Background Quotes

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I feel like I grew up being babysat by a television, and all I ever wanted to do was be in movies, direct movies, make… — Noel Wells
My background is that I came from a middle class family, and I think those values stay where ever you go. — Nita Ambani
The Band was rebelling against the rebellion. The rebellion went to a place where it became too obvious, too trendy, like you were just following… — Robbie Robertson
Al Jazeera is a representation of, you know, diversity in the Arab world. In our newsroom, we have every single nationality, we have every single,… — Wadah Khanfar
The fact was that I had always been considered a leader in my scholastic career. It just never dawned on me that this was any… — Geraldine Stutz
The years I spent paying my dues are in the background, and so are my concerns about whether my performance is good or bad. — Alan Arkin
Breast cancer alone kills some 458,000 people each year, according to the World Health Organization, mainly in low- and middle-income countries. It has got to… — Angelina Jolie
When I first ran for Congress in the 1990s, my background as an openly gay Asian was one of the focal points of the campaign,… — Mark Takano
Digital power is every bit as likely to be abused as physical power, but is often more insidious because it is often wielded in the… — Rebecca MacKinnon
Writing an encyclopedia is hard. To do anywhere near a decent job, you have to know a great deal of information about an incredibly wide… — Aaron Swartz
The race is your face. Obviously, I come from a mixed background. Who I am and how I look and being black. — Neneh Cherry
Catherine Tate was a proven comedy actress from a comedy background with great taste. I knew her work, and was an incredible fan. — Paul Lieberstein
When I was a kid, I desperately wanted more background information on especially cartoonists. — Bryan Lee O'Malley
When President Obama first unveiled his gun control proposals recommending a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines and better background checks, there seemed to… — Robert Dallek
Revolutionaries who come to power by force of arms usually have great crimes in their background. Leaders who survive campaigns by great powers to destroy… — Stephen Kinzer
Becoming a model was very counter-culture for my background, which is hyper-liberal, academic and feminist. — Cameron Russell
I always devise a background so that it makes what your character goes through logical and keeps up the continuity. — Dexter Fletcher
I really looked up to Tina Fey as a writer, and because I did have a background in writing, she is someone whose career I… — Nasim Pedrad
I came from a farming background, and my career was teaching. — Seamus Heaney
My wife Juliana and I first saw Eurovision while on our honeymoon in Greece in 2006, and we were amazed by it. They basically recreate… — Seamus Dever

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