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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

Because it is the light that helps cast the shadow, and it is the dark which provides the background to give light its vibrancy. Practitioners — Gillian Nolan

The background - your own history - is way more important than what you can achieve as a professional. — Javier Bardem

I come from a dancing background, and I know it's stereotypical, but I would dance because I wasn't comfortable speaking to people. — Carrie Ann Inaba

When you come from a background like mine, where you're entering worlds that are so different than your own, you have to be afraid. — Sonia Sotomayor

I come from the slums; I come from a hard background; I come from a poor family; and I was a soldier. — Michael Caine

But Venice, like Oxford, had kept the background for romance, and, to the true romantic, background was everything, or almost everything. — Oscar Wilde

And there we were, in the background of it all, holding on to one another. The Perfectionist, the Sweetheart, the Diva ... and me. — Kiera Cass

Comedy is something that we can all share, no matter what language we speak or our background, it has the power to unite us all. — Paul Goodman

We have a man [Donald Trump] who judges people based on their performance regardless of your gender, race, your ethnic or religious background. — Chris Christie

His view of the world featured swift disasters set against a background of lurking doom, my cooking did nothing to contradict it. — Margaret Atwood

Whatever causes night in our souls may leave stars. Cimourdain was full of virtues and truth, but they shine out of a dark background. — Victor Hugo

I've sung background for a couple of bands. — Randy Jackson

Running footsteps sounded in the background, but it was only Daddy, so he ignored it. — Thea Harrison

I don't have lots of things in the background. I do like large faces. I find them strong and contemporary. — Paul Emsley

Having a mixed background and feeling a little bit like a fish out of water in most places can be a benefit. — Viggo Mortensen

I know that a lot of people take inspiration from the fact that I was just a common man with no film background who turned into a star. — Uday Kiran

You don't count in zeroes; when you count, zero is the mute background and one is your tool. — David Whiteland

I have a strong art-history background. — Eli Roth

The Eagles, let's face it, they were a pretty cool group, Fleetwood Mac, Blondie. I had this really eclectic background in music. — Meredith Brooks

I did a lot of short films online, so I come from that background where a lot of people see your stuff. — Ben Schwartz

My hands were sticky with glue, and I hummed along to Sia, playing in the background. — Heather Demetrios

I normally hate books that have anything to do with medicine, thanks to my own background in nursing - FYI, almost everybody gets it wrong. — Shiloh Walker

Despite the fact that I had a writing background, they didn't want to accept whatever ideas I had as a writer. — John Amos

Do your homework and keep good files. Know the background and biases of your sources. — Jane Brody

My background is in musical comedy. — Christopher Walken

Your background and environment is with you for life. No question about that. — Sean Connery

Every experience in life enriches one's background and should teach valuable lessons. — Mary Barnett Gilson

You never realize how much of your background is sewn into the lining of your clothes. — Tom Wolfe

I've gradually risen from lower-class background to lower-class foreground. — Marvin L. Cohen

You started to feel that if he was around, then everyone else, even the landscape, was just background. — Terry Pratchett

I was glad to have had some dance background because some of the dances are pretty wild. — Piper Perabo

Of our jobs are bad jobs, but they're the kind held by people in the background. People who are getting by. People who don't play pool that well. — Michael Marshall Smith

He who hears only a "Will to Truth" in the background, and nothing else, cannot certainly boast of the sharpest ears. — Friedrich Nietzsche

My brothers and I were raised by our parents to respect everyone regardless of background or race. — Alan Wilson

Do not allow your background to draw you to the ground. Imagine the bigger picture, for you will get there. — Osunsakin Adewale

Everyone tries to research your background. I have a real fear of celebrity and exposing my real self. — Matt Tong

Don't worry about your background, whether it's odd or ordinary, use it, build on it. — Gloria Steinem

Cities and roads
I have never seen
Are in the background of your photos
Yet, I don't feel
How faraway you are — Shasika Amali Munasinghe

To be successful, you really have to put your ego in the background and try to be diplomatic to achieve what you want to achieve. — Ken Adam

Odd that I couldn't catch any of your dream," Bones went on. "Normally your dreams are like background music to me. — Jeaniene Frost

Please stop hiding and actually live your life." He pauses long enough to squeeze my shoulder. "It's killing me to watch you fade into the background. — Aly Martinez

Your background has a lot to do with your approach to movement. — Cholly Atkins

You've got to step up, Emme. They need to hear your voice, hear you. You're better than being stuck in the background. — Elizabeth Eulberg

O timid one, awaken, exert yourself, draw back the curtains your training and background have hung over the windows of your soul. — Spencer W. Kimball

Your background should not dictate the rest of your life ; there is success in continuity. — Osunsakin Adewale

Your background or colour has nothing to do with your progress, but your endowments are the determining factors — Michael Bassey Johnson

It takes a couple of years just to get the background and knowledge that you need before you can go into detailed training for your mission. — Sally Ride

The race is your face. Obviously, I come from a mixed background. Who I am and how I look and being black. — Neneh Cherry

When you come from an under-privileged background, oftentimes, you feel a little overwhelmed by your education or your lack of. — Idris Elba

Your calling is buried in your background on earth — Sunday Adelaja

I come from a martial arts background so kicking and punching and using your hands and your feet is more of the art that I was taught. — Katheryn Winnick

I come from athletics and I have a pretty big boxing background, so I never really shy away or get nervous about the physical rigors of filmmaking. — Jon Bernthal

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 live in Derry, a little town in Ireland, and I don't have the background of Hollywood or Broadway. — Damian McGinty

My undergraduate degree is in business, so I'm trying to get a bit of a background before I go in. — Shannon Miller

I have a taekwondo background, but I also try to invent new moves and make sure that when I step into the Octagon, I'm a different fighter. — Anthony Pettis

What strikes me every single time is that the aspirations of Indians are unique and unparalleled. They're very demanding, regardless of background. — Sundar Pichai

There's probably been very few people in comedy that have a diversified background as I do. — Ron Shock

My background is in improv and writing. — Paul Scheer

I did a lot of background and research on 'End Of Watch,' and I definitely used certain skills that I learned. — Jake Gyllenhaal

I had a very strong background in journalism, so it's my instinct to try to be as fair and accurate as possible. — Peter Landesman

I come from a background of independent films. — Mia Wasikowska

In a noisy place I can't understand speech, because I cannot screen out the background noise. — Temple Grandin

My whole background is theater, and theater is to some degree presentational. — Connie Britton

Trust to a Mercant is a complicated thing. It usually requires years of acquaintance, several background checks, and a probationary period. — Nalini Singh

I come from a violent background. So I became hard. I realised that I had made myself that way to deal with a feeling of abandonment and shame. — Mickey Rourke

I always devise a background so that it makes what your character goes through logical and keeps up the continuity. — Dexter Fletcher

Don't let your background or commitment to your own tradition make you fearful of joining in the adventure the Holy Spirit prepares for you. — Wesley Hill

The theory, hypothesis, framework, or background knowledge held by an investigator can strongly influence what is observed. — Norwood Russell Hanson

We had our British background of traditional theatre behind us. — Peter Capaldi

My background is from India, and I always get asked, 'When are you going to do an Indian film, a musical or Bollywood film?' — Asif Kapadia

A man can overcome his background, even as he can overcome a skilled opponent. — David Gemmell

My background was in performing originally. — Cy Coleman

I was bred and raised in a multi-cultural music background. — Coco Lee

As for the subject matter in my painting ... it is very often an incidental thing in the background, elusive and unclear, that really stirred me. — William Baziotes

Trust your instinct in areas you have some background because your instinct is informed and not blind. - L. R. W. Lee — L.R.W. Lee

My family background was heavily slanted toward business and seafaring matters. — William Standish Knowles

My background is more horror or thriller, and you can't get better than horror fans, as far as I'm concerned. — Janet Montgomery

There was an electric buzzing sound that was constantly on, acting as background music like a million cicadas in the forest. A constant white noise. — Missy Lyons

Well, she wasn't strong enough to avoid being the background of my art. Just the background. Her words just my canvas. — Janet Fitch

I understand that I may make mistakes with characters who don't share my own background, but I commit to doing my best. — Kelley Armstrong

I am aiming my books at anybody with no economics background. — Tim Harford

And in the background of Early's story was her voice. Her soul. Her sadness and longing. Because when it's raining, it's always Billie Holiday. p. 81 — Clare Vanderpool

A turtle swims in the background while this shark's face is distorted by the diver's camera lens. — James Mayrose

For most people, most of the time, the media are little more than a background hum. . . — Julianne Schultz