Do not separate text from historical background. If you do, you will have perverted and subverted the Constitution, which can only end in a distorted, bastardized form of illegitimate government.
My proudest moment was probably when my oldest boy finished law school and went on to become an FBI agent. It was just beyond my imagination that - with my background - my own son would become an FBI agent.
Obviously, I come from one background, and the people that design fitness equipment have been doing it for years and years, and they know what works and doesn't work.
A liberal education... frees a man from the prison-house of his class, race, time, place, background, family and even his nation.
'True Blood' is one of those shows that is so deep and good that you can't have it on in the background. It's one of those shows that you have to dedicate time to.
I do believe that every person has an equal opportunity to be a good and wise judge regardless of their background or life experiences.
Bones tell me the story of a person's life - how old they were, what their gender was, their ancestral background.
Now learning a bit more about footballers I think what they need to do well, is someone who really wants to stay in the background and just be a strong support.
Aretha Franklin was a teenage mom, a musician who came from an incredibly Christian background, but there was a lot of love, which is really inspiring in a feminist way.
Sometimes I worked with just a background of a rock or a tree or black velvet, and just had to imagine the whole thing.
'Billy Elliot' embodies the idea that anyone can achieve anything regardless of their socio-economic background.
I did a lot of short films online, so I come from that background where a lot of people see your stuff.
There had to be dark and muddy waters so that the sun could have something to background it's flashing glory.
I come from a huge theater background. The whole action and stunt world just came as the roles were available.
I've tried to recognize my wife's individuality, her personality, her desires, her background, her ambitions.
I believe that there are certain things that could be taken care of that you don't need a strong political background in.
if you were quiet and blended into the background, you were less likely to make waves
Hitch was interested in what I had to offer, like one of my background ideas for Norman's upbringing.
I wouldn't miss the fame. I don't go out hunting for it. I try to avoid it and to slip into the background wherever I go.
I've always played comedy. My background is musical comedy theatre, and that's really where my training is.
It probably helps that my background is in the sciences and I can speak the scientists' language.