My family, my background... it just parallels really nicely with a lot of social and cultural movements. — Martine Syms Copy Share Image
Ajax is a multicultural club, and we have found that many talented immigrant players quit when they reach puberty. So we wanted… — Johan Cruyff Copy Share Image
When I was younger, I was able to write with music playing in the background, but these days, I can't. I find… — Daniel Alarcon Copy Share Image
“You've got to step up, Emme. They need to hear your voice, hear you. You're better than being stuck in the background.” — Elizabeth Eulberg Copy Share Image
Most Americans think there's already universal background checks. They don't understand why there wouldn't be a background check to purchase a weapon. — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
I always step back and look at - you know, look at my background in playing team sports my whole life and… — Jon Runyan Copy Share Image
Dancers have always been a kind of background image, we've always danced behind an artist or we've danced in a movie behind… — Lacey Schwimmer Copy Share Image
I wouldn't miss the fame. I don't go out hunting for it. I try to avoid it and to slip into the… — Julia Sawalha Copy Share Image
Horses will never be my career. It's just a big passion of mine, and one that will always be there in the… — Michael Owen Copy Share Image
The worst fear you can have coming from a modelling background is that you're going to be a model-turned- actress - a… — Pollyanna McIntosh Copy Share Image
I guess everything having to do with your background has some influence on how you tell stories but it's hard to parse… — Joel Coen Copy Share Image
Perhaps because my background is theatrical, I have a great affinity with the classics. Hamlet has always been a character of great… — Adhir Kalyan Copy Share Image
I always knew I wanted an educational background, and my mum and dad were quite big on that. — Steph Houghton Copy Share Image
It's a quality of my life that I wouldn't change for the world, having grown up with such a humble background. — Hilary Swank Copy Share Image
I didn't know what architecture was except that I lived in a house. I don't even think that I knew the word… — Antoine Predock Copy Share Image
I have a pretty big TV background, and I have clocked so many hours in so many writers' rooms over the years. — Suzanne Collins Copy Share Image
Expanding background checks will help create a uniform standard for all gun purchases and prevent criminals and the dangerously mentally ill from… — Gabrielle Giffords Copy Share Image
Until the '90s, major labels were looking for a certain look. This Sony guy told me I was 'too black, too fat,… — Sharon Jones Copy Share Image
I did not come from an academic background. My father was a smart man, but he had a fifth-grade education. He and… — Leonard Susskind Copy Share Image
Most of my background is Filipino and partly Chinese, but mostly Filipino. — Reggie Lee Copy Share Image
My family is my biggest critic. Since they come from a non-filmi background, they give me an audience's point of view. They… — Randeep Hooda Copy Share Image
