Famous Quotes & Sayings

Andrew Zimbalist

It will continue the cycle; I think it has to. It's positive to have serious corporations that have the business background to do that kind of work necessary to run teams today.

They come from a background of resorts and understanding resorts and lodging. They are also one of the strongest real estate players in North America.

Anita Sarkeesian

Harassment is the background radiation of my life. It is a factor in every decision I make. Any time I tweet something or make a post, I'm always thinking about it.

When you have such a huge past, a big background as we have, you can play off that - a lot of people do. But we felt we wouldn't have a legitimate future unless we put something new together.

The government should hold a meeting of all parties immediately before the Parliament session, to explain the background of India's vote at the IAEA meeting on Saturday.

Ai Weiwei

So maybe there are three parts in my life - earlier background living in exile in Xinjiang in a very political circumstance, then later the United States from 24 to 36 years old. I was quite equipped with liberal thinking. Then the Internet. If there is no Internet, of course, I cannot really exercise my opinion or my ideas.

Beth Riesgraf

My background is in dance. No, I'm kidding. I was actually really uncoordinated as a child, when it came to dance, but I did play a lot of sports, and I do some break-dancing from time-to-time. No, I really don't.

Steve Ballmer

Turner's experience as a proven leader of people in Wal-Mart's incredibly dynamic sales environment; his IT background as CIO of a world-class company and his familiarity with our products and technologies as a Microsoft customer for more than a decade uniquely qualify him to serve as our COO,

We undertook very rigorous background checks before the job offer, as much with the Privy Council as with the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and the RCMP,

Geraldine Stutz

The fact was that I had always been considered a leader in my scholastic career. It just never dawned on me that this was any kind of preparation for the business world. Like most young women of my background and education, I always performed on demand and never anything else.

Alessia Cara

As long as each song makes somebody feel something, I think that's the point of it all. I don't want it to just be background music, you know?

Allison Tolman

Coming out of Dallas and doing commercial work in Dallas - if you had improv background in Dallas, then you were instantly shot to the top of the list of commercial bookings because they loved improvisers because you could elevate the material.

Stephen Mangan

I come from an Irish working-class background but went to a posh school, and any type of pretension was quickly mocked at home. I've always had a keen eye for pretension.

We are excited to have Mark come to FGH. In his interviews and in his previous work experience, he has demonstrated excellent leadership skills. His experiences and background are excellent matches for the administrator position here at Franklin General Hospital.

We are even more conscious of the economic improvement in Canada, and of the political, social and spiritual background that has made this possible.

Joe Biden

Two million felons have tried to buy a gun and, because of the background check, have been denied.

First and foremost, (there's a) selection process. (We) do background checks, drug testing (and) look at probation reports. (There's) zero tolerance for threats of workplace violence. (We) have employee support (and a) counseling program.

Marty Schottenheimer

First and foremost, Jack is an excellent teacher. He has done a good job of developing young players. He has a strong background in line play and a strong belief in teaching fundamentals first.

Peter Guber

We tend to become social core groups, whatever our similar interest and background where we came through. It tends to be a filter through which people see themselves. It can be all different ethnicities. They can see themselves as San Franciscans, or Warriors fans. You want to build a tribe of viral advocates for that team.

Bill Laswell

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.

Ada Yonath

I was born in Jerusalem with a religious background and a rabbi as a father... it was rather poor, but what we did have, we did have books.

Matt Smith

This will help me in making law. That background is very helpful.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

We made a conscious decision early on that she should not be involved in the politics. She should be involved as the first lady, which is a whole other category, ... Also, it makes it easier for her that she may believe differently than I do, coming from her family background and all that.

David Cheriton

There is something about military history that fascinates me. You find that many battles have been lost by people with very good military background when they fought battles in a battleground they didn't understand. I have seen that in business, too. You have to look at a marketplace like a battle-ground.

George H. W. Bush

There is some background noise here...but the American people expect me to do my job, and I'm going to.

Nicola Sturgeon

There is nothing in your background that inherently holds you back or means you can't achieve what others can achieve. You are the master of your own fate, and if you work hard, you can do what you want.

We have a couple of guys who are on call to make deliveries if we have a real rush but mostly it's just us. We do everything. We all bring our separate strengths to the business. Jan's background is in marketing and public relations. Teresa has 30 years of experience in sales in San Antonio and I take care of the business development stuff like paying the bills and updating the Web site.

We had to have a criminal background check and then there was a trained course we had to go through, so it was kind of a rush job but we made it.

We run background checkups on any clients that want to purchase more sensitive equipment,

We thought that these unfortunate revelations would put punters off but much to our surprise we have seen decent money for Shayne all day including a 300 bet placed at 10 am. It only goes to prove that whatever your background if you have the X factor you can go on and be successful.

This year would be a great opportunity for us to fill all the volunteer spots. With Ashley's background in networking and knowing a diverse group of people, we can make this goal come true.

I was raised on a family farm in western Minnesota. So I didn't have the background to prepare me for this business life.

Madonna Ciccone

I hope that I inspire women to believe in themselves, no matter where they come from; no matter what education they have; what particular background they originate from.