#background

Against the dark background of this contemporary civilization of well-being, even the arts tend to mingle, to lose their identity. ↗

— Eugenio Montale

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Merit should count more than academic background. ↗

— Lee Myung-bak

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I think that what most surprises anybody who goes into politics from even a modestly cerebral background is the vulgarity of much of the cut and thrust of politics. ↗

— Chris Patten

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I think that much of this was running in background as I contemplated whether or not to attend the PS 99 reunion, although I certainly anticipated that I would not; it smelled like death, not youth. ↗

— John Thorn

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I really respond to diversity, a broader landscape, with actors of different ages and races and backgrounds. ↗

— Ryan Phillippe

#backgrounds #broader #different #different ages #diversity

My father came from a very poor background, but I was very fortunate in the sense that we were never in need. My dad was determined to make sure that we didn't want for things. He wanted to give us more opportunity than he had, a better shot at a better life. ↗

— Brad Pitt

#better #better life #came #dad #determined

The Tories and the Lib Dems talk about social mobility, but, short of winning the lottery, the only way to guarantee young people from all backgrounds the opportunity to do better and to raise aspirations is through education. ↗

— Lucy Powell

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I personally have a background of many days on end of confusion, understimulation, overstimulation, and uncomfortableness with the world around me. ↗

— Mary Lynn Rajskub

#background #confusion #days #end #i

The conception of background music is changing. You use less and less of it these days. ↗

— Satyajit Ray

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I came out of the Civil Rights Movement, and I had a different kind of focus than most people who have just the academic background as their primary training experience. ↗

— Bernice Johnson Reagon

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