#background

My background wasn't one blessed with all the luxuries in life. Nothing is forever and I realize that. ↗

— Junior Seau

#blessed #forever #i #life #luxuries

Our life stories are largely constructed and without mindfulness can prove destructive. ↗

— Rasheed Ogunlaru

#behaviour #belief-systems #child-development #conditioning #education-system

My life as a working theorist began three months after this preliminary study and background reading, when Oscar gently nudged me toward working on a particular problem. ↗

— Rudolph A. Marcus

#background #began #gently #life #me

I grew up on food stamps. I come from a very humble background. And I've had many friends that have been destitute - you know, running into trouble - and places like The Midnight Mission have given them hope and have fed them and gotten them back on the right path. ↗

— Debi Mazar

#background #been #come #destitute #fed

I was never able to write seriously about heroes because I was very aware that I was not one and that in my background there was not this heroic thing. ↗

— Robert Sheckley

#about #aware #background #because #heroes

I want to state upfront, unequivocally and without doubt: I do not believe that any racial, ethnic or gender group has an advantage in sound judging. I do believe that every person has an equal opportunity to be a good and wise judge, regardless of their background or life experiences. ↗

— Sonia Sotomayor

#any #background #believe #doubt #equal

I do believe that every person has an equal opportunity to be a good and wise judge regardless of their background or life experiences. ↗

— Sonia Sotomayor

#believe #equal #equal opportunity #every #experiences

The office of President is a great one; to every true American it seems the greatest on earth. And to me, as I was engaged in weaving a background of music for the pageantry of it, there came a deeper realization of the effect of that office on the man. ↗

— John Philip Sousa

#background #came #deeper #earth #effect

My parents came from a poor background and worked their way up because of education. They saw it as a way to succeed. So they cared about me getting straight A grades when I was growing up. ↗

— Jennifer Garner

#background #because #came #cared #education

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

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

#background #best #brings #ethnic #ethnic background