You go to college not only for the latest knowledge but also to meet people from different backgrounds. That's the genius of… — Donna Shalala Copy Share Image
My upbringing was middle-class but my parents' families were both working-class so I had this odd combination of working-class background but in… — Denise Mina Copy Share Image
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I grew up in a very simple home, a very simple background, and to be able to do what I'm able to… — Jimmie Johnson Copy Share Image
Aretha Franklin was a teenage mom, a musician who came from an incredible Christian background, and where there was a lot of… — Beth Ditto Copy Share Image
I feel most colored when I am thrown against a sharp white background........Beside the waters of the Hudson" I feel my race.… — Zora Neale Hurston Copy Share Image
Running for office is important, and you don't really need more than to be right on the issues, and to be able… — Matt Gonzalez Copy Share Image
My job is to play many different roles with all sorts of different backgrounds and orientations. — Josh Charles Copy Share Image
We're obviously at the edge of something quite new in humanity's experience. That is this globalization process which isn't just economic or… — Thomas Keating Copy Share Image
The thing with me is, I'm from a rap background so I'm not really a traditional singer in that sense. — Negash Ali Copy Share Image
We are raising a generation of young Americans who are, to a very large degree, historically illiterate. It's not their faults. There's… — David McCullough Copy Share Image
It's not even about black and white anymore, because so many people are from mixed backgrounds and mixed ethnicities, and it's just… — George Lopez Copy Share Image
I had said that Le Guin's worlds were real because her people were so real, and he said yes, but the people… — Jo Walton Copy Share Image
I'm not a racist.It would had also go for Swedish people, for Australian people.Of course that would apply with anybody for any… — Geert Wilders Copy Share Image
Wow,” Kylie muttered, and grinned. “Yeah, wow.” Della leaned in closer. “I think Perry just grew a pair.” Kylie bit down on… — C.C. Hunter Copy Share Image
Building friendships with people from dissimilar backgrounds and diverse perspectives will make you wiser and more creative. — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
My parents came from a poor background and worked their way up because of education. They saw it as a way to… — Jennifer Garner Copy Share Image
A lot of the stuff in 'Speed Racer' has never been done before, from it having a multi-tone, to it having a… — Emile Hirsch Copy Share Image
My background is in like short form digital media, I call myself more of a digital filmmaker than anything else. — Jason Silva Copy Share Image
Order is not sufficient. What is required, is something much more complex. It is order entering upon novelty; so that the massiveness… — Alfred North Whitehead Copy Share Image
My whole background was with bands, so I always thought of "fashion" as performative. It took me a long time to bridge… — Le1f Copy Share Image
So, while fitting in, she was like a wicked detail standing out against a placid background. — Steve Martin Copy Share Image
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Having spent a substantial part of my career parodying religious figures from my own Christian background, I am aghast at the notion… — Rowan Atkinson Copy Share Image
