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Background Quotes

On the roots that quietly shape who we become.

This page collects thoughts on background as the foundation for later work, whether that's an accounting education leading into music or years of theater shaping a whole career. A stricter upbringing is mentioned as its own kind of formative influence. Related reflections continue in Family quotes.

I'm a self-taught guitarist, but I have a classical music background.

Quotes by Adam Jones

When I moved to Mumbai I had no acting background and so was unable to make a breakthrough for years.

Quotes by Abhimanyu Singh

My family background was deeply Christian.

Quotes by Abbe Pierre

One's mind has a way of making itself up in the background, and it suddenly becomes clear what one means to do.

Quotes by A. C. Benson

Always Quotes

Accountancy prepares one to be able to run very different kinds of businesses, and my background prepared me for the music.

Quotes by Zarin Mehta

My whole background, my whole life was just lots and lots of theater, a lot of that being musical theater.

Quotes by Zachary Levi

My background is in theoretical physics, and it's something very close to my heart.

Quotes by Yuri Milner

I can't stand recipes that don't have background.

Quotes by Yotam Ottolenghi

One of my main reasons for going to college is to try to get a liberal arts background.

Quotes by Yolanda King

Come Quotes

Suppose I put polka dots all over my body and then cover my background completely with polka dots. The polka dots on my body, merging with those in the background, create an optically strange scene.

Quotes by Yayoi Kusama

My family background was heavily slanted toward business and seafaring matters.

Quotes by William Standish Knowles

I came from a very strict background.

Quotes by Wes Craven

Working within the limitations of the shared world generally made the writing easier, because I didn't have to invent any of the characters or background, which is usually the hardest part.

Quotes by Walter Jon Williams

My own military background is wholly un-distinguished. I was a sergeant.

Quotes by W. E. B. Griffin

Family Quotes

I am a committed observer. I like staying in the background and seeing what's going on.

Quotes by Valerie Trierweiler

Bluegrass is really a big part of my background.

Quotes by Travis Tritt

I do have musical background; I sing.

Quotes by Trai Byers

We come from a tough, working class background, so we're very tight.

Quotes by Tony Scott

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

Quotes by Toni Tennille

I Am Quotes

My background is in psychology and I'm also a stage actor. That's my background.

Quotes by Tommy Wiseau

Across these lines, background is treated less as limitation and more as preparation. See also Come quotes for more on where people started out.