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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
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
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. quote: "I come from a very rough background, and I'm saying that if..."
I come from a very rough background, and I'm saying that if you work hard and dedicate yourself that you can make it, too. Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Joseph Stefano quote: "Hitch was interested in what I had to offer, like one of my..."
Hitch was interested in what I had to offer, like one of my background ideas for Norman's upbringing. Joseph Stefano
Abbe Pierre quote: "My family background was deeply Christian."
My family background was deeply Christian. Abbe Pierre
Fay Wray quote: "Sometimes I worked with just a background of a rock or a tree..."
Sometimes I worked with just a background of a rock or a tree or black velvet, and just had to imagine the whole thing. Fay Wray
If you look at classic Hollywood films, they tend to shoot close-ups on quite long lenses and the background it out of focus. You know, it's just a mush. Tom Hooper
I joined the Labour party because I believed in equality, in freedom of speech and in tolerance, compassion and understanding for people, irrespective of their background and views. In whatever I decide to do in the future I will hold to those principles. Geoff Hoon
Let a man get up and say, Behold, this is the truth, and instantly I perceive a sandy cat filching a piece of fish in the background. Look, you have forgotten the cat, I say. Virginia Woolf
Some songs are just going to be acoustic with just maybe some light background stuff going on and maybe violin or something like that. Or sax - I mean, I'm definitely having some sax. That's just what I love. It's going to be jazz-rock stuff. That's what I'm aiming for. Phillip Phillips
Ryan Phillippe quote: "I really respond to diversity, a broader landscape, with..."
I really respond to diversity, a broader landscape, with actors of different ages and races and backgrounds. Ryan Phillippe
I'm a Catholic by background. I was raised in Goa, a part of India that was visited by Portuguese missionaries a few hundred years ago, which explains my last name. Dinesh D'Souza
One thing that makes France different from other countries is the tradition of social solidarity. People from all backgrounds and political positions are willing to contribute for services and protection of society as a whole - but on the condition that money is being spent effectively and that everyone is paying their part. Francois Hollande
I actually don't see that strong of a connection between my background as a rock 'n roller and my early films. In a way I think your musical identity in film work is determined by the jobs that come your way. Cliff Martinez
I think that people, despite my law enforcement background, view me as taking these consistently progressive stands, and I think that, philosophically, there is a desire to get at that person. But I think the stands I have taken are totally consistent with a person who is looking at things realistically, factually. Eric Holder

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