Backgrounds Quotes · Page 24

I discovered suddenly that alienation, exploitation of man by man, under-nourishment, relegated to the background metaphysical evil which is a luxury.

— Jean-Paul Sartre

My problem with the wedding industry started when I studied in college and liked to have the television on in the background,…

— Jessica Valenti

the world is not always kind to a clever woman even when she is visibly known to be earning her own living.…

— Marie Corelli

As someone with a novelistic background, I just didn't have much interest in creating stories by committee. I don't think you necessarily…

— Nic Pizzolatto

I am a being of Heaven and Earth,of thunder and lightning, of rain and wind, of the galaxies, of the suns and…

— Eden Ahbez

There are personality traits, or baggage from their backgrounds, goals that they have and the first thing I need to do is…

— Ian Bogost

I have been dealing with those types of complicated things and my scholastic background, so I think that helps me - my…

— Chris Algieri

The background of the Negro culture is voodoo and magic; and the purposes the magic are control and power over God, man,…

— R.J. Rushdoony

When you come from an under-privileged background, oftentimes, you feel a little overwhelmed by your education or your lack of.

— Idris Elba

In some cases, the casting directors have casted blindly and have not looked into my ethnic background

— Mario Lopez

I come from a privileged background but I worked a lot of winter seasons in the Alps and I've done lots of…

— Jonathan Trigell

Whether it be current or past, every single song that I recorded is about me. It's a peek into my life, past…

— Lea Michele

The British often shy away from any cinematic interpretation of real sex. They sometimes have what I call "subtle sex," which is…

— Steve Coogan

[T]he democratic principle of "one man, one vote," viewed against a background of voting masses numbering several millions, only serves to demonstrate…

— Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn

I like Stella [McCartney] a lot - she's a very open and warm person. I don't particularly want to know about her…

— Nan Goldin

The desire to create is one of the deepest yearnings of the human soul. No matter our talents, education, backgrounds, or abilities,…

— Dieter F. Uchtdorf

I respect the Second Amendment. But I believe there should be comprehensive background checks, and we should close the gun show loophole,…

— Hillary Clinton

I've not been an admirer of contemporary music since punk rock went off the boil in 1977, but once a year I'll…

— Billy Childish

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

If character is the foreground of fiction, setting is the background, and as in a painting's composition, the foreground may be in…

— Janet Burroway

Eventually she fell asleep, but I kept the phone against my ear, lulled by her breathing, and her breathing again in the…

— David Levithan

I definitely have had friendships and moments with people from different backgrounds and in different stages of their lives.

— Sofia Coppola

Your background has a lot to do with your approach to movement.

— Cholly Atkins

No novel is a clone of any preceding one, though with a background cast of characters and things that has grown to…

— Piers Anthony

Men didn't understand that you couldn't let yourself be consumed with passion when there were so many people needing your attention, when…

— Bonnie Jo Campbell