A Quote by John Major

When our backs are against the wall, we must turn around and march forward.

John Major

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John Major
British - Politician
Born: March 29, 1943

Why would twenty-six-year-old "teenagers" care about political ramifications if their backs are not up against the wall? But if their backs are against the wall they may be plucked to fight in Iraq, and all of sudden they become politicized real quick.

Chuck D

If we turn our backs of the Scythians who have provoked us, how shamefully shall we march against the revolted Bactrians; but if we pass Tanais and make the Scythians feel, by dear experience, that we are invincible, not in Asia only, it is not to be doubted but that Europe itself, as well as Asia, will come within the bounds of our conquests.

Alexander the Great

There must be what Mr. Gladstone many years ago called a blessed act of oblivion. We must all turn our backs upon the horrors of the past. We must look to the future. We cannot afford to drag forward across the years that are to come the hatreds and revenges which have sprung from the injuries of the past.

Winston Churchill

Every position must be held to the last man. There must be no retirement. With our backs to the wall, and believing in the justice of our cause, each one of us must fight to the end.

Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig

We showed people we can win with our backs against the wall. We've just got to do that more often.

Jameis Winston

Rugby backs can be identified because they generally have clean jerseys and identifiable partings in their hair... come the revolution the backs will be the first to be lined up against the wall and shot for living parasitically off the work of others.

Peter FitzSimons

Great achievement often happens when our backs are up against the wall. Pressure can actually enhance your performance.

Robin Sharma

There must not be lacking in our leadership something of that spirit of the Austrian corporal who, when all had fallen into ruins around him, and when Germany seemed to have fallen into chaos, did not hesitate to march forth against the vast army of victorious nations and has already turned the tables decisively against them.

Winston Churchill

When your back is against the wall, there is only one thing to do, and that is turn around and fight.

John Major

We are not going to turn our backs on people who have been persecuted, turn our backs on people who have been threatened by terror.

Gavin Newsom

God is the God of the people who are at their wits end, who are right up against it with their backs to the wall, and He delights to come to our help when we need Him most.

James Salter

We must continue to honor America's commitment to keeping families together and not turn our backs on refugees and asylum seekers.

Jimmy Gomez

We young Filipinos are trying to make over a nation and must not halt in our march, but from time to time turn our gaze upon our elders. We shall wish to read in their countenances approval of our actions.

Jose Rizal

If Occupy Wall Street was actually a march, and people from all around the country could collect and march toward Washington, D.C., as part of this massive movement of people . . . I think that kind of pressure is much more powerful than a sit-in that seems to be a little unorganized.

Scarlett Johansson

Let us make it clear that we will never turn our backs on our steadfast friends in Israel, whose adherence to the democratic way must be admired by all friends of freedom.

John F. Kennedy

If a thousand old beliefs were ruined in our march to truth we must still march on.

Stopford Brooke

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