Background Quotes

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Work all paled into the background as soon as I had a baby. — Chris Hemsworth
I think that people, despite my law enforcement background, view me as taking these consistently progressive stands, and I think that, philosophically, there is a… — Eric Holder
I grew up in the '80s and '90s listening to Public Enemy and Mobb Deep and the Smashing Pumpkins. I don't even know what it… — Mayer Hawthorne
I came from the most orthodox background you could ask for. — Sonia Johnson
I come from a coal-mining, working-class background. My father was a coal miner. — Tom Jones
I don't cry. Well, you know, I think coming from an acting background that's really helped me because I more than anyone know that an… — Joanna Kerns
All the different nations in the world, despite their differences of appearance and religion and language and way of life, still have one thing in… — Abbas Kiarostami
I will represent all of the people of Ohio, regardless of their background. I don't care if you are a Democrat, a Republican, a Libertarian… — Josh Mandel
My mom and dad put my brother and sister through university and they were very keen for us to have an academic background just to… — Rob James-Collier
I think because of my background - I went through university and did an academic career and fell into acting - I've never had a… — Rob James-Collier
The annual award of $5,000 goes to an author for a meritorious book published in the previous year for children or young adults. Scott O'Dell… — Scott O'Dell
Coming from a technology background, I mostly worked behind the scenes or let the men take the lead. I had to learn to assert myself,… — Regina Agyare
You may be Catholic or Protestant or Buddhist or Baptist or Muslim or Mormon or Jewish or Jain, or you have no religion at all.… — Rick Warren
A person shows himself for an instant as in a photograph but clearer and in the background something which is bigger than his shadow. — Tomas Transtromer
Your background or colour has nothing to do with your progress, but your endowments are the determining factors — Michael Bassey
What you don't get in the mainstream media is so much of the background material. — Jimmy Wales
The best voice actors all have a live performance background. And are competent, fearless, incredibly creative actors. — Rob Paulsen
American field players would really help themselves if they were exposed to a steady stream of boxÂ experience. Box lacrosse is an extremely valuable background for… — Dom Starsia
To be successful, you really have to put your ego in the background and try to be diplomatic to achieve what you want to achieve. — Ken Adam
Bin Laden comes out of a business background - he studied public administration and economics at university, and he worked for his family company, which… — Peter Bergen

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