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Backgrounds Quotes by Edith Wharton
- The American landscape has no foreground and the American mind no background.
- Through this atmosphere of torrid splendor moved wan beings as richly upholstered as the furniture, beings without definite pursuits or permanent relations, who drifted on…
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- Obviously, I come from one background, and the people that design fitness equipment have been doing it for years and years, and… — Lance Armstrong
- Silence is the universal refuge, the sequel to all dull discourses and all foolish acts, a balm to our every chagrin, as… — Henry David Thoreau
- One's mind has a way of making itself up in the background, and it suddenly becomes clear what one means to do. — A. C. Benson
- A teenager usually wants to try to get people to notice him in some way, to feel like someone gives a damn.… — Christian Bale
- Change can only exist in time. Without time there is no change. Change can only exist with a background of that which… — Frederick Lenz
- We worked on solving the problem of voice communications in a noisy military environment. We established military codes that are highly audible… — M H Abrams
- I think that the American people are curious about who a candidate is, what their background is, who their family is, what… — Michele Bachmann
- The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion or ethnic background, is that we all believe we… — Dave Barry