Background Checks

Famous quotes containing the words background and/or checks:

“I had many problems in my conduct of the office being contrasted with President Kennedy’s conduct in the office, with my manner of dealing with things and his manner, with my accent and his accent, with my background and his background. He was a great public hero, and anything I did that someone didn’t approve of, they would always feel that President Kennedy wouldn’t have done that.”
—Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973)

“Old fools are babes again, and must be used
With checks as flatteries.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)