Famous Quotes & Sayings

That is why we need to look at everyone else's background before that Sailor can transfer. We can't have everyone on the team playing the same position. We need commands where everyone can blend their various talents.

Structural concerns have faded into the background (during 2005) as markets have been placated by the strength of capital inflows into US portfolio assets.

Structural concerns ... faded into the background (during 2005) as markets have been placated by the strength of capital inflows into U.S. portfolio assets.

It's important for visitors to know who's who, and it's important for us as well to know (the volunteers), so we perform background checks on all adults.

It's certainly not the case that the senior positions are rewards for political loyalty. There is experience in their background relevant for doing their jobs, whether in policy or management.

It's unbelievable. With the background we had on that transit center parking lot, now this soil ends up in a residential neighborhood. How?

Tom Crean

Dan's very instinctive, which leads him to making good decisions. He can get into the lane and make some plays, and the other thing about him is his defense. He can move his feet very well -- that's his soccer background -- and keep the dribble in front of him. As times goes on, he'll be able to guard smaller, quicker guys.

The norm is to do as much of a background check as possible to prepare yourself for all possible attacks. They did not do that here.

The offer of appointment to Mr. Purdy has always been contingent on the results of a background investigation.

Jordan Rudess

Everybody brings something to the table, and we don't pretend not to have other influences, ... For instance, with the big title track -- which I'm very proud of and think is one of Dream Theater's best compositions -- I dug pretty deep into my background in Genesis and Yes and wanted to bring some of those flavors forward.

It will be a good challenge. I was involved in some of the day-to-day operations ... but getting back into a medical surgical facility, that has kind of been my background and training.

It's easily distinguishable. When the Winter Olympics were taking place one year, I was watching skiing, and in the background I saw someone with a WVU hat on. It was easy to pick out. And I was watching the New York Yankees play the Boston Red Sox last year, and behind the batter there was a fan with a WV ball cap.

It was raw and powerful. It certainly lacked the professional polish to it that a Hollywood record producer could bring to it, but the depth of his voice and the intense emotions contrasted with the incredibly sweet background vocals.

Bobby Bowden

It looked like it was Florida, Florida State and maybe Oklahoma. In the background was Penn State. And I remember thinking he's going to head south. If you like to throw and catch the ball, head south where the weather is good. I thought he would end up coming down our way. But he went to Penn State.

Ken Jenkins

It's hard, because I guess a bunch of people aren't going to speak ill of him from his political background because they were involved and they understood it is what it is.

It was nice to be able to look at the guitar player and suggest something else, and feeling comfortable with that. We even used scratch vocals on two of the songs. That's how comfortable I felt. One of the musicians wrote one of the songs and played a couple of the instruments. He also did background vocals with me and I also did some myself. We kept it all right there in the family.

Gary Pinkel

It was not just that we were down, it was all the other stuff that just kept getting thrown in our face. In my background I'm used to getting wins like this. Maybe not that far from behind, but I'm used to being a part of that. And it's nice that they'll get a huge confidence level from that.

It's a positive background for the yen, and investors are coming back in after a large move yesterday. The economic recovery looks pretty durable and we'll be seeing the end of deflation soon.

Michelle Gomez

It's good for me to pull away from something that is just done for effect, which was basically Sue White in 'Green Wing.' In that, it was very much: if in trouble, gurn, or fall down. There was no character background to Sue. You didn't know who she was. She didn't have any toehold in any kind of reality.

Background screening should be an important part of a company's overall talent management strategy. Industry reports consistently show that having the right person in the right job increases a company's bottom line.

That shouldn't have been a surprise to anyone, because all the background was in place for that to happen what with rising interest rates and consumer spending where it's at, ... We may be seeing the beginning of a real slowdown in the housing market. That's a big concern.

Atoosa Rubenstein

All-American' looks very different today than it did twenty years ago, and I felt that that wasn't being reflected. For better or for worse, young girls get their idea of what is beautiful from the pages of magazines. And so when an Indian girl looks in Seventeen and sees a girl from her background smiling back at her, that sends her a message that she is beautiful.

Break Entertainment offers an unprecedented opportunity for rising stars of the Internet to reach another level of distribution and recognition. We are excited to have Studio 8 as our first development deal and that Tara will be charged with fostering this project and identifying many more of this caliber to grow the division. Tara brings with her an extensive background in production, combined with an in-depth understanding of the content licensing landscape. With her uncanny eye for recognizing content that captures an audience, we are very fortunate to have her join the Break.com team.

Ben brings an extensive background in safety and operations to the role. His leadership and organizational skills combine with a real passion for aviation. He is a true pilot's pilot who knows the importance of communication and trust.

Everyone's probably gotten better, just like we have. But knowing we have some slight background on them will definitely help.

It's a local company with some useful code, engineers who obviously have skills and background and experience in the type of systems management that HP has. We don't know the terms of the deal, but it probably was not all that expensive. It looks to be a good deal for HP.

My background is in acting, so I enjoy being able to show what I'm looking for. With acting, it's very immediate when you show someone what you're looking for, and the feedback is instantaneous as well.

Alan Parsons

I decided I was going to be the first producer to have a manager. And those songs became the background of the first Project album.

Erin Crocker

I come from a sprint-car background where the cars weigh about 1,200 pounds and have about 850 horsepower, so this car has less horsepower and weighs three times as much, so it's a big difference to me.

Deval Patrick

I certainly understand the instinct to favor someone with whom you make a personal connection. But I also understand, and everyone else does, the import of also doing the fundamentals in terms of a background check.

Mark Hatfield

I can say very flatly that we've cleaned house and gotten caught up on those background checks that had been done improperly,

I don't want to give credit only for myself. I know we have a good program as well, but I think it's important for them to know who I am and what my background was.

Christopher Gorham

I do like to just have football on, so I will TiVo, like, three or four games for the weekend, and I'll just turn it on when there's no live football on, just to have the background noise.