Background Quotes

1061 quotes by 946 authors

I just hope that our fans are people who are inspired by music, and just use our music as a background or inspiration for whatever… — Maynard James Keenan
My mixed-race background made me a broad person, able to relate to different cultures. But any woman of colour, even a mixed colour, is seen… — Alicia Keys
I like the idea of accessibility, coming from a lower-middle-class background myself, I feel like beauty and products should be accessible to all women over… — Diane Kruger
Without the meditative background that is criticism, works become isolated gestures, historical accidents, soon forgotten. — Milan Kundera
Any smart executive understands that to find the best talent she has to explore new territory that lies beyond familiar geography. That applies not only… — Madeleine M. Kunin
I grew up in Fall River, Massachusetts. My background was modest, and I worked at a Portuguese bakery in town. — Emeril Lagasse
My food is Louisiana, New Orleans-based, well-seasoned, rustic. I think it's pretty unique because of my background being influenced by my mom, Portuguese and French… — Emeril Lagasse
I love folk; that's a big part of my background. — Amy Lee
My songs aren't bubble gum pop dance songs and I don't have background dancers on every single song. — Avril Lavigne
I'm from a working-class background, and I've experienced that worry of not having a job next week because the unions are going on strike. — Annie Lennox
I would say that although my music may be or may have been part of the cultural background fabric of the gay community, I consider… — Annie Lennox
I have a lot of endurance and I have a good background right now in my training and it's time to get ready. — Ryan Lochte
The discipline of desire is the background of character. — John Locke
I came from the Bronx and a certain background. I worked really hard. I kept my focus on the right things. — Jennifer Lopez
Music as background to me becomes like a mosquito, an insect. In the studio we have big speakers, and to me that's the way music… — David Lynch
I can't advise any of the young ones, because I don't know what their background was, but I would suggest that anyone who wants to… — Shirley MacLaine
Do not separate text from historical background. If you do, you will have perverted and subverted the Constitution, which can only end in a distorted,… — James Madison
I come from a very rough background, and I'm saying that if you work hard and dedicate yourself that you can make it, too. — Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
I went to film school so I have a writing and directing background, and I think a lot of the material I'm interested in writing… — Danny McBride
The New Testament witnesses were fully aware of the background against which the resurrection took place. — Josh McDowell

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