Background Quotes

• People say to me that I'm a role model in technology, but it makes me laugh, because I'm not a technologist, I'm a journalist - that's my background.

  

  Sue Gardner
  • Technology
  • Journalist
  • Background

• I'm a great audience myself. I tried to keep in the background while others were on, but sometimes I'd just get hysterical.

  

  Norm Crosby
  • Myself
  • Audience
  • Background

• Obama doesn't run around wearing a Carrie Bradshaw-esque nameplate necklace that says 'Socialist.' But his policies, actions, words, background and associations speak louder than any ID necklace ever could.

  

  Monica Crowley
  • Actions
  • Socialist
  • Carrie

• We think it's reasonable to provide mandatory instant criminal background checks for every sale at every gun show. No loopholes anywhere for anyone.

  

  Wayne LaPierre
  • Thinking
  • Criminals
  • Instant

• I come from a background that stresses education more than anything.

  

  Michael Masser
  • Education
  • More
  • Anything

• Me, coming from a low-income background, I really didn't take my studies serious as a young kid.

  

  Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
  • Serious
  • Kid
  • Coming

• What business, said Priscilla's look more plainly than any words, what business had people to walk into other people's cottages in such a manner? She stood quite still, and scrutinized Mrs. Morrison with the questioning expression she used to find so effective in Kunitz days when confronted by a person inclined to forget which, exactly, was his proper place. But Mrs. Morrison knew nothing of Kunitz, and the look lost half its potency without its impressive background. Besides, the lady was not one to notice things so slight as looks; to keep her in her proper place you would have needed sledge-hammers.

  

  Elizabeth von Arnim
  • Business
  • Words
  • Expression

• I don't really care what someone's background is; creativity can come from any background.

  

  Jarvis Cocker Pulp
  • Care
  • Creativity
  • Background

• Your background and environment is with you for life. No question about that.

  

  Sean Connery
  • Life
  • Environment
  • Background

• There is nothing like being able to develop a three-dimensional character over a long period of time. Sometimes you aren't able to fully portray a character because you only have a couple of scenes to do it in, and you don't get the full life and background of that character.

  

  Susan Kelechi Watson
  • Character
  • Couple
  • Being

• Every time when I start preparing my character for a movie, I always try to make up and create my own background story for the role in order to fill it with life.

  

  Sibel Kekilli
  • Life
  • Character
  • Preparing

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