Quotes about People's Background

All my early books are written as if I were Indian. In England, I had started writing as if I were English; now I write as if I were American. You take other people's backgrounds and characters; Keats called it negative capability. Votes: 3

Multiple mergers can be challenging because people come from different backgrounds. Votes: 2

We want people who come from humble backgrounds and have a need to win. Votes: 2

But I had a very traditional background as well. My parents are neat people. Votes: 2

I've sort of escaped my background, as people often do, through art and culture. Votes: 2

The biggest surprise to people is that I sang background on Pink Floyd's 'The Wall' album. Votes: 2

There's probably been very few people in comedy that have a diversified background as I do. Votes: 2

Bergman has a very special eye for people. His background taught him to listen and to feel. Votes: 2

I came from a rural background, and I didn't come in contact with a lot of wealthy people. Votes: 2

I'm not from a theatrical background where people do like to work it out on some stage space. Votes: 2

I like the idea of Wild Infancy, of people who have a deprived background, of starting out wild. Votes: 2

I have so much respect for people who do blue-collar work because I come from that background myself. Votes: 2

I definitely have had friendships and moments with people from different backgrounds and in different stages of their lives. Votes: 2

No matter the nationality, no matter the religion, no matter the ethnic background, America brings out the best in people. Votes: 2

I have the same sense of the power and virtue of knowledge that some people get from a religious background. Votes: 2

The fact that wealthy people or people from privileged backgrounds may wind up in a violent terrorist organization is not new. Votes: 2

Before the arrival of the Credit Union, people who were from the poor background or a working class background couldn't borrow from banks. Votes: 2

Coney Island is and always will be 'the people's playground.' It's a place where people of all backgrounds come to have a good time. Votes: 2

People know my background and for people who need an improviser, I'm one of the people they think to use if I'm appropriate for the part. Votes: 2

Politics is a contest among people of diverse backgrounds and philosophies, advocating different solutions to common problems. The system only works when principled, energetic people participate. Votes: 2

I came from this very traditional background and I benefited hugely from feminism. I felt privileged going to university and doing a PhD. Most people of my background don't get to do that. Votes: 2

I come from a dancing background, and I know it's stereotypical, but I would dance because I wasn't comfortable speaking to people. Votes: 0

I love working with people who have had television experience because I think there's a real efficiency and methodology that comes from that background. Votes: 0

I have a background and an understanding of what's happened in the Middle East that a lot of people don't have, because there's been no interest. Votes: 0

People like Spencer Tracy held up because they had the background originally, but to this day they never have changed Mr. Gable's role, or most of them. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I have my own method [of acting]. I come from, I've interrogated people; I come from an undercover background, so it's hard to teach an old dog new tricks. Votes: 0