Backgrounds Quotes · Page 22

To some of us the thought of God is like a sort of quiet music playing in the background of the mind.

— William James

I'm proud of my background, so I hope there will be more roles where Hispanics are being portrayed

— Mario Lopez

Warhol's images made sense to me, although I knew nothing at the time of his background in commercial art. To be honest,…

— Barbara Kruger

I'm not the least bit polished, I come from a blue collar background and I never thought I could feel comfortable around…

— Paul Walker

Donald Trump is attacking President Obama's background. And I said, 'Wait a minute, Trump also is from a mixed background. He's half…

— David Letterman

If my university years taught me anything, it was that the smarter a woman's background, the more primitive her bedchamber

— Rowan Pelling

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

My songs aren't bubble gum pop dance songs and I don't have background dancers on every single song.

— Avril Lavigne

I have a children's theater background, so I grew up performing for child audiences; it's sort of my specialty. I know the…

— Linda Woolverton

I see my fans as music lovers. I really love that. There's no age group or demographic. It's people of all ages…

— Kacey Musgraves

So when you consider the archetypal, historical, and cultural background of whatever you do, it gives you a sense that your occupation…

— James Hillman

I did do some things different [in John Wick 2], but it's different on basically the same things. Because I have the…

— Keanu Reeves

I think if I hadn't had the dance background, it would have been much harder as a kid to be like, 'I'm…

— Dianna Agron

I come from a very religious background.And actually I remained in it. All my anger I describe in my quarrels with God…

— Elie Wiesel

My experience growing up in London and growing up in a working class background is that when people are down and out,…

— Daniel Kaluuya

In the middle of the next century, when the literary establishment will reflect the multicultural makeup of this country and not be…

— Ishmael Reed

It is possible for two people who have wide differences of preference and opinion, of habits, of teaching, of training, of background…

— Richard L. Evans

In my platoon, we came from different parts of the country, with different backgrounds, different religious beliefs, different political beliefs—and yet we…

— Seth Moulton

I often think of a quote from entrepreneur Jim Rohn: 'You are the average of the five people you spend the most…

— Alexis Ohanian

I'm finding that people reading the book [The Heroin Diaries: A Year In The Life Of A Shattered Rock Star] are saying,…

— Nikki Sixx

In real life, you can't get a job as an executive unless you have the educational background and the opportunity. Now the…

— Dorian Corey

The media covers what's new - and millions of people dying is nothing new. So it stays in the background, where it's…

— Bill Gates

[Dario Argento] speaks very broken English - he's Italian, so I'm going to do a very bad Italian impersonation - but he…

— Julie Benz

American field players would really help themselves if they were exposed to a steady stream of box experience. Box lacrosse is an…

— Dom Starsia

My background is that of a competitive athlete and a fighter, and I'm bringing something totally different to 'The Biggest Loser' that…

— Cara Castronuova

The theory, hypothesis, framework, or background knowledge held by an investigator can strongly influence what is observed.

— Norwood Russell Hanson

I just hope that our fans are people who are inspired by music, and just use our music as a background or…

— Maynard James Keenan

Worship is not about personality, temperament, personal limitations, church background, or comfort. It is about God.

— John Wimber

I value my Catholic background very much. It taught me not to be afraid of rigorous thought, for one thing.

— Terry Eagleton

The point of decorating, as far as I can tell, is to create the background for the best life you can have.

— Deborah Needleman

I want a better world, I want love and harmony amongst people no matter what color you are, what race or what…

— Common

Didn't we all have dreams when we were young? But the reality of making a living took over when we had to…

— Lucinda Bassett

A generation earlier, I think that somebody from my background probably would not have felt fully comfortable at a college like Princeton.…

— Samuel Alito

They were more than hostile. In the first place, I was a south Georgian and I was looked upon as a fiscal…

— Jimmy Carter

I influenced the BG style by not being able to draw perspective. The BG artists developed cool graphic painting styles to make…

— John Kricfalusi

The best chess masters of every epoch have been closely linked with the values of the society in which they lived and…

— Garry Kasparov

I try to greet my friends with a drink in my hand, a warm smile on my face, and great music in…

— Ina Garten

The world only makes sense to me given my life and my background if, in fact, we're not just an assortment of…

— Barack Obama

It's really important to say this. Often the faith schools were founded before the state provided education. I want good education in…

— Ed Miliband

I know there are kids out there, I want to make sure they all know that driving without braking is not something…

— Jerry Seinfeld