Backgrounds Quotes

935 quotes by 827 authors

My father came from a very poor background, but I was very fortunate in the sense that we were never in need. My dad was… — Brad Pitt
Man's unique reward, however, is that while animals survive by adjusting themselves to their background, man survives by adjusting his background to himself. — Ayn Rand
I'm not a photographer, so I didn't get into F-stops or ND filters or background, foreground, cross-light, all that stuff. But I was interested in… — Keanu Reeves
I come from one of these hideous backgrounds where being sincere is like - ugh, you might as well kill yourself. — Christina Ricci
For quite some time, women at NASA only had scientific backgrounds. — Sally Ride
It takes a couple of years just to get the background and knowledge that you need before you can go into detailed training for your… — Sally Ride
On a standard space shuttle crew, two of the astronauts have a test pilot background - the commander and the pilot. — Sally Ride
My background is in physics, so I was the mission specialist, who is sort of like the flight engineer on an airplane. — Sally Ride
The biggest start-up successes - from Henry Ford to Bill Gates to Mark Zuckerberg - were pioneered by people from solidly middle-class backgrounds. These founders… — Eric Ries
Adoptive parents are taking on enormous responsibility, both emotionally and financially. Quite frankly, they need as much disclosure as possible about the child's background and… — Pat Robertson
I didn't want to go out and change anything. I just wanted to make the music that was part of my background, which was rock… — Kid Rock
I really want to do the unexpected, and I think that's what I did when I executed 'Long.Live.A$AP.' I wanted people to really see the… — ASAP Rocky
I have a strong art-history background. — Eli Roth
I come from a violent background. So I became hard. I realised that I had made myself that way to deal with a feeling of… — Mickey Rourke
However my parents - both of whom came from impoverished backgrounds and neither of whom had been to college, took the view that my overactive… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
We believe a renewed commitment to limited government will unshackle our economy and create millions of new jobs and opportunities for all people, of every… — Paul Ryan
Volunteering has been undervalued in Britain for a long time. Often it has been seen as a kind of cut-price, amateur version of work that… — Jonathan Sacks
I made a living being a background singer for years. — Katey Sagal
Dancing for the length of time that I did, it centered me in such a way to be really in tune with my body, and… — Zoe Saldana
My family background has always been very supportive. They're going to be there for me no matter what. — Mark Sanchez

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