Backgrounds Quotes

935 quotes by 827 authors

I have to be very careful, however, because I have no intention of providing an excuse for this behavior. It's an attempt to explain how… — Caleb Carr
I'm from a Gypsy background! — Cher
I don't come from a film background. I haven't learned anything about films or film-making. But I have a thirst to know everything about my… — Priyanka Chopra
The Romans thought of themselves as the chosen people, yet they built the greatest army on Earth by recruiting warriors from any background. — Amy Chua
In the last three years of racing I've met as many women fans as men fans, and in NASCAR it's the same thing. My wife… — Tim Allen
I speak of a clinical depression that is the background of your entire life, a background of anguish and anxiety, a sense that nothing goes… — Leonard Cohen
Also, because people like to multitask, in a way if you've got a bit of music on in the background and the lyrical content is… — Jarvis Cocker
I have formed a very clear conception of patriotism. I have generally found it thrust into the foreground by some fellow who has something to… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Most of us at the Reserve Bank come from a background in economics and hence have a predisposition in favour of free markets and a… — Ian Macfarlane
The field of vision is comparable, for me, to the terrain of an archaeological dig. To see is to be on guard, to wait for… — Paul Virilio
Sports can unite a group of people from different backgrounds, all working together to achieve a common goal. And even if they fall short, sharing… — Ahmad Rashad
He [Rubio] is so knowledgeable about this issue ... I'm glad to see somebody with his background step forward and say it's important and we… — Saxby Chambliss
Since the 1960s, we have seen the failure of the melting pot ideology. This ideology suggested that different historical, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds could be… — Edward Said
Silence is the universal refuge, the sequel to all dull discourses and all foolish acts, a balm to our every chagrin, as welcome after satiety… — Henry David Thoreau
I felt better being in the background. That's the way I like it. — Stefan Edberg
What everyone in the astronaut corps shares in common is not gender or ethnic background, but motivation, perseverance, and desire - the desire to participate… — Ellen Ochoa
The typical nature photograph shows a butterfly on a pretty flower. The conservation photograph shows the same thing, but with a bulldozer coming at it… — Joel Sartore
Our youth can not understand why society chooses to criminalize a behavior with so little visible ill effect or adverse social impact... These young people… — Richard M. Nixon
There is a real diversity of talent and background on the A list so as to better reflect our society in all walks. There are… — Adam Rickitt
Public education is the key civil rights issue of the 21st century. Our nation's knowledge-based economy demands that we provide young people from all backgrounds… — Eli Broad

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