The farmers may be the backbone of the country, but who wants to be a backbone? — F. Scott Fitzgerald
Being slagged off is good for you. It thickens the skin and strengthens the backbone. — Charlie Brooker
The backbone of our nation’s domestic defense against terrorist attacks will continue — Saxby Chambliss
For decades, community colleges have been the backbone of American workforce training. — Ed Begley, Jr.
Inflationism is a dreadful cancer that is gnawing at the backbone of the civilized order. — Hans F. Sennholz
Gratitude is like credit; it is the backbone of our relations; frequently — François de La Rochefoucauld
Many a man has failed because he had his wishbone where his backbone should have been. — Ronald Reagan