#background

Without the meditative background that is criticism, works become isolated gestures, historical accidents, soon forgotten. ↗

— Milan Kundera

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However my parents - both of whom came from impoverished backgrounds and neither of whom had been to college, took the view that my overactive imagination was an amusing quirk that would never pay a mortgage or secure a pension. ↗

— J. K. Rowling

#backgrounds #been #both #came #college

I come from a traditional theater background. ↗

— Mark Ruffalo

#come #i #theater #traditional

My background has been very helpful for this experience. But everyone was so accommodating because they knew it's not the most comfortable position to be the new kid. ↗

— Jeri Ryan

#because #been #comfortable #everyone #experience

We believe a renewed commitment to limited government will unshackle our economy and create millions of new jobs and opportunities for all people, of every background, to succeed and prosper. Under this approach, the spirit of initiative - not political clout - determines who succeeds. ↗

— Paul Ryan

#background #believe #clout #commitment #create

I made a living being a background singer for years. ↗

— Katey Sagal

#being #i #living #made #singer

Dancing for the length of time that I did, it centered me in such a way to be really in tune with my body, and I just feel like I'm physically able to do things because of my ballet background. Without ballet, I don't think I'd look graceful at all on screen. ↗

— Zoe Saldana

#background #ballet #because #body #centered

I have been accused of being a very simplistic, very lyrical player, and that's okay. That just comes from the blues, which is my background. But every day you wake up and transcend. You can't ever rest on your laurels. ↗

— Carlos Santana

#background #been #being #blues #comes

And, of course, some SF is set close enough to here and now that Anglo and European do apply. Since many of the writers come from those backgrounds, so does much of the fiction. ↗

— Stanley Schmidt

#apply #backgrounds #close #come #course

This means I must pay close attention to the writing, but equally so to the scientific background - which sometimes means doing fairly involved calculations. ↗

— Stanley Schmidt

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