You go to college not only for the latest knowledge but also to meet people from different backgrounds. That's the genius of the American higher-education system compared with the Europeans'. We don't simply skim the elite.
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.
I watch one news channel until my soul can't take it anymore. It's the background of my life.
I have to say my background was mostly theatre, which I love, and it took a long time to feel comfortable there. That's probably true of anyone's career.
My background did not start with the East Side; it started with Greenwich Village, which is West Side.
I come from a dancing background, and I know it's stereotypical, but I would dance because I wasn't comfortable speaking to people.
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.
I grew up in Fall River, Massachusetts. My background was modest, and I worked at a Portuguese bakery in town.
To give you some background, I represent the largest manufacturing district and the largest agricultural district in Ohio.
My background is that of a competitive athlete and a fighter, and I'm bringing something totally different to 'The Biggest Loser' that wasn't there before.
I come from a very loving, stable background where I've been persuaded to just be myself and anything is possible.
Maybe it's just my improv and sketch background, but I'm a lot more comfortable in a group. I like sharing focus and populating an ensemble.
Well, I think everything I've ever read contributes to the background from which I write.
In every story of solipsism, there is always a conspiracy. Why? Because there is always a background involved in every perception.
I went to a liberal arts college, and as part of my background, I was majoring in mathematics and physics.
The Animals were a very separate and dissonant group at the time. We came from different backgrounds, different areas - we didn't even come from the same town, basically.
The old interests of aristocracy - the romance of action, the exalted passions of chivalry and war - faded into the background, and their place was taken by the refined and intimate pursuits of peace and civilization.
With a background in science I am extremely interested in the meeting ground of science, theology, and philosophy, especially the ethical questions at the border of science and theology.
America's strength is not our diversity; our strength is our ability to unite people of different backgrounds around common principles. A common language is necessary to reach that goal.
Once I engage in something, I really engage in it, and I love the process of reading and researching because I come from an academic background.
Engineering producers who don't play and have technology as a background may be the reason why there's a lot of cold non-musical music, for lack of a better description.
