correct their mistakes, and get back up.

Quotes by Fabrizio Moreira

The custom of clasping hands is thought to date back thousands of years, as proof of not holding any weapons.

Quotes by Faith Salie

If you grasp the bathroom door handle to exit without using a paper towel, you're right back where you started, with who-knows-whose germs on your hands.

Quotes by Faith Salie

By the time I got to college in the '90s, virtually every young woman I knew was on the pill. It was like a rite of passage, along with Doc Martens and Take Back the Night rallies.

Quotes by Faith Salie

I was born in East Germany, before the wall came down. We sort of escaped, I guess. I grew up all over the place. Germany, London, back and forth between Minnesota and Germany. I was sort of an army brat,...

Quotes by Falk Hentschel

I can't pretend at how much I object to all of the plays that keep being brought back over and over again, the so-called classic plays. I mean how many times can we see 'The Glass Menagerie?'

Quotes by F. Murray Abraham

I want to plug back into the hip-hop audience. Whether it be fans who grew up watching 'Yo!', or people who have become familiar with the culture via the Internet.

Quotes by Fab Five Freddy

Would I go back to Napoli? It'd be wonderful even to just know those fans had thought of me. I left unfinished business there.

Quotes by Fabio Quagliarella

I left it for seven years before going back on stage. I know now not to leave it so long.

Quotes by Ewan McGregor

When he came back from downtown, he had forgotten to bring his license, his identification, the $2 for the wedding license. So we got married two days later.

Quotes by Eydie Gorme

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.

Some quotes here treat 'back' as literal return, others as ongoing support or fallback habit, which is what keeps this topic from feeling one-note. For related themes about moving forward instead, browse Go or Look.