Background Quotes

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My background is that of a competitive athlete and a fighter, and I'm bringing something totally different to 'The Biggest Loser' that wasn't there before. — Cara Castronuova
My background was in performing originally. — Cy Coleman
I have to say my background was mostly theatre, which I love, and it took a long time to feel comfortable there. That's probably true… — Ann Dowd
I was not put here to be a background character in someone else's movie! — Breaux Greer
One of the things I liked about my character in 'Run' is that she can just disappear into the background if she wants, which is… — Katie Leung
I live in Derry, a little town in Ireland, and I don't have the background of Hollywood or Broadway. — Damian McGinty
This recognition of the earlier human background, now so obvious to us, did not come all at once, for the inclusion of history itself in… — James Henry Breasted
To me Art's subject is the human clay, / And landscape but a background to a torso; / All Cezanne's apples I would give away… — Wystan Hugh Auden
Common standards ensure that every child across the country is getting the best possible education, no matter where a child lives or what their background… — Roy Romer
Then they show up at the door and the reality is that they are 5-foot-8, 240 pounds and have not run a mile in years.… — Charlene Li
Nuclear industry proponents often assert that low doses of radiation (eg below 100mSV) produce no ill effects and are therefore safe. But , as the… — Helen Caldicott
I was kind of an innocent hayseed from a middle-class, utterly nonintellectual background. — Julia Child
I always work with the same composer, his name is Ali Helnwein. I don't have a musical background. — Alex Prager
I actually started in the opposite place. I come from a technical background - I'm a mathematician and a programmer by trade - and I… — Michael Loceff
My background is in math and science, and I thrive on complexity, and I think lots of people do. People love puzzles; it's human nature… — Michael Loceff
I come from a theater family and a theater background, and I come from a philosophy that you respect the space you occupy when you… — Jeremy Piven
Christopher Walken was probably the most experienced dancing partner I've had in movies, because he has the same background as I do. He's from theatre,… — John Travolta
To express the love of two lovers by a marriage of two complementary colors, their mingling and their opposition, the mysterious vibrations of Kindred tones.… — Vincent Van Gogh
The soul is the observer who interprets and makes choices in a confluence of relationships. These relationships provide the background, setting, characters, and events that… — Deepak Chopra
Informal relationships are not mere minor interstitial supplements to the major institutions of society. These informal relationships not only include important decision-making processes, such as… — Thomas Sowell

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