Background Quote by Robert Parish

There's no way I would have got to see so much of the world, with my humble background, without modelling. We were penniless and…

— Carmen Dell'Orefice

I have so much respect for people who do blue-collar work because I come from that background myself.

— Cynthia Kadohata

For 'Vikings,' we have to do so much outside shooting, and it's normally - I think with American shows, it'll be 60 or 70…

— Michael Hirst

Shopping can be a nightmare - first finding something to wear and then finding something to go with it, it's so difficult when there's…

— Philip Treacy

I have a crazy background in music, both as a performer and writer.

— Jesse Itzler

I have no filmi background.

— Wamiqa Gabbi

Al Jazeera is a representation of, you know, diversity in the Arab world. In our newsroom, we have every single nationality, we have every…

— Wadah Khanfar

Once you know the background of an individual, you can connect better with his or her music.

— Badshah

Mark Zuckerberg is a rich white dude from a really privileged background.

— Peter Sunde

My first album, 'Get Lifted,' was a hip-hop soul album that had some of its roots in the church, as far as the sonic…

— John Legend

The way I look at it is, cancer research is absolutely nonpartisan. Cancer is very democratic in the sense that it attacks people regardless…

— David H. Koch

Food as a hobby used to be an elite pastime, and it has become something that is totally ordinary for people of every background.…

— Dana Goodyear

I grew up with a religious background.

— Alex Caruso

When I was playing piano, it was like, 'I'm going to write a song using all the white keys.' My music director, who knew…

— John Tesh

When you see how fragile and delicate life can be, all else fades into the background.

— Jenna Morasca