111 Quotes About Backbone

In the late '80s and early '90s, there was a slightly retro drum sound that was popular in hip-hop music called the 808 bass drum sound. It was the bass drum sound on the 808 drum machine, and it's very deep and very resonant, and was used as the backbone as a lot of classic hip-hop tracks.

It is high time for some congressional oversight backbone.

He was kind of the backbone of our Doomsday defenses. He kind of coached like he played. He was a hard-working, hard-trying individual who had a lot of patience in developing young players. He was easy-going and well-liked. The thing with him was that he made everybody feel at home.

He was a tremendous individual. I met him when I was elected as a fellow commissioner, and we spent many hours together working to solve problems. He was the backbone -- we wouldn't be where we are today if it hadn't been for his efforts,

They were looking for a backbone for an innings and they got that from Kallis and Prince. They really gave us little opportunity. They've put themselves in a good position by the end of the day.

It was a positive meeting and the governor appreciates the sheriffs -- they are the backbone of law enforcement.

Russian natural gas will remain the backbone of European gas supplies. But we should strive for gas pipeline diversification and a search for alternative energy sources.

Oil will continue to be the backbone due to its sheer scale plus the rate of expansion envisaged. I'm not sure if this is enough evidence of diversification or conversely is it just evidence of the benefits of a booming oil sector.

The president and I cannot prevent certain politicians from losing their memory, or their backbone -- but we're not going to sit by and let them rewrite history,