Well, I think everything I've ever read contributes to the background from which I write. — Jack Vance Copy Share Image
I like the fact that this kind of family has been seen in a movie a million times: teenage kids, the family… — Gary Cole Copy Share Image
Everybody has opinions: I have them, you have them. And we are all told from the moment we open our eyes, that… — Harlan Ellison Copy Share Image
There was a sound in the background like a distant sheep coughing gently on a mountainside. Jeeves sailing into action. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I actually started in the opposite place. I come from a technical background - I'm a mathematician and a programmer by trade… — Michael Loceff Copy Share Image
See, I have no journalism in my background, so I wasn't practised at research or writing non-fiction, nor at handling the truth… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When you describe the miserable and unfortunate, and want to make the reader feel pity, try to be somewhat colder - that… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
I started in a business background, but then it was like, 'you know, I can't do math,' so I changed it to… — Jeff Dunham Copy Share Image
It is no wonder if, under the pressure of these possibilities of suffering, men are accustomed to moderate their claims to happiness… — Sigmund Freud Copy Share Image
I said to myself, 'You're a man from a humble background, what you didn't learn in school, you'll learn now. Catch up. — Max Schmeling Copy Share Image
I am a proud product of Irish golf and the Golfing Union of Ireland and am hugely honoured to have come from… — Rory McIlroy Copy Share Image
Barbara did the selecting and that's probably the most brilliant thing was she put together a group of women, different backgrounds, different… — Star Jones Copy Share Image
My background is somewhat unusual, as I trained to be a ballet dancer. I worked in the theatre for eight or nine… — William Kempe Copy Share Image
Sometimes in a relationship, we can be so caught up in our feelings for the other person that we squeeze God into… — Leslie Ludy Copy Share Image
Although words exist for the most part for the transmission of ideas, there are some which produce such violent disturbance in our… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
I think that [having not a lot of time sweating the details] can be both a strength and a weakness. I think… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Every American, regardless of their background, has the right to live free of unwarranted government intrusion. Repealing the worst provisions of the… — Pete Stark Copy Share Image
American field players would really help themselves if they were exposed to a steady stream of box experience. Box lacrosse is an… — Dom Starsia Copy Share Image
40, 50 years ago, Americans - the majority of Americans did not want to accept these Vietnamese refugees who they saw as… — Nguyen Viet Thang Copy Share Image
I never took classic business classes in college, so I don't have the background that any of the people running large companies… — Howard Schultz Copy Share Image
One of the things I enjoy most about writing historical romance is researching inspiring backgrounds and settings. — Nicola Cornick Copy Share Image
Endless data show that diverse teams make better decisions. We are building products that people with very diverse backgrounds use, and I… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
It's so important to raise awareness of this problem that continues to affect 1 in 4 women at some point in their… — Anna Friel Copy Share Image
Mathematics was born and nurtured in a cultural environment. Without the perspective which the cultural background affords, a proper appreciation of the… — Raymond Louis Wilder Copy Share Image
