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Quotes having the keyword Backwards
So we can't go backwards, we can only go where the evolutionary trajectory is taking us and attune our ideas about ourselves and our existence to that course.
by Thom Mayne (Architect, American , born in 1942) keywords: backwards, course, evolutionary, existence, go, ideas, only, our, ourselves, taking, trajectory, us , where To come up with the ending to a story and then work backwards is like tying your shoe with one hand only.
by Donald McKay (Designer, Canadian , born in 1810) keywords: backwards, come, ending, hand, only, shoe, story, then, tying, up, work , your We pride ourselves as being top, really, on the African ladder... We feel that we have actually been advancing rather than going backwards.
by Robert Mugabe (Statesman, Zimbabwean , born in 1924) keywords: actually, advancing, african, backwards, been, being, feel, going, ladder, ourselves, pride, rather, really, than , top To the contrary, I think we bent over backwards to press for elections and for democratic reform.
by John Negroponte (Diplomat, American , born in 1939) keywords: backwards, bent, contrary, democratic, elections, over, press, reform , think We know that, when it comes to technology and the economy, if you're not constantly moving forward, then - without a doubt - you're moving backwards.
by Bill Owens (Politician, American , born in 1950) keywords: backwards, comes, constantly, doubt, economy, forward, know, moving, technology, then , without One curious thing about growing up is that you don't only move forward in time; you move backwards as well, as pieces of your parents' and grandparents' lives come to you.
by Philip Pullman (Writer, British , born in 1946) keywords: backwards, come, curious, forward, grandparents, growing, lives, move, only, parents, pieces, thing, time, up, well , your I never look backwards. I have always been an athlete. I boxed before I acted.
by Mickey Rourke (Actor, American , born in 1956) keywords: acted, always, athlete, backwards, been, before, boxed, look , never Plan backwards as well as forward. Set objectives and trace back to see how to achieve them. You may find that no path can get you there. Plan forward to see where your steps will take you, which may not be clear or intuitive.
by Donald Rumsfeld (Politician, American , born in 1932) keywords: achieve, back, backwards, clear, find, forward, get, how, intuitive, may, objectives, path, plan, see, set, steps, take, them, trace, well, where, which, will , your I can't tell you how many people have asked me to show them Stray Cat Strut and that little diminished run on the C. I guess my brain is wired backwards. I don't know what possessed me to do that, but I did.
by Brian Setzer (Musician, American , born in 1959) keywords: asked, backwards, brain, cat, did, diminished, guess, how, know, little, many, possessed, run, show, stray, strut, tell, them , wired You know, I've got a confession to make myself. I'm not really a priest, I've just got my shirt on backwards.
by Ryan Stiles (Actor, American , born in 1959) keywords: backwards, confession, got, just, know, make, myself, priest, really , shirt A maverick feels like he has no choice however difficult his choice of expression. In my case, it was going backwards into tonality. It seemed so wrong. The idea that progress is going into the past in a new way is very strange, even though there are precedents.
by David Del Tredici (Composer, American , born in 1937) keywords: backwards, case, choice, difficult, even, expression, feels, going, his, however, idea, into, maverick, new, past, precedents, progress, seemed, strange, though, tonality, very, way , wrong If it came to saving the life of one priest or sacrificing the life of an entire congregation, the church would save the life of the priest. Which is backwards, of course.
by Rob Walton (Athlete, Canadian , born in 1949) keywords: backwards, came, church, congregation, course, entire, life, priest, sacrificing, save, saving, which , would I'm sad to report that in the past few years, ever since uncertainty became our insistent 21st century companion, leadership has taken a great leap backwards to the familiar territory of command and control.
by Margaret J. Wheatley (Writer , American) keywords: backwards, became, century, command, companion, control, ever, familiar, few, great, insistent, leadership, leap, our, past, report, sad, since, taken, territory, uncertainty , years I'll find places to grab as I walk and talk, sometimes even walking backwards because I have more control that way. People have no idea that I'm doing this.
by Montel Williams (Entertainer, American , born in 1956) keywords: backwards, because, control, doing, even, find, grab, idea, more, places, sometimes, talk, walk, walking , way Often people attempt to live their lives backwards; they try to have more things, or more money, in order to do more of what they want, so they will be happier.
by Margaret Young (Musician, American , born in 1900) keywords: attempt, backwards, happier, live, lives, money, more, often, order, their, things, try, want , will
