Backgrounds Quotes

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I don't feel ashamed of my wife's political background, and I don't think she should either. I feel that the people who administered the North… — Stephen Rea
It's not even about black and white anymore, because so many people are from mixed backgrounds and mixed ethnicities, and it's just a great time… — George Lopez
I believe that there are certain things that could be taken care of that you don't need a strong political background in. — George Lopez
I didn't come from a background where I saw a lot of loving couples. All my aunts and uncles were either split up or fighting… — George Lopez
Naturally, I was thrilled but being the first year, the Academy Awards had no background or tradition, and it naturally didnâ€™t mean what it does… — Janet Gaynor
I feel very fortunate, I've been exposed to a lot of different cultures. If I wasn't from a multi-ethnic background, I wouldn't have had these… — Navi Rawat
And my career, the things that have happened have happened because of my music education background. — Jon Secada
Choice is always performed against a background of habit. — Nicholas Wolterstorff
TV is shifting into the background of just being another appliance; itâ€™s just a bigger screen. — Hari Sreenivasan
I really look up to actors like Gwyneth Paltrow and Cate Blanchett who have a strong background in theatre. — Alexa Vega
It's important to me that people feel connected to the band through the music, you know? I don't want it to be wallpaper. I don't… — Dave Grohl
I'm a boys' girl! I come from an army background and I haven't known what being a 'good Indian girl' means. — Anushka Sharma
With literature, sometimes a book is presented in the media as being say, a Muslim story or an African story, when essentially it's a universal… — Shawn Johnson
It's more fun in a way to do ensemble scenes, where you know your background, you know the scene, but you can't prepare because someone… — Fred Willard
It is an undeniable privilege of every man to prove himself right in the thesis that the world is his enemy; for if he reiterates… — George F. Kennan
I never teach until I've spoken to the fighter. I have to first determine his emotional state, get his background, to find out what I… — Cus D'Amato
I like the idea of Wild Infancy, of people who have a deprived background, of starting out wild. — Tina Weymouth
I think that clearly it has an influence, to be coming of age during the punk rock era, to come from a difficult and sporadically… — Craig Ferguson
I spent 10 years as a marketing manager. I've found my experience in the financial world invaluable background for writing about white-collar crimes. — Sara Paretsky
My background was computer science and business school, so eventually I worked my way up where I was running product groups - development, testing, marketing,… — Melinda Gates

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