#backbone

A lot of people are afraid to tell the truth, to say no. That's where toughness comes into play. Toughness is not being a bully. It's having backbone. ↗

— Robert Kiyosaki

#backbone #being #bully #comes #having

I have always said there is only one thing that can bring our nation down - our dependence on foreign countries for food and energy. Agriculture is the backbone of our economy. ↗

— John Salazar

#always #backbone #bring #countries #dependence

Good ideas are the backbone of good government. ↗

— Brian Schweitzer

#good #good government #good ideas #government #ideas

At a time when we are losing manufacturing jobs in this country, we should be doing everything we can to help our manufacturers stay competitive. They are the backbone of our economy. ↗

— Debbie Stabenow

#competitive #country #doing #economy #everything

Small businesses are the backbone of our economy. ↗

— Ellen Tauscher

#businesses #economy #our #small #small businesses

This country needs to get a backbone and stand up for its economic interest. ↗

— Byron Dorgan

#country #economic #get #interest #needs

There's a war on coal coming from this administration, and Congress seems to be going with it. Coal is West Virginia. It's the backbone of our budgets. To have this war on coal is destructive to our ability to maintain economic viability in the state. ↗

— David McKinley

#administration #backbone #budgets #coal #coming

I heard you showed some backbone. I decided to visit in the vain hope that you might be turning interesting. ↗

— Kimberly Frost

#humor #humor

I think I have a very nice demeanor, but at the same time, when pushed, I will freak out. I have a backbone, but I don't feel like I'm terrible about it. ↗

— Debbie Gibson

#backbone #demeanor #feel #freak #i

Farms and ranches contend with much more than quarterly reports and profit margins - the weather can wreak havoc on their quality of life and economic viability. When natural disasters strike, we must do all we can to assist the backbone of our economy. ↗

— Ruben Hinojosa

#backbone #contend #disasters #economic #economy