I'm from a Gypsy background!

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

— Jenna Morasca

I find it fascinating that sport has such a strong connection to success in business. Arguably, C-suite women are some of the most successful…

— Beth Brooke

The biggest mistake you can make is assuming that creativity will hit you all at once and the muse will carry you to the…

— Maggie Stiefvater

My background is in health care.

— Bobby Jindal

I am a committed observer. I like staying in the background and seeing what's going on.

— Valerie Trierweiler

Making improvements to our background check system and cracking down on illegal gun trafficking are common-sense ways to prevent violence without punishing law abiding…

— Martin Heinrich

I come from a pretty tough background and I learned a long time ago not to be bothered.

— Bob Ainsworth

I'm a New Yorker. My background is in theater, so staying here, I have the opportunity to get back to that, which I would…

— Valorie Curry

In order to change a color it is enough to change the color of its background.

— Michel Eugene Chevreul

No matter what their background, the southern French are fascinated by food.

— Peter Mayle

My background is deep and set in deep time, and in a narrow space, oral traditions going back a long, long time, which I…

— Alan Garner

I'm of Arab background.

— Helen Thomas

I'm inclined to think that a military background wouldn't hurt anyone.

— William Faulkner

I was not put here to be a background character in someone else's movie!

— Breaux Greer

I have a strong art-history background.

— Eli Roth