I wanted to tell my story and where I came from and my background, because it was not easy. — Gabby Douglas Copy Share Image
I think that the American people are curious about who a candidate is, what their background is, who their family is, what… — Michele Bachmann Copy Share Image
Together, undocumented people like me and our relatives, friends and allies wait for broader immigration reform, not just for Dreamers but also… — Jose Antonio Vargas Copy Share Image
Well I had a musical background, but I still didn't know a lot about drums at the time. — Caroline Corr Copy Share Image
I got overwhelmed by the magnitude of the celebrity culture in America. My background is as a news journalist, and newsrooms in… — Carl Hiaasen Copy Share Image
Black people should have recognition for themselves and their backgrounds and their relationships with other people in the world and thus lose… — Katherine Dunham Copy Share Image
Despite the fact that I had a writing background, they didn't want to accept whatever ideas I had as a writer. — John Amos Copy Share Image
Life was so short that it meant nothing at all unless it were continually reinforced by something that endured; unless the shadows… — Willa Cather Copy Share Image
Through this atmosphere of torrid splendor moved wan beings as richly upholstered as the furniture, beings without definite pursuits or permanent relations,… — Edith Wharton Copy Share Image
Everything you know, all the things that you thought were important, drift into the background. And even things that were important really… — Orlando Bloom Copy Share Image
The very uprightness of the pines and maples asserts the ancient rectitude and vigor of nature. Our lives need the relief of… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
America has never been united by blood or birth or soil. We are bound by ideals that move us beyond our backgrounds,… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
I think that much of this was running in background as I contemplated whether or not to attend the PS 99 reunion,… — John Thorn Copy Share Image
My religious background is that my mother is a Christian Dior Scientist — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
So much of my work is defined by the difference between the figure in the foreground and the background. Very early in… — Kehinde Wiley Copy Share Image
For people who aren't familiar with my background, I didn't graduate high school. My career high salary was about $200,000. My last… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
Anorexia and bulimia seem to be getting much more common in boys, men, and women of all ages and socioeconomic backgrounds; they… — Marya Hornbacher Copy Share Image
You see, as Americans we're not defined by class, and we will never be told our place. What makes our nation exceptional… — Rick Perry Copy Share Image
I've worked out of a series of no's. No to exquisite light, no to apparent compositions, no to the seduction of poses… — Richard Avedon Copy Share Image
At my high school graduation, I graduated from home school, so it was pregnant teens and gang members. But, when I got… — Portia de Rossi Copy Share Image
I had had a huge background in the nuance of the accent because I went to drama school in England for four… — Lake Bell Copy Share Image
I went to Juilliard in New York and used to do cabarets just for fun. Occasionally, I would get together with a… — Nicole Beharie Copy Share Image
I have no education, I have no academic background in painting or in music, but I write music and I compose music… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
My background is basically scientific math. My Dad was a physicist, so I have it in my blood somewhere. Scientific method is… — John Astin Copy Share Image
We've all had that moment where the agent thought he hit hold. You hear it's like Hamburger Hill in the background. — Ryan Reynolds Copy Share Image
