Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.

When I see people laughing at ideas and companies we have backed, I smile. It means we are going to make a lot of money on that investment.

Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed by force.

I view Bitcoin as the more democratic version of money and value transfer because no one controls it... I expect the Internet to be around longer than any nation-state, so a nation-state-backed currency is actually less safe than an Internet currency in my mind.

Here in Silicon Valley, I have taken part in hundreds of conversations trying to convince people to dive in and become entrepreneurs. All too often, innovators with good, safe, jobs are unwilling to put their family's access to health care at risk by walking away from company-backed medical insurance.

I've always backed energy independence policies, but I've heard from people on this issue like no other. The energy interests of Illinois are far broader and deeper than my North Shore district.

For too long people have backed companies on hope value rather than solid products coming out. Now we are coming out the other side.

My childhood home backed onto wheat and cotton fields.

Every man eventually is backed up to the wall of faith, and there he must make his stand.

Chocolate milk has everything I need in a drink: the carbs, the protein, and the electrolytes. It's even backed by science, showing how you're able to recover. I can speak from experience, this is what I drink.

My friend Patsy Mink was a champion for social and economic justice, equality and civil rights for women and marginalized communities. She was a trailblazer who never backed down from a challenge and whose work in Hawaii and Congress brought positive change to the lives of women, children, and minorities in Hawaii and across the country.

But steel bars have never yet kept out a mob; it takes something a good deal stronger: human courage backed up by the consciousness of being right.

I was at a birthday party and a truck backed up and the wheels ran over my chest. I lost part of my lung and my liver.

A clear vision, backed by definite plans, gives you a tremendous feeling of confidence and personal power.

"You can read minds, and you didn't tell me?" Link stared at me like he just found out I was the Silver Surfer. He rubbed his head nervously. "Hey, man, all that stuff about Lena? I was yankin' your chain." He looked away. "Are you doin' it now? You're doin' it, aren't you? Dude, get out of my head." He backed away from me and into the bookshelf.

Izzy, are you-" he began. His eyes flew wide, and he backed up fast enough to smack his head into the wall behind him. "What is he doing here?

Flaming enthusiasm backed up by horse sense and persistence is the quality that most frequently makes for success.

Other bands gave us lip service but when it came down to it they kind of backed off. That was a little disheartening. But I respect them. That's their business.

Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed by force.

Here in Silicon Valley I have taken part in hundreds of conversations trying to convince people to dive in and become entrepreneurs. All too often innovators with good safe jobs are unwilling to put their family's access to health care at risk by walking away from company-backed medical insurance.

Yes we were looking for a Faith spin-off but then Faith backed down. Eliza got a really wonderful offer over on Fox in a show and for reasons I didn't talk to her about she decided to go there and everyone respects that.

But steel bars have never yet kept out a mob it takes something a good deal stronger: human courage backed up by the consciousness of being right.

The chances of a bank going out of business are extremely slim but it's always a good idea to spread around major sums so every penny is backed by insurance.