Backgrounds Quotes

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From a pragmatic point of view, the difference between living against a background of foreigness (an indifferent Universe) and one of intimacy (a benevolent Universe)… — William James
A background of wrath, which can be stirred up to the murderous infernal pitch, does lie in every man. — Thomas Carlyle
Journalism talk is part of the nonstop background noise of American life. — Russell Baker
Life is a series of family photos in which you keep moving to the rear until finally you're a portrait in the background. — Robert Breault
Like it or not the American people support the term 'background check,' they support the concept of it even though they know it won't work… — Alan Gottlieb
The office of President is a great one; to every true American it seems the greatest on earth. And to me, as I was engaged… — John Philip Sousa
The background reveals the true being and state of being of the man or thing. If I do not possess the background, I make the… — Juan Ramon Jimenez
Further Education should be about the ability to learn, not the ability to pay - everyone who is able should have the opportunity, regardless of… — Charles Kennedy
I really don't know what makes a comedian. I think it's a family background and environment. Yet if you put the same ingredients in another… — Bob Newhart
When I started making my own records, I had this idea of drowning out the singer and putting the rest in the foreground. It was… — Brian Eno
I'm not really one of those people who goes and writes some big back story and agonizes over characters. I think you kind of can… — Rose McGowan
How do you live with evil? Art is traditionally - certainly with my secular background - the answer, but art is very self-referential, whereas religion… — Yann Martel
As actors, you don't actually need to know the future of the character. You just need to know the backgrounds. — John Noble
I have mainly come from a theatre background, I did 'Oliver' here I played the Artful Dodger and I did 'The Sound of Music. — Ben Nicholas
I endured many weeks of it, but I had a big background in martial arts and fighting as a kid, so kind of all the… — Jason Statham
The relationship I have to my fatherland is like that of mothers with crippled children: they love them all the more, the more crippled they… — Friedrich List
I don't come from money or an educated family background or any sort of supportive family life, so all of my choices are made on… — Cat Power
My background is a small town with no movie theater. So... I always pictured myself onstage. I went to acting school and learned all the… — Franka Potente
Music is my passion, singing, performing. I play piano and musical theater is my background. — Janel Parrish
As a child in the rural district of Penal I remember sharing meals from the same pot with neighbours of different racial, ethnic, social and… — Kamla Persad-Bissessar

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