Backgrounds Quotes

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Democracy does not require perfect equality, but it does require that citizens share a common life. What matters is that people of different backgrounds and… — Michael Sandel
Going back and forth between Western Arabic and African countries clearly created the various musical backgrounds I could have and obviously influenced my professional attitude,… — Rokia Traore
Richard Burton is my number one idol. One, because we come from very similar backgrounds and two, because of his fantastic talent. — Aneurin Barnard
Medicine is probably one of the best backgrounds for a writer to find stories. I always think cops and docs have the best background because… — Tess Gerritsen
I used to do stop motion in my own garage and Claymation and all that stuff. That led to doing backgrounds and matte paintings. I… — Robert Stromberg
I found my place when I moved to London, where I chose to live, making my own tribe who were all from different backgrounds and… — Neneh Cherry
Larry Hart and Dick Rodgers were both bright Jewish boys from Manhattan who at one point or another went to Columbia, but there the similarity… — Robert Gottlieb
People from all over the world were killed in the attacks on the World Trade Centre. They came from many different cultural, ethnic and religious… — David Blunkett
Cities can be places that represent the best of our ideals: where Americans of all different backgrounds can come together and, through their interactions, and… — Cory Booker
Future peace, prosperity and confidence depend not just on ourselves but on the success of all nations. Hence, we are all partners, no matter what… — Hassanal Bolkiah
My husband, a.k.a. Swede, and I both come from athletic backgrounds, so once we identified the goal - get book published - we attacked it.… — Kresley Cole
Multiple mergers can be challenging because people come from different backgrounds. — Arundhati Bhattacharya
One of the things I enjoy most about writing historical romance is researching inspiring backgrounds and settings. — Nicola Cornick
I grew up about 30 minutes north of Boston in a town that was a virtual melting pot - I was exposed to all different… — Alex Newell
We want people who come from humble backgrounds and have a need to win. — Douglas Leone
We are the only country in the world that has taken people from so many different backgrounds, which is a great achievement by itself, but… — Lamar Alexander
At the risk of sounding hopelessly romantic, love is the key element. I really love to play with different musicians who come from different cultural… — John McLaughlin
Pope John Paul II brought hope to all corners of the world, to people of all faiths and backgrounds, with his powerful belief in the… — Jerry Costello
A number of scientists with greatly different backgrounds can come up with completely different assessments. The discussions or controversies are endless. Once a year, we… — Richard Leakey
The Tories and the Lib Dems talk about social mobility, but, short of winning the lottery, the only way to guarantee young people from all… — Lucy Powell

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