I don't respect anyone who has a background on the…

The call to write does not respect background or experience.

— Allen Wier

On the independent circuit I've traveled the world, I've won championships, I've won tournaments - I've defeated some of the best out there so…

— Tessa Blanchard

Well, I come from a background of independent films. This is the first film that I've done on this scale, that's had a lot…

— Mia Wasikowska

I come from a background of independent films.

— Mia Wasikowska

I have so much respect for people who do blue-collar work because I come from that background myself.

— Cynthia Kadohata

I prefer to work for my country in a free and independent way. I was born free, and I want to die free. I…

— Andrea Bocelli

Almost everywhere we find . . . the use of various coercive measures, to rid ourselves as quickly as possible of the child withinus--i.e.,…

— Alice Miller

My first album, 'Get Lifted,' was a hip-hop soul album that had some of its roots in the church, as far as the sonic…

— John Legend

Once you know the background of an individual, you can connect better with his or her music.

— Badshah

The way I look at it is, cancer research is absolutely nonpartisan. Cancer is very democratic in the sense that it attacks people regardless…

— David H. Koch

Food as a hobby used to be an elite pastime, and it has become something that is totally ordinary for people of every background.…

— Dana Goodyear

I grew up with a religious background.

— Alex Caruso

When I was playing piano, it was like, 'I'm going to write a song using all the white keys.' My music director, who knew…

— John Tesh

When you see how fragile and delicate life can be, all else fades into the background.

— Jenna Morasca

Mark Zuckerberg is a rich white dude from a really privileged background.

— Peter Sunde