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We are concerned that losing educator diversity would be taking a large step backward in student achievement, we know that when students of color have educators who look like them, educators who share their same cultural backgrounds, if not their linguistic backgrounds, we know that those students are more likely … to have better discipline records, higher attendance records. – Armando Orduña	Found on CNN 1 year ago
When we look at these objects, we’re looking backward through time, we get to know more about the origins of the universe, which will tell us where our solar system is headed. As humans, we started out with the same elements as these stars. – Clarissa Pavao	Found on CNN 1 year ago
We can not tolerate a perspective that is about going backward and not understanding women have agency. – Kamala Harris	Found on CNN 1 year ago
It surprised me that Mexico City is going forward, and United States is going backward, i never imagined that. – Veronica Cruz	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Unlike a budget, which looks backward, a conscious spending plan allows you to look forward. – Ramit Sethi	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Since the abolition of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family is one of the most important promises, I think that it will probably be implemented as a tangible action first, in that case, I have a concern that gender conflict and women's human rights may go further backward. – Yun Ji-yeong	Found on CNN 2 years ago
If we want to go forward—not backward—we must protect access to health care.Preserve a woman’s right to choose.And let’s continue to advancematernal health care in America. – Joe Biden	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I think all of us up here want to talk about forward and not backward, we want to talk about why we should be in charge of the House GOP and the Senate, and when you're not talking about that, that takes you in the wrong direction. – Lindsey Graham	Found on CNN 2 years ago
The ripple effects of the crowds going forward and backward, we were pushed onto our backs, and as that happened, people began to fall on top of us and cause it to be harder to get air and just so much weight on both of us. – Ayden Cruz	Found on CNN 2 years ago
My understanding is that the British government is not likely to trigger Article 16, it would be a hugely problematic backward step in relationships between the UK government and the EU institutions at a time actually when we are trying to build trust. – Simon Coveney	Found on Reuters 2 years ago
i'm not going left, i'm not going to the right, i'm not going forward or backward, i'm going to god. – Wesley D'Amico	added by WesleyD'Amico 2 years ago
Every time a child is harmed, HUMANITY takes a backward step – H. Stanley Judd	added by skipjudd101 2 years ago
The trans-Atlantic alliance is back, and we are not looking backward. We are looking forward, together. – President Biden	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Obviously, there are some actions that will be through legal processes and through the courts. Those are decisions for the Department of Justice and others to make, but certainly the president supports and believes we should codify Roe v. Wade, and that is his view. Regardless of these backward-looking steps that are being taken in states. – Dyana Limon-Mercado	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster can't be afraid of what the reality is. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster can't vote for electrocution and death and be afraid to face it in front of South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster very eyes, it's 2021. We should move on from these barbaric forms of punishment that are more medieval than they are modern. Today, our state has taken a step backward and I am ashamed. – Justin Bamberg	Found on CNN 2 years ago
It would be a step backward. – Josh Bolten	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Courageous men are those who have walked from far unknown backward villages to come and lead the economists elites, army Generals, cooperate workers in Urban communities – Bwanika Joseph	added by bwani.jose 3 years ago
This administration chooses to keep moving forward during this pandemic, not backward. – The Democrats	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Cruel treatment and abuse on athletes are legacies from old times that can not be justified with any word, the world of Korean Sports should get out of the backward behavior that has been conventionally continued. – President Moon	Found on CNN 3 years ago
I don't want to go forward and then take a step backward. – Gary Herbert	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
We will consider this the preliminary stage of economic reengagement, if we continue to see our numbers decline, we can responsibly consider additional steps we can take. If we see an increase, we may have to be nimble enough to go backward on occasion. – Friday Whitmer	Found on CNN 3 years ago
I'm confident in the days ahead we'll have things that look like steps backward, but I'm also hopeful that all the parties are sincere and wanting what's good for the Afghan people. – State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
Given the distance we have traveled in terms of recruiting donors who are willing to be identified to donor-conceived people, it feels like a backward step to then recruit donors who are dead and therefore they will never have the opportunity to meet. – Allan Pacey	Found on CNN 4 years ago
As other states and the federal government go backward, restricting reproductive freedom, in California we are moving forward, expanding access and reaffirming a woman's right( to) choose, we're removing barriers to reproductive health -- increasing access on college campuses and using technology to modernize how patients interact with providers. – Gavin Newsom	Found on CNN 4 years ago

We are concerned that losing educator diversity would be taking a large step backward in student achievement, we know that when students of color have educators who look like them, educators who share their same cultural backgrounds, if not their linguistic backgrounds, we know that those students are more likely … to have better discipline records, higher attendance records.

– Armando Orduña

Found on CNN
1 year ago

When we look at these objects, we’re looking backward through time, we get to know more about the origins of the universe, which will tell us where our solar system is headed. As humans, we started out with the same elements as these stars.

– Clarissa Pavao

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We can not tolerate a perspective that is about going backward and not understanding women have agency.

– Kamala Harris

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It surprised me that Mexico City is going forward, and United States is going backward, i never imagined that.

– Veronica Cruz

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Unlike a budget, which looks backward, a conscious spending plan allows you to look forward.

– Ramit Sethi

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Since the abolition of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family is one of the most important promises, I think that it will probably be implemented as a tangible action first, in that case, I have a concern that gender conflict and women's human rights may go further backward.

– Yun Ji-yeong

Found on CNN
2 years ago

If we want to go forward—not backward—we must protect access to health care.Preserve a woman’s right to choose.And let’s continue to advancematernal health care in America.

– Joe Biden

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I think all of us up here want to talk about forward and not backward, we want to talk about why we should be in charge of the House GOP and the Senate, and when you're not talking about that, that takes you in the wrong direction.

– Lindsey Graham

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The ripple effects of the crowds going forward and backward, we were pushed onto our backs, and as that happened, people began to fall on top of us and cause it to be harder to get air and just so much weight on both of us.

– Ayden Cruz

Found on CNN
2 years ago

My understanding is that the British government is not likely to trigger Article 16, it would be a hugely problematic backward step in relationships between the UK government and the EU institutions at a time actually when we are trying to build trust.

– Simon Coveney

Found on Reuters
2 years ago

i'm not going left, i'm not going to the right, i'm not going forward or backward, i'm going to god.

– Wesley D'Amico

added by WesleyD'Amico
2 years ago

Every time a child is harmed, HUMANITY takes a backward step

– H. Stanley Judd

added by skipjudd101
2 years ago

The trans-Atlantic alliance is back, and we are not looking backward. We are looking forward, together.

– President Biden

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Obviously, there are some actions that will be through legal processes and through the courts. Those are decisions for the Department of Justice and others to make, but certainly the president supports and believes we should codify Roe v. Wade, and that is his view. Regardless of these backward-looking steps that are being taken in states.

– Dyana Limon-Mercado

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster can't be afraid of what the reality is. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster can't vote for electrocution and death and be afraid to face it in front of South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster very eyes, it's 2021. We should move on from these barbaric forms of punishment that are more medieval than they are modern. Today, our state has taken a step backward and I am ashamed.

– Justin Bamberg

Found on CNN
2 years ago

It would be a step backward.

– Josh Bolten

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Courageous men are those who have walked from far unknown backward villages to come and lead the economists elites, army Generals, cooperate workers in Urban communities

– Bwanika Joseph

added by bwani.jose
3 years ago

This administration chooses to keep moving forward during this pandemic, not backward.

– The Democrats

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Cruel treatment and abuse on athletes are legacies from old times that can not be justified with any word, the world of Korean Sports should get out of the backward behavior that has been conventionally continued.

– President Moon

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I don't want to go forward and then take a step backward.

– Gary Herbert

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

We will consider this the preliminary stage of economic reengagement, if we continue to see our numbers decline, we can responsibly consider additional steps we can take. If we see an increase, we may have to be nimble enough to go backward on occasion.

– Friday Whitmer

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I'm confident in the days ahead we'll have things that look like steps backward, but I'm also hopeful that all the parties are sincere and wanting what's good for the Afghan people.

– State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Given the distance we have traveled in terms of recruiting donors who are willing to be identified to donor-conceived people, it feels like a backward step to then recruit donors who are dead and therefore they will never have the opportunity to meet.

– Allan Pacey

Found on CNN
4 years ago

As other states and the federal government go backward, restricting reproductive freedom, in California we are moving forward, expanding access and reaffirming a woman's right( to) choose, we're removing barriers to reproductive health -- increasing access on college campuses and using technology to modernize how patients interact with providers.

– Gavin Newsom

Found on CNN
4 years ago

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