Background Quotes

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In earlier days, even as a child, the beauty of landscapes was quite clear to me. A background for the soul's moods. Now dangerous moments… — Paul Klee
But where do they find these lines in nature? I can only see luminous or obscure masses, planes that advance or planes that recede, reliefs… — Francisco Goya
A typical day is full of anxiety and boredom. Flow experiences provide the flashes of intense living against this dull background. — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
It's no easy matter to paint a background. I venture to say that the old painters had more difficulty with their grounds than with their… — William Morris Hunt
I think ties are great and Kathy Bates is an actress whose work I've admired tremendously over many years, and I feel a certain kinship… — Joan Allen
Despite the fact that I had a writing background, they didn't want to accept whatever ideas I had as a writer. — John Amos
In a one-woman show, there must be compelling material that you adore. In both of these there are conversations with you and another character. My… — Valerie Harper
Doing a background check is still a very manual process, because the government agencies that create the records are largely paper-based systems. I'm not going… — James Lee
It's something that - jazz is one of the few things that you can go and listen to, I don't care where you're from, what… — Billy Higgins
The book is an unbearable totality. I write against a background of facets. — Edmond Jabes
Ideas' can be only in the distant background of a work of art, something like a very low horizon. In the middle distance and foreground...… — Mu Xin
You should not be hovering in the background, inflating the drama. Simply envelop him in love and affection and let him know that you will… — Amy Dickinson
I was born in New York but as a baby moved to Venezuela and Argentina. I've also lived in Denmark, where my father's from. I've… — Viggo Mortensen
Having a mixed background and feeling a little bit like a fish out of water in most places can be a benefit. — Viggo Mortensen
All I ever wanted to do was be on stage, if possible acting in Shakespeare. And to be as good as I could be.There was… — Patrick Stewart
I realize that people won't even download the entire album and might just download a song or two and put it in a playlist for… — Mikal Cronin
As far as music being something that's not background, it doesn't mean that it's loud, it means that it's instantly something to dwell on and… — Youth Lagoon
My problem with the wedding industry started when I studied in college and liked to have the television on in the background, and 'A Wedding… — Jessica Valenti
I studied movies for many years, but I am professionally an actor because I, my background is actually a stage actor and acting. — Tommy Wiseau
When I want to choose to work with someone, you know, I definitely have to do some research on their background and how they were… — Theophilus London

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