“To be successful, you really have to put your ego in the background and try to be diplomatic to achieve what you want to achieve.” WantTryingSuccessfulAchieveEgoWhat You WantBackgroundsBeing SuccessfulDiplomatic Author:Ken Adam
“In earlier days, even as a child, the beauty of landscapes was quite clear to me. A background for the soul's moods. Now dangerous moments occur when Nature tries to devour me; at such times I am annihilated, but at peace. This would be fine for old people but I... I am my life's debtor, for I have given promises.” PeopleTryingChildrenSoulMomentsWould BeGivenNatureClearDangerousFinePromiseMoodBackgroundsLandscapeOld PeopleDebtors Book:The Diaries of Paul Klee, 1898-1918 Source: The Diaries of Paul Klee, 1898-1918
“My background is somewhat unusual, as I trained to be a ballet dancer. I worked in the theatre for eight or nine years as a contemporary dancer. But as an actor one does read Shakespeare and does try to learn the classics.” TryingYearsDoeActorsEightTheatreNineBackgroundsContemporaryDancerUnusualBalletNine YearsBallet Dancer Author:William Kempe
“I try to greet my friends with a drink in my hand, a warm smile on my face, and great music in the background, because that's what gets a dinner party off to a fun start.” TryingHandsFacesFunPartyDrinkMy FriendsSmileWarmDinnerBackgroundsGreat MusicDinner PartySmile On My FaceDinner Guests Author:Ina Garten
“Newspaper reporting is really storytelling. We call our articles 'stories,' and we try to tell them in a way that even people who don't know all the background can understand them.” PeopleKnowsWayTryingStoriesNewspapersBackgroundsStorytellingArticles Author:Serge Schmemann
“Currents of energy shimmer through our bodies. Like shooting stars, we rocket through spacious stillness. But this silent, unmoving background is nothing like the granite ideas we use trying to take root in groundless soil.” TryingIdeasUseBodyEnergyStarsRootsSilentCurrentsBackgroundsShootingSoilStillnessRocketsGraniteShimmerShooting Star Author:Anthony Lawlor