25 Quotes About Backlash


  • Author Dave Collins
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    There's such vitriol and backlash out of consumers to price increases that you want to get it over all at once. If you have to use a hammer to hit your thumb, would you rather five small taps or one hit? That's essentially what's going on. On the way down, there's nervousness about whether the commodity markets are going to spin around and take all your margins again.

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  • Author Josh Clark
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    The Grateful Dead gave birth to punk rock in more ways than we realize. That whole concept of 'Do It Yourself,' giving the finger to The Man, that backlash to the '60s.

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  • Author Dwight Davis
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    They're taking a more intimate role, and not depending solely on partners to give that support. It is a response to backlash from customers who wanted Microsoft to have more of a role there, to stand as the ultimate backstop for support.

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  • Author Stan Herman
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    When there's a disaster, there must be a backlash in fashion. But the figures aren't in yet, so we don't know.

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  • Author Dave Illingworth
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    I don't think there was any backlash from the American fan when we joined the Truck Series and I would expect the same thing will happen in Cup and Busch. That was a couple years ago and over the last couple years, the country is moving. It has become more global, the economy is more global and the consumer is more global.

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  • Author Steve Kernkraut
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    The September numbers were generally on track, there were pockets of strength and there were some weaknesses. The numbers overall were not horrendous, but overall certainly the outlook could have more of a negative backlash from the higher oil prices.

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  • Author Damon Lindelof
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    There was a lot of backlash at the end of the first year that we were just stalling and not satisfying people.

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