Backgrounds Quotes

935 quotes by 827 authors

My background is in health care. — Bobby Jindal
I came from a very strict background, and didn't hear any Jamaican music when I was growing up. — Grace Jones
I went to Juilliard in New York and used to do cabarets just for fun. Occasionally, I would get together with a jazz musician and… — Nicole Beharie
The best writers who have put pen to paper have often had a journalism background. — Rick Bragg
I am super-proud to have a sort of famous character in my background that if you're a certain age, he was probably a part of… — Adam Brody
All the folks I play with come from jazz backgrounds or at least appreciate spontaneity within the parameters of a pop song. — Andrew Bird
I've sort of escaped my background, as people often do, through art and culture. — Danny Boyle
I bring my classical training - some of it, but not all of it - and also my background and culture, to spirituals. And I… — Kathleen Battle
There should be a background check every time a firearm is transferred. You shouldn't be able to go to a gun show and buy guns… — Michael D. Barnes
Should we have background checks, waiting periods? To drive a car you have to pass a test that shows you know how to drive your… — Michael D. Barnes
First of all it's usually women who run these higher primate sanctuaries, rarely men. They are white. They come from privileged backgrounds. They are educated. — Russell Banks
When playing any song in front of an audience, you're watching them experience it, and it changes. In a lot of ways, it's almost like… — Wes Borland
As a regent, I hope to bring that important perspective of a typical family visitor in combination with my background as a Member of Congress… — Xavier Becerra
The countdown reached ten seconds and I could almost hear an invisible crescendo of stirring background music. 'Anchors aweigh!' Five, four, three, two, one... and… — Gene Cernan
My background is not typical hip-hop. I didn't grow up in the projects. I grew up in a single family home in a middle-class suburb.… — Kid Cudi
I've not been an admirer of contemporary music since punk rock went off the boil in 1977, but once a year I'll listen to 'Spiral… — Billy Childish
I started out from a pretty modest background, so I always had a pretty good sense of money. I always had to work for my… — Marco Arment
The advice I would give to girls from Eastern backgrounds who are interested in the arts is that it is always beneficial to get your… — Nadia Ali
My forebears refused to cut the sugar cane for plantation owners, and I am recognisably a product of that background. — Diane Abbott
My proudest moment was probably when my oldest boy finished law school and went on to become an FBI agent. It was just beyond my… — Frank Abagnale

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