Background Quotes

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He barely knew I existed. I knew some of the same people he knew, but I was a girl in the background, several degrees of… — Rick Yancey
The profoundest affinities are the most readily felt; they remain a background and standard for all happiness and if we trace them out we succeed. — George Santayana
People often of masterful intelligence, trained usually in law or economics or perhaps in political science, who have led their governments into disastrous decisions and… — Michael Howard
Jazz is not background music. You must concentrate in order to get the most out of it. You must absorb it. — Horace Silver
Everybody has opinions: I have them, you have them. And we are all told from the moment we open our eyes, that everyone is entitled… — Harlan Ellison
Compassion is not a sloppy sentimental feeling for people who are underprivileged or sick... it is an absolutely practical belief that regardless of a person's… — Neil Kinnock
"Historians of every generation, I believe, unless they are pure antiquarians, see history against the background - the controlling background - of current events. They… — Hugh Redwald Trevor-Roper
Worship is not about personality, temperament, personal limitations, church background, or comfort. It is about God. — John Wimber
Colours change: in the morning light, red shines out bright and clear and the blues merge into their surroundings, melting into the greens; but by… — Rosemary Verey
I mean, what's the elections? You know, two guys, same background, wealth, political influence, went to the same elite university, joined the same secret society… — Noam Chomsky
My introduction to track racing was through the background of cross country running, which is not a sport perhaps as popular in America as it… — Roger Bannister
While most students were trying to draw one beautiful finished piece, I would be in the background drawing dozens of studies at different angles to… — Fred Perry
My athleticism was really the core to social acceptance, because in those days the overwhelming number of students came from more of a public school… — Roger Bannister
Right out of the University of California I had passed the bar, but Colorado was one of those places where anybody could come and nobody… — Richard Lamm
Once I engage in something, I really engage in it, and I love the process of reading and researching because I come from an academic… — Michael Hirst
I did a lot of short films online, so I come from that background where a lot of people see your stuff. — Ben Schwartz
The way I look at it is, cancer research is absolutely nonpartisan. Cancer is very democratic in the sense that it attacks people regardless of… — David H. Koch
Ronald Reagan was long thought to be the most conservative of Republicans. And by any standard today he is the most popular Republican in modern… — Mark McKinnon
My father was a teacher and my mother also worked in the school, so the family has a background in education. — Nick Cave
I like to invest in companies where I can really add value from my experience, network, etc., so checking out my portfolio of other investments,… — David S. Rose

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