Background Quotes

1061 quotes by 946 authors

Marriage was created not to be a background but to need one. Mine is going to be outstanding. It can't, shan't be the setting -… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
I come from rather an international, or in other words, a cosmopolitan background. — George Blake
In scientific thought, the concept functions all the better for being cut off from all background images. In its full exercise, the scientific concept is… — Gaston Bachelard
Whatever our background, culture or race, what rewards us most powerfully and consistently are the most deceptively simple abilities of all: the ability to be… — Stephanie Dowrick
The simplest and most effective way to sanctity is to disappear into the background of ordinary every day routine. — Thomas Merton
If my university years taught me anything, it was that the smarter a woman's background, the more primitive her bedchamber — Rowan Pelling
Om is not just a sound or vibration. It is not just a symbol.... If you think of Om only as a sound, a technique… — Amit Ray
As a musician and a guitar player, I can noodle as well as anybody. But from my background as a session musician, I always try… — Richie Sambora
Hitch was interested in what I had to offer, like one of my background ideas for Norman's upbringing. — Joseph Stefano
Well first of all you have to make the character strong so that people can follow that. And then hopefully that character can integrate with… — Oliver Stone
If I get blocked, it is generally because I don't know enough about some aspect of the story or the characters. The answer for this… — Sarah Zettel
When you have a background in combat sports, people think you're this martial arts expert, but really I'm just a guy who is able to… — Rick Yune
I come from a background of hanging out with friends and shooting videos with them, with funny stuff coming out of the group. I guess… — Michael Patrick Jann
I think that much of this was running in background as I contemplated whether or not to attend the PS 99 reunion, although I certainly… — John Thorn
In this media-drenched, data-rich, channel-surfing, computer-gaming age, we have lost the art of doing nothing, of shutting out the background noise and distractions, of slowing… — Carl Honore
The theory, hypothesis, framework, or background knowledge held by an investigator can strongly influence what is observed. — Norwood Russell Hanson
Whatever causes night in our souls may leave stars. Cimourdain was full of virtues and truth, but they shine out of a dark background. — Victor Hugo
My religious background is that my mother is a Christian Dior Scientist — Robin Williams
There are a lot of things you can do with a law degree background, but I just didn't have a passion for it. — Matthew McGrory
I come from an art-school background, and I still feel that in my music, it's about exploration and challenging myself, about putting myself in a… — PJ Harvey

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