Background Quotes

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My background is somewhat unusual, as I trained to be a ballet dancer. I worked in the theatre for eight or nine years as a… — William Kempe
The history of the genocide perpetrated during the Second World War does not belong to the past only. It is a â€˜living historyâ€™ that concerns… — Irina Bokova
Part of the approach envisaged in bringing about Black Consciousness has to be directed to the past, to seek to rewrite the history of the… — Steven Biko
A stage setting is not a background; it is an environment. — Robert Edmond Jones
Newspaper reporting is really storytelling. We call our articles 'stories,' and we try to tell them in a way that even people who don't know… — Serge Schmemann
America stands unique in the world: the only country not founded on race but on a way, an ideal. Not in spite of but because… — Ronald Reagan
I ran my first race the end of March, 1976. And less than four months later I was Olympic champion. But I had the background.… — Edwin Moses
At my high school graduation, I graduated from home school, so it was pregnant teens and gang members. But, when I got on stage, there… — Portia de Rossi
A lot of people who are actors and artists who work in Hollywood come from a background of abuse, and you can make abused people… — Roseanne Barr
The British often shy away from any cinematic interpretation of real sex. They sometimes have what I call "subtle sex," which is really introspective and… — Steve Coogan
I don't have an extensive background in theory, but the amount of it that I've learned, I've applied, so I have a vocabulary of melodic… — John Frusciante
Anything that keeps you happy and writing is part of my writing ritual: I like music, so I tend to have it playing in the… — Neil Gaiman
We talked about politics constantly in my family growing up in North Carolina. There were always debates. Being of Greek background, it's in our blood… — Zach Galifianakis
I try to greet my friends with a drink in my hand, a warm smile on my face, and great music in the background, because… — Ina Garten
In the true sense one's native land, with its background of tradition, early impressions, reminiscences and other things dear to one, is not enough to… — Emma Goldman
I am much less autistic now, compared to when I was young. I remember some behaviors like picking carpet fuzz and watching spinning plates for… — Temple Grandin
Non-crazy gun advocates - the ones who aren't stockpiling in preparation for a zombie invasion - don't like the idea of expanding background checks because… — Gail Collins
I'm from a lower middle class background; all my family were immigrants. — Billy Corgan
Shadow is the obstruction of light. Shadows appear to me to be of supreme importance in perspective, because, without them opaque and solid bodies will… — Leonardo da Vinci
My background is degradation and sloth, mostly. — Larry David

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