Backgrounds Quotes

935 quotes by 827 authors

Land! An island! We devoured it greedily with our eyes and woke the others, who tumbled out drowsily and stared in all directions as if… — Thor Heyerdahl
Across the San Joaquin valley, across California, across the entire nation, wherever there are injustices against men and women and children who work in the… — Cesar Chavez
I do believe that one way to bring cultures together, to develop trust between people and countries and religions, is through education. And through music… — Steve Kerr
A good short-story writer has an instinct for sketching in just enough background to ground the specific story. — Lynn Abbey
I can get a better grasp of what is going on in the world from one good Washington dinner party than from all the background… — Barbara Walters
Future years will never know the seething hell and the black infernal background, the countless minor scenes and interiors of the secession war; and it… — Walt Whitman
There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval. The dark background which death supplies brings out the tender colours of… — George Santayana
It is not that love is blind. It is that love sees with a painter's eye, finding the essence that renders all else background. — Robert Breault
Background vocals during her song "I Hope You Dance" .....'Time is a wheel in constant motion always, rolling us along. Tell me who wants to… — Lee Ann Womack
It's true that there's no such thing as free will. We can't help what we are or what we do. It's not our fault. Nobody's… — Ayn Rand
Gradually, ... the aspect of science as knowledge is being thrust into the background by the aspect of science as the power of manipulating nature.… — Bertrand Russell
I don't believe anybody has a right to own any kind of a firearm. I believe in order to obtain a permit to own a… — John Silber
America rejects bigotry. We reject every act of hatred against people of Arab background or Muslim faith America values and welcomes peaceful people of all… — George W. Bush
My background may be common, but I have specialized in elegance. — Cyril Ritchard
It is never too late, no matter how old you get because anytime or any point in your life you can always have a chance… — George Eliot
Although contemporary advertising is relatively young, it already has a considerable tradition. Each new ad is encountered against a background of thousands of earlier ads. — Guy Cook
If the question were, "What ought to be the next objective in science?" my answer would be the teaching of science to the young, so… — Elihu Thomson
But the context of religion is a great background for doing science. In the words of Psalm 19, 'The heavens declare the glory of God… — Arthur Leonard Schawlow
It is suicidal for other runners to copy my hill sessions without adequate background. — Pekka Vasala
Just keep in mind the feeling 'I am', merge in it, till your mind and feeling become one. By repeated attempts you will stumble on… — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

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