Backgrounds Quotes

935 quotes by 827 authors

Obviously, I come from one background, and the people that design fitness equipment have been doing it for years and years, and they know what… — Lance Armstrong
We worked on solving the problem of voice communications in a noisy military environment. We established military codes that are highly audible and invented selection… — M H Abrams
I come from a modest background. I put myself through college and law school and a postdoctorate program in tax law. — Michele Bachmann
I think that the American people are curious about who a candidate is, what their background is, who their family is, what their faith experience… — Michele Bachmann
A teenager usually wants to try to get people to notice him in some way, to feel like someone gives a damn. Me, all that… — Christian Bale
My background was producing and writing and performing in television when I started out, and I really missed that, that whole creative process that comes… — Eric Bana
The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion or ethnic background, is that we all believe we are above-average drivers. — Dave Barry
More varied than any landscape was the landscape in the sky, with islands of gold and silver, peninsulas of apricot and rose against a background… — Cecil Beaton
One's mind has a way of making itself up in the background, and it suddenly becomes clear what one means to do. — A. C. Benson
I'm not a judgmental person, so I can't comment on someone else's background. — Christina Aguilera
In the globalized world that is ours, maybe we are moving towards a global village, but that global village brings in a lot of different… — Lakhdar Brahimi
My mum and my husband are from Irish backgrounds, so we have a lot of potatoes. Chips, mashed, boiled, new potatoes, I love them all.… — Jo Brand
Unfortunately, the boards of art institutions tend to be populated with well-meaning supporters of the arts who often lack any business background or appetite for… — Eli Broad
Bias has to be taught. If you hear your parents downgrading women or people of different backgrounds, why, you are going to do that. — Barbara Bush
Florida is a place of unparalleled diversity of backgrounds, experiences and vision. It makes our culture unique, but it can also make it difficult to… — Jeb Bush
I believe all men, all women, regardless of race, gender, socioeconomic background, you deserve the same rights. — Sophia Bush
In the initial season of a show, you're figuring out your character and their life and their background and you're putting together all the chapters… — Sophia Bush
The American cinema in general always made stories about working-class people; the British rarely did. Any person with my working-class background would be a villain… — Michael Caine
I always felt like the rug could be pulled out from under me at anytime. And coming from a racially mixed background, I always felt… — Mariah Carey
Americans have always welcomed people of all backgrounds, religions, and races. It's a spirit of tolerance, now energized and amplified by the cult of multiculturalism. — Ayaan Hirsi Ali

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