Quotes about Cultures

Cultures grow on the vine of tradition. Votes: 3

Cultures are virtual realities made of language. Votes: 3

Cultures, for better or worse, are very stable. Votes: 3

Cultures that don't laugh at themselves are cults. Votes: 3

Cultures cherish artists because they are people who can say, Look at that. Votes: 3

Cultures are not very easy to change. They're sometimes almost impossible to change. Votes: 3

Cultures aren't so much planned as they evolve from that early set of people. Votes: 3

Cultures have gone down and rebuilt again and I'm sure we're all facing the same level of extinction. Votes: 3

Culture carries no privilege to exist. Cultures do not have value simply because they are. Some cultures, the world is better off without. Votes: 3

Cultures are made of continuities and changes, and the identity of a society can survive through these changes. Societies without change aren't authentic; they're just dead Votes: 3

Cultures and climates differ all over the world, but people are the same. They'll gather in public if you give them a good place to do it. Votes: 3

The transcendent experience is brotherly love, nature, harmony and unity. Cultures, in trying to define it, try to define an external deity as opposed to the process. Votes: 3

Cultures are not the source of all morals, only a limited set of morals. Cultures can be graded and judged morally according to their contribution to the evolution of life. Votes: 3

Preservation of one's own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other cultures. Votes: 2

Historically, black music has influenced other cultures and other genres and created other genres. Votes: 2

It's different cultures that make the world go 'round at the end of the day. Votes: 2

People have to start talking to know more about other cultures and to understand each other. Votes: 2

Sport is a great equalizer that can build bridges, transcend borders and cultures, and render even the fiercest conflicts temporarily irrelevant. Votes: 2

I like to see myself as a bridge builder, that is me building bridges between people, between races, between cultures, between politics, trying to find common ground. Votes: 2

Singapore has been incredibly well-managed. It was created out of the swamp, with a strong emotional idea: a safe place for mostly Chinese, but accepting other cultures and other races. Votes: 2

Growing up in any big city, you get exposed to so many beautiful cultures. I've grown up with a lot of open eyes around me that's influenced my eyes to open. Votes: 2

When I was in Holland, the idea was, all cultures are equal and all are to be preserved. My idea was, no, all humans are equal, but not all cultures are equal. Votes: 2

Societies raise their grandest monuments to what their cultures value most highly. As the tallest buildings in a city noted for tall buildings, the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center were certainly monumental. Votes: 2

If we ever start communicating with living creatures from other planets, the number one priority is, how are you going to communicate information? Even between different cultures here on Earth, you get into communication problems. Votes: 2

I make a distinction between manners and etiquette - manners as the principles, which are eternal and universal, etiquette as the particular rules which are arbitrary and different in different times, different situations, different cultures. Votes: 2

In most cultures, you can have a kid at 18 and it's not a big thing. It's not like, 'Oh, you've got to get a different haircut and move to the suburbs and act, like, 35.' Votes: 2

One of my favorite luxuries in life is travel. Jet lag and lost baggage aside, it's an incredible way to learn about other cultures, meet new people, broaden your horizons... and do some amazing shopping! Votes: 2

I've always enjoyed traveling and having experience with different cultures and different people. But it's also a wonderful thing to be able to benefit and enable research, not only in our country but around the world. Votes: 2

In the end, there is no absence of irony: the integrity of what is sacred to Native Americans will be determined by the government that has been responsible for doing everything in its power to destroy Native American cultures. Votes: 2

Cultures, along with the religions that shape and nurture them, are value systems, sets of traditions and habits clustered around one or several languages, producing meaning: for the self, for the here and now, for the community, for life. Votes: 2

Thousands of years ago, civilizations flourished in Africa which suffer not at all by comparison with those of other continents. In those centuries, Africans were politically free and economically independent. Their social patterns were their own and their cultures truly indigenous. Votes: 2

I don't like to define my music. To me, music is pure emotion. It's language that can communicate certain emotions and the rhythms cuts across genders, cultures and nationalities. All you need to do is close your eyes and feel those emotions. Votes: 2

At the descriptive level, certainly, you would expect different cultures to develop different sorts of ethics and obviously they have; that doesn't mean that you can't think of overarching ethical principles you would want people to follow in all kinds of places. Votes: 2

I don't even think places like the National Youth Theatre (NYT) are necessarily about wanting to be an actor when you grow up. They're about meeting people from different backgrounds and different religions and different cultures, and mixing with people that you wouldn't ordinarily meet. Votes: 2

Out of Africa,' Dinesen's second book, is a love story, though not the one portrayed by Streep and Redford in the film. The memoir is about Dinesen's love of East Africa - the cultures, the landscapes, the animals. The feeling that saturates the book is reverence. Votes: 2

The right to a quality education is, I believe, the perfect path to bridge the gap between different cultures and to reconcile various civilizations. Without such a right, the values of liberty, justice and equality will have no meaning. Ignorance is by far the biggest danger and threat to humankind. Votes: 2

If you go back far enough and get a wider enough picture of history, we have let go of many things that follow a religious narrative. We don't burn witches anymore. Most people would consider that barbaric. We don't sacrifice human beings, which was a religious act practiced by numerous cultures on this planet. Votes: 2

Cultures have long heard wisdom in non-human voices: Apollo, god of music, medicine and knowledge, came to Delphi in the form of a dolphin. But dolphins, which fill the oceans with blipping and chirping, and whales, which mew and caw in ultramarine jazz - a true rhapsody in blue - are hunted to the edge of silence. Votes: 2

The people and the cultures of what is known as Africa are older than the word 'Africa.' According to most records, old and new, Africans are the oldest people on the face of the earth. The people now called Africans not only influenced the Greeks and the Romans, they influenced the early world before there was a place called Europe. Votes: 2

Different cultures have different audiences. Votes: 0

We have contact with alien cultures. Votes: 0

All cultures have been mingled forever. Votes: 0

Intellect doesn't translate across cultures; intuition does. Votes: 0

I would love to study cultures and people. Votes: 0

I'm very curious about the world, foreign cultures. Votes: 0

Stories build cultures by answering the big questions. Votes: 0

Unhealthy cultures create addiction. Healthy cultures create social bonds. Votes: 0

There is no individualism in Eastern or oral cultures. Votes: 0

America's a melting pot, all races, cultures, religious choices. Votes: 0

Probably all cultures, certainly Western culture, always have been violent. Votes: 0

Packed with detailsplendidly depicts passion, brutality, and cultures in conflict. Votes: 0

Christians are called to redeem entire cultures, not just individuals. Votes: 0

Sometimes the cultures phobia of religion borders on the absurd. Votes: 0

People who don't have stories in their cultures go nuts. Votes: 0

There is no alternative to the peaceful coexistence of cultures. Votes: 0

I got exposed to so many different cultures and people. Votes: 0

Family dynamics are true over time, across generations and different cultures. Votes: 0

On every journey, we experience different cultures and diversity of thoughts. Votes: 0

I'm a little like Marco Polo, going around and mixing cultures. Votes: 0

Ivory towers are as rare as bowling alleys in tribal cultures. Votes: 0

I've got tremendous respect for different cultures, for the food and everything. Votes: 0

Different members of different cultures will think that some things are beautiful. Votes: 0

Jesus is interested in changing cultures, not just putting bodies in chairs. Votes: 0

My wife Danielle and I love travelling, different cultures and good weather. Votes: 0

Music crosses cultures and language barriers and it makes people feel good. Votes: 0

Whether they hail from different cultures, countries or faiths, children are children. Votes: 0

Tremendous interest in the superficial is very characteristic of cultures in decline. Votes: 0

Every time I see high-trust cultures, I see a lessening of adversarialism. Votes: 0

Multiculturalism is based on the lie that all cultures are morally equal. Votes: 0

We need to embrace the differences between our cultures and love them. Votes: 0

When two cultures collide is the only time when true suffering exists Votes: 0

We do not actually know other cultures; we only know our judgements. Votes: 0

Sales-driven cultures can really differentiate you from the majority of the competition. Votes: 0

If people can't acknowledge the wisdom of indigenous cultures, then that's their loss. Votes: 0

Individuation is an attainment of spiritual maturity frighteningly seldom attained in today's mono-cultures. Votes: 0

These atheist cultures were certainly diligent in preserving the relics of their saints. Votes: 0

One book calls to another unexpectedly, creating alliances across different cultures and centuries. Votes: 0

All cultures are capable of democracy and liberalism. Everybody wants to be free. Votes: 0

I hope we will use the Net to cross barriers and connect cultures. Votes: 0

The idyllic mayhem of two cultures colliding just doesn't seem as funny anymore. Votes: 0

Fire is not essential. Fire is warm comfort. From fire, cultures are born. Votes: 0

The man who is seeking truth is free of all societies and cultures. Votes: 0

Even where people in different cultures agree they may all have gone wrong. Votes: 0

He who cherishes the value of cultures cannot fail to be a pacifist. Votes: 0

It's important for me to be immersed in all cultures. I'm an actress. Votes: 0

OneBeat is one of the greatest initiatives in advancing the meeting of cultures worldwide. Votes: 0

Teachers still command great respect in the families and societies of many Asian cultures. Votes: 0

I love commuting between languages just like I love commuting between cultures and cities. Votes: 0

Future strong cultures and relationships are built upon intense 'I have your back' bonds. Votes: 0

Science, for hundreds of years, has spanned the differences between cultures and between countries. Votes: 0

In my mind, so-called "cultures of innovation" really boil down to one word: curiosity. Votes: 0

It is in our darkest cultures that the greatest saints rise, stand, and lead. Votes: 0

I've benefited from the best of both societies and both cultures, East and West. Votes: 0

I've benefited from the best of both societies and both cultures, East and West. Votes: 0

Rap has been a path between cultures in the best tradition of popular music. Votes: 0

Everyone can help. We can educate ourselves and our children about other countries and cultures. Votes: 0

In shamanic cultures, sychronicities are recognized as signs that you are on the right path. Votes: 0

Meet people from other cultures, so you understand that the world doesn't swirl around you. Votes: 0

Im Jewish and Italian, and I lucked out and got the nose of both cultures. Votes: 0

The antagonism between the poet and the politician has generally been evident in all cultures. Votes: 0

The United States is enriched by many cultures, and united by a single common language. Votes: 0

We are yet to have a conscience at all about the exploitation of human cultures. Votes: 0

In collaborative cultures, failure and uncertainty are not protected but shared and discussed to gain support. Votes: 0

The world has become more complex as technology and easy travel mixes cultures without homogenizing them. Votes: 0

High performing organizations have cultures of creativity and risk. They encourage workers to innovate and play. Votes: 0

The places I've travelled and cultures I've experienced have been reflected in my home decor choices. Votes: 0

Abolitionism did not find positive response in Africa as it did in Western societies and cultures. Votes: 0

Massive numbers of people are going to come online from cultures we don't normally interact with. Votes: 0

The history of other cultures is non-existent until it erupts in confrontation with the United States. Votes: 0

Well, my husband is supportive of my work, like advocating for dialogue between cultures on YouTube. Votes: 0

In the Middle East, the conflict today is a matter of generations and not of cultures. Votes: 0

Sometimes we feel we straddle two cultures; at other times, that we fall between two stools. Votes: 0

I haven't met everyone from all different cultures, but I do know Aussies are very tough. Votes: 0

I appear to be drawn to iconic characters and what they reflect back to our cultures. Votes: 0

A lot of cultures believe you take the placenta and you bury it and plant something. Votes: 0

Two half-truths do not make a truth, and two half- cultures do not make a culture Votes: 0

in all cultures, human beings - in order to be human - must understand the nonhuman. Votes: 0

One must not judge other cultures by the standars of one's one,' said Aunt Hilda Votes: 0

Names have power. In certain cultures, just speaking a man's name gives you mastery over him. Votes: 0

My whole soul rebels against the idea that Hinduism and Islam represent two antagonistic cultures and doctrines. Votes: 0

The only one is a hero - who builds bridges between cultures; and does not destroy them. Votes: 0

So I've never found there was any particular separation between the two cultures at all, musically speaking. Votes: 0

Dying people in pre-industrial cultures typically died in the context of an extended family, clan, or tribe. Votes: 0

Our incapacity to comprehend other cultures stems from our insistence on measuring things in our own terms. Votes: 0

Houston is kind of a melting pot. There are many different cultures and ethnicities represented out there. Votes: 0

Throughout the world Dark Ages have scrawled finis to successions of cultures receding far into the past. Votes: 0

By suppressing differences and peculiarities, by eliminating different civilizations and cultures, progress weakens life and favors death Votes: 0

Negative people often tend to create negative cultures whereas positive corporate cultures are created by positive people. Votes: 0

Trust is a skill, one that is an aspect of virtually all human practices, cultures, and relationships. Votes: 0

We have a marriage of people of various cultures coming together. It's not a joke. It's real. Votes: 0

I'm inspired by different cultures around the world and love to incorporate these facets into my collection. Votes: 0

I love Caribbean food. It's a great melting pot of so many cultures including the Native Americans. Votes: 0

In many cultures, women are sometimes literally kept from learning to read or from going to school. Votes: 0

The thing I love about being an actor is the ability to travel and experience new cultures. Votes: 0

I certainly hope the strengths and values of this country hold up to comparison to other cultures. Votes: 0

If different cultures connect with each other, they are less likely to want to shoot each other. Votes: 0

I've always been very, very supportive of fan cultures. I'm a fan of all kinds of things. Votes: 0

The ability to mingle with so many countries and cultures is extremely valuable for men and women. Votes: 0

In studying other cultures, we learn more about ourselves and our relationship to all things in this world. Votes: 0

Race wasn't an issue. My family was French, but Yorkville was a melting pot of races and cultures. Votes: 0

Being from a minority culture, I realised the importance of looking at non-Western cultures in a positive way. Votes: 0

The rich diversity of the world's cultures reflects a corresponding diversity in the wilds that gave them birth. Votes: 0

If you can find your footing between two cultures, sometimes you can have the best of both worlds. Votes: 0

I believe a constitution can permit the co-existence of several cultures and ethnic groups with a single state. Votes: 0

The tango is really a combination of many cultures, though it eventually became the national music of Argentina. Votes: 0

Every day, whether I am teaching or entertaining - I absolutely love bringing different people and cultures together. Votes: 0

I am very happy since when I am in different cities I can experience and learn different cultures! Votes: 0

It's wonderful to learn about new cultures and to be able to travel easily to so many countries. Votes: 0

The overriding reason why we should take other people's cultures seriously is because God has taken ours seriously. Votes: 0

Exploring an ever-expanding world of diverse cultures and beliefs is at the very heart of the 'Dragonships' series. Votes: 0

All around the Mediterranean you'll find cultures that believe men can't control themselves and shouldn't have to try. Votes: 0

I became a model to see the world, to make enough money to travel and experience other cultures, Votes: 0

A whole generation of writers dined out on the dialectic between original cultures and their culture by "progress. Votes: 0

How we preserve time for family is one of the most significant issues we face in most cultures. Votes: 0

It's exciting to think that something I'm involved in is touching so many people in so many cultures. Votes: 0

I feel comfortable in places like London. You get many cultures in L.A. but it's strangely segregated. Votes: 0

We've got 21st century technology and speed colliding head-on with 20th and 19th century institutions, rules and cultures. Votes: 0

We stand strong together - as Americans - many cultures, races and faiths, but one nation under God. Votes: 0

One thing that is not to be underestimated is American cultures influence on the rest of the world. Votes: 0

There is no reason for amazement: surely one always knew that cultures decay, and life's end is death. Votes: 0

Comics are an international language, they can cross boundaries and generations. Comics are a bridge between all cultures. Votes: 0

Human life is reduced to real suffering, to hell, only when two ages, two cultures and religions overlap. Votes: 0

Universities are the custodians not only of the many cultures of man, but of the rational process itself. Votes: 0

Universities are the custodians not only of the many cultures of man, but of the rational process itself. Votes: 0

It is a bitter-sweet thing, knowing two cultures. Once you leave your birthplace nothing is ever the same. Votes: 0

Believers may come from different cultures, countries, or customs, but we serve one God who unites us all. Votes: 0

Exclusively oral cultures are unencumbered by dead knowledge, dead facts. Libraries, on the other hand, are full of them. Votes: 0

I think many people, especially from other cultures, just don't understand the role hair plays in Black women's lives. Votes: 0

I grew up in East Flatbush in Brooklyn which was an intense neighbourhood filled with different West Indian cultures. Votes: 0

Provenance' is more than a multimedia concert. It's a journey that unifies cultures through music, theater and beautiful visuals. Votes: 0

The Ice Storm, because of the movie, has had, or is to have, a vigorous life in other cultures. Votes: 0

The symbol of the lion, throughout history, throughout cultures, is one pure, radiant symbol and that is leadership, kingship Votes: 0

Pot lucks are fun, especially when you encourage your guests to bring dishes that represent their families or cultures. Votes: 0

I'm a first-generation American, so I had friends from several cultures while growing up, including Indian and Iranian friends. Votes: 0

In many climbing cultures, it seems that dirty ethics and poor style are acceptable. In mine they are not. Votes: 0

London is one of the most exciting cities in the world, with a melting pot of cultures and diversity. Votes: 0

The journey of Marco Polo is the hero's journey, one that all cultures across the globe can relate to. Votes: 0

Company cultures are like country cultures. Never try to change one. Try, instead, to work with what you've got. Votes: 0

To me India is a land of beauty and generosity, of traditional hospitality and the acceptance of many cultures. Votes: 0

Because of our social circumstances, male and female are really two cultures and their life experiences are utterly different. Votes: 0

The films I enjoy seeing are those that reveal lives I was unaware of... in different cultures or whatever. Votes: 0

I feel I can express the nuances of the Bengali lifestyle and ways of thinking better than other cultures. Votes: 0

Few cultures have not produced the idea that in some past era the world ran better than it does now. Votes: 0

If you know two cultures and two languages, that intermediate place, where the two don't perfectly meet, is really interesting. Votes: 0

A great introduction to cultures is their cuisine. It not only reflects their evolution, but also their beliefs and traditions. Votes: 0

Scientists are very much entangled in their culture and this culture is not pristine, untouched by other cultures and practices. Votes: 0

Living in different cultures helped me work out who I was going to be, separate from where I came from. Votes: 0

I don't want to die ... I don't want to die poor. Two great motivators in the history of human cultures. Votes: 0

World peace and brotherhood are based on a common understanding of the contributions and cultures of all races and creeds Votes: 0

World music is music from everywhere: music that creates bridges, music that unites hearts and cultures, music that brings peace. Votes: 0

There are no instances known to me of cultures having forsaken Truth or renounced the understanding in its widest sense. Votes: 0

There's only two things I hate in this world. People who are intolerant of other people's cultures and the Dutch. Votes: 0

My whole life, I had been taught to read and study, to seek understanding in knowledge of history, of cultures. Votes: 0

Gardens are enclosed areas in which plants and arts meet. They form 'cultures' in an uncompromised sense of the word. Votes: 0

When there is a huge force pressing down on freedoms, sub-cultures with more creativity and power are likely to form. Votes: 0

The civilised cultures are the most cruel. It's the same with education - often it breeds sadistic forms of cruelty. Votes: 0

I don't believe there is a clash between cultures. I believe there is a clash between perceptions of each other. Votes: 0

We still have so many cultures in which people are imprisoned and whipped and killed for writing what they think. Votes: 0

I think it was that we were really seasoned musicians. We had serious roots that spanned different cultures, obviously the blues. Votes: 0

Giving and receiving love is vital to human existence. It is the glue that binds couples, families, communities, cultures, and nations. Votes: 0

Sport is a great equalizer that can build bridges, transcend borders and cultures, and render even the fiercest conflicts temporarily irrelevant Votes: 0

I've always been very curious about fringe cultures where people temporarily adopt a different social model or way of presenting themselves. Votes: 0

I have a multicultural background, so I tend to have an open mind about things, and I find other cultures interesting. Votes: 0

I think there are patterns of the aftermath of colonization that you see echoed in cultures and communities across the world. Votes: 0

As an actor, you come in contact with so many different people and cultures. It makes you a more accepting person. Votes: 0

I think fundamentalism is this radical attitude toward one's own identity and civilization as compared to other people's identities and cultures. Votes: 0

Sport is one of the few spaces where people can learn about different cultures in a spirit of trust and friendship. Votes: 0

Experiencing different cultures is one of the best things a human being can do. It puts your whole world into perspective. Votes: 0

Legacy of cultures passed on from ancient to medieval era, from middle ages to present time through the seasons of dance. Votes: 0

I think it's part of my personality - I love to travel; I love different cultures and philosophies and perspectives on things. Votes: 0

Every major religion today is a winner in the Darwinian struggle waged among cultures, and none ever flourished by tolerating its rivals. Votes: 0

There is one universal truth, applicable to all countries, cultures and communities: violence against women is never acceptable, never excusable, never tolerable. Votes: 0

People from different cultures have different definitions for beauty. Isn't that sad to judge others with our standards... rather than appreciate them? Votes: 0

I love having different cultures around, but when the parent culture kind of dissipates, you're left thinking, 'Well, what's going on?' Votes: 0

I think laughter is crucial. Some of the original cultures, like the Dalit and the Native American, don't separate laughter and seriousness. Votes: 0

The land flourished because it was fed from so many sources--because it was nourished by so many cultures and traditions and peoples. Votes: 0

India is like Europe. This means there isone currency and numerous languages andcultures. And this is a 'Europe' made up ofvarious cultures. Votes: 0

The Native American cultures on this continent, most of them, were matrilineal, and some women were the chiefs. Societies were about balance. Votes: 0

Let's be honest. We don't take rap serious the way other cultures take rock-n-roll, they take country. They artists are being loved. Votes: 0

I celebrate every culture. I love the mix of cultures and I'm never going to change that because that's inspiring to me. Votes: 0

Ireland, Italy and Brazil are the most musical places for me. They're extremely musical cultures and anything you pitch they basically catch. Votes: 0

Israel is a democratic state with an independent judiciary, a free press and a diverse population of many cultures, religions and creeds. Votes: 0

There are religions and social and moral awareness in any society that gets passed immediately. Those human truths. All cultures address them. Votes: 0

Years of misguided teaching have resulted in the destruction of the best in our society, in our cultures and in the environment. Votes: 0

The Jews are trying to destroy all other cultures...as a survival mechanism...the only Nazi country in the world is Israel. Votes: 0

The cultures we can look at had already grasped the essential unity of nature. No board of gods can survive that knowledge. Votes: 0

I claim to represent all the cultures, for my religion, whatever it may be called, demands the fulfillment of all the cultures. Votes: 0

I'm more obsessed with the idea of vacation than any one particular vacation spot. I love to explore new places and cultures. Votes: 0

The box office has become global. I think that factors in to the question of how to portray different ethnicities and cultures. Votes: 0

The multiculturalism movement must be unmasked for the fraud that it is. There are superior cultures, and ours is one of them. Votes: 0

When you step into an intersection of fields, disciplines, or cultures, you can combine existing concepts into a large number of extraordinary ideas. Votes: 0

The spirit of seeking understanding through personal contact with people of other nations and other cultures deserves the respect and support of all. Votes: 0

Oppressed persons, oppressed cultures, tend to be more political, obviously, as are those with a rage for justice, or the crazy messianic desire. Votes: 0

I think Latin American cultures are really rich and fascinating. I like the pomp and circumstance of some of their rituals and ceremonies. Votes: 0

Climbing does not mean just competition and performance. It has other qualities that are important: going on trips, meeting people, seeing other cultures... Votes: 0

Ancestor worship, or filial piety so characteristic of Asian cultures, for example, does not really resonate with Americans who favor children, not grandparents. Votes: 0

It's important to be a global citizen at the same time and appreciate different cultures and different people and different ways of life. Votes: 0

From a hundred cultures, [there is] one culture which does what no culture has ever done before-gives a place to every human gift. Votes: 0

That's a gesture of endearment in some cultures. Some hug, some kiss, some set each other on fire in small patches of woodland Votes: 0

I, like all artists in Western cultures, am a shaman...come in the guise of a comic...to heal perception by using...'jokes'... Votes: 0

To go back to my childhood, I experienced lots of different family cultures, all the while feeling like none of them were mine. Votes: 0

The arts, like language, emerged spontaneously and universally in similar forms across cultures, employing imaginative and intellectual capacities that had clear survival value. Votes: 0

I do not wish my house to be walled and my windows stuffed. I want all cultures to blow freely through my dwelling. Votes: 0

There weren't too many books featuring other cultures and countries when I was growing up as an immigrant kid here in the States. Votes: 0

How can we prevent this telescoping of cultures and styles from ending up in kitsch eclecticism, a cool hellenism excluding all critical judgment? Votes: 0

Sexually progressive cultures gave us literature, philosophy, civilization and the rest, while sexually restrictive cultures gave us the Dark Ages and the Holocaust. Votes: 0

Ideas, cultures, and histories cannot seriously be understood or studied without their force, or more precisely their configurations of power, also being studied. Votes: 0

Many other cultures value poetry more than we do. In Ireland, poetry is a top cultural pursuit, the art to end all arts. Votes: 0

Peace Corps helps promote global acceptance of the principles of international peace and non-violent co-existence among people of diverse cultures and systems of government. Votes: 0

There's a reason that all societies and cultures and small bands of humans engage in myth-making. Fundamentally, it is to help us understand ourselves. Votes: 0

Many cultures have independently developed a belief system in reincarnation that includes return of the unit of consciousness to another physical lifetime on Earth. Votes: 0

Tolerance, openness and understanding towards other peoples' cultures, social structures, values and faiths are now essential to the very survival of an interdependent world. Votes: 0

It is just not enough to strengthen the secret services for the fight against terrorism but it's also necessary to advance dialogue between cultures. Votes: 0

It is just not enough to strengthen the secret services for the fight against terrorism but it's also necessary to advance dialogue between cultures. Votes: 0

The world's five thousand extant languages are products of our shared ability, but the five thousand cultures they create are separate from each other. Votes: 0

A national culture, if it is to flourish, should be a constellation of cultures, the constitutes of which, benefiting each other, benefit the whole. Votes: 0

I come from a specific area in Beirut where it's multicultural, and it's a culture that blends with multiple cultures - it's unbelievable lifestyle. Votes: 0

I always felt that if countries knew each other better, there would be less war. Often, conflict goes with demonizing other countries and cultures. Votes: 0

Every new generation believes its own period to be absolutely superior intellectually - greater than all past cultures yet equal among its modern cultures. Votes: 0

China is one of the greatest cultures on Earth, and it is one of those countries that suffered immensely from colonialist horrors and humiliation. Votes: 0

Western ears have a hard time hearing anything that isn't in four-four time. A lot of cultures experience music in five-eight, for example, five-four. Votes: 0

Sling your guitar to wherever you're going, and you'll be amazed by the connective power of music: It knows no boundaries, cultures or class. Votes: 0

My religion forbids me to belittle or disregard other cultures, as it insists, under pain of civil suicide, upon imbibing and living my own. Votes: 0

The feminine aspect has been crushed for millennia in most cultures. I believe the future lies in a balance of the male/female duality Votes: 0

Photography is the only "language" understood in all parts of the world, and, bridging all nations and cultures, it links the family of man. Votes: 0

We all have what might be called a culturally modified brain, and as cultures evolve, they continually lead to new changes in the brain. Votes: 0

My wife wanted my children to have some Chinese culture and education. She believes the children need to learn two languages and two cultures. Votes: 0

It's been important to cultures throughout history with the court jester and the witch doctor and the shaman - all preach the same thing. Votes: 0

I have fans from different cultures coming up to me saying that they don't understand what I'm singing but that they like the music. Votes: 0

In microbiology the roles of mutation and selection in evolution are coming to be better understood through the use of bacterial cultures of mutant strains. Votes: 0

Shamanism is a kind of universal spiritual practice with indigenous cultures around the world, and one important element of it is taking care of spirits. Votes: 0

The people who shape our lives and our cultures have the ability to communicate a vision or a quest or a joy or a mission. Votes: 0

I've often found myself looking fondly at the Valentine's cultures in other countries. South Korea, for instance - where women must give chocolate to men. Votes: 0

I like making films about different cultures. I'm interested in things that I've never encountered before. I try to put myself in the audience's position. Votes: 0

The fact is there are many women who nod politely, even agree openly within their male-dominated often highly educated cultures, but vote their own minds. Votes: 0

We've had so many lifetimes of different cultures and different religions and different points of view and different wars and different loves and different children. Votes: 0

Ryanair brings lots of different cultures to the beaches of Spain, Greece and Italy, where they couple and copulate in the interests of pan-European peace. Votes: 0

Tokyo is like the New York of Asia. Although the people there are all basically from Japan, they celebrate what they like about various cultures. Votes: 0

In microbiology the roles of mutation and selection in evolution are coming to be better understood through the use of bacterial cultures of mutant strains. Votes: 0

I make no claim that Jewish culture is superior to other cultures or that the Jewish song is better than the song of my neighbor. Votes: 0

France is a fantastic country. It's between the Anglo-Saxon and Latin cultures. We have some of the Anglo-Saxon rigor, and some of the Latin quirkiness. Votes: 0

In microbiology the roles of mutation and selection in evolution are coming to be better understood through the use of bacterial cultures of mutant strains." Votes: 0

Internationally, ancient Rome and Greece cultures are just so fascinating. I don't think audiences will ever tire of it, because it's such an advanced society. Votes: 0

The truth is that our way of celebrating the Christmas season does spring from myriad cultures and sources, from St. Nicholas to Coca-Cola advertising campaigns. Votes: 0

I love travel. There's nothing more beneficial than getting to travel, to see different cultures, to see different environments and expose your children to that. Votes: 0

It's not MAN who is the scourge of the world, it's a single culture. One culture out of hundreds of thousands of cultures. Our culture. Votes: 0

Traveling and other cultures provide me with great inspiration, especially unusual people and cultures totally unlike my own. They generate many new ideas for me. Votes: 0

To overcome adverse circumstances, you have to learn to overcome your own hang-ups, values, and idiosyncrasies in order to value other people, cultures, and ideas. Votes: 0

Sporting achievements bestow a sense of unification on the cultures and societies in which they take place and create an outpouring of nationalism and pride. Votes: 0

If you watch wrestling, you now know the hip-hop culture is being represented with wrestling. For the longest time, the cultures have almost been parallel. Votes: 0

The visual power of the phonetic alphabet is the translate other languages into itself is part of its power to invade right hemisphere (oral) cultures. Votes: 0

All cultures through all time have constantly been engaged in a dance with new possibilities for life. Change is the one constant in human history. Votes: 0

I love the whole futuristic landscape of dark, rainy neon, the mix of Eastern and Western cultures and the beautiful shots of the flying cars. Votes: 0

If you take different mythologies from different cultures, the names may change and the story lines may vary but there is always something in common. Votes: 0

You know, face painting in non-Western cultures is a sign of collectivism, is a sign of one representing the community, it's not unique at all. Votes: 0

Yoga is your direct intimacy with the nurturing power of Life. It is the practical means adapted to personal needs, age, health and all cultures. Votes: 0

Historians will have to face the fact that natural selection determined the evolution of cultures in the same manner as it did that of species. Votes: 0

Ravi Zacharias brings with him considerable intellectual strength and theological depth. His background brings him and understanding of cultures and personal acquaintance with other religions. Votes: 0

There are still some places I'd love to visit - Africa, China, Brazil, India. I want to travel the world and experience other cultures and peoples. Votes: 0

Respecting other people's cultures is well and good, but I draw the line at where some branches of Islam, what they do to women. It's indefensible. Votes: 0

Over recent years, urbanisation, globalisation and the destruction of local cultures has led to a rise in the prevalence of mental illness in the developing world. Votes: 0

I love going to flea markets especially when I am traveling, because I love seeing the stuff of other cultures, handicrafts and things with historical content. Votes: 0

I have been fortunate to have a career that has allowed me to travel the world and come in contact with many different cultures and people. Votes: 0

For these cultures, getting rid of the pain without addressing the deeper cause would be like shutting off a fire alarm while the fire's still going. Votes: 0

The Western notion of masculinity goes back a long way. It doesn't allow for women, and it's also racist - it doesn't allow for other cultures. Votes: 0

I wanted to see how flavors, spices, and grains traveled back and forth along the Silk Road and were interpreted by a multitude of cultures' palates. Votes: 0

There's still racism. Western Europe... has taken the native cultures of the Americas, the African cultures, the Asian civilization and lumped them together into The Others. Votes: 0

The history of man is a graveyard of great cultures that came to catastrophic ends because of their incapacity for planned, rational, voluntary reaction to challenge. Votes: 0

Although the circle dance is known throughout the entire world, the front dance is limited to the cultures of which the rectangular hut is a part. Votes: 0

If you are stuck only at your culture, you will miss thousands of good things in other cultures; and more importantly, you will miss many truths! Votes: 0

I love the dancing and the music from Latin cultures. I went to a Flamenco show in Spain once, and it completely took my breath away! Votes: 0

I plead for conservation of human culture, which is much more fragile than nature herself. We needn't destroy other cultures with the force of our own. Votes: 0

The arts have always served relationships between people of different cultures so well. In a way, the arts function as a very serious kind of ambassador. Votes: 0

I really like to travel when I write. Something about seeing new things and being in new cultures and environments provokes new thoughts in your head. Votes: 0

Good authors mature over time: it does take awhile. Travel abroad and learn to live in other cultures. That's one of the things about teaching abroad. Votes: 0

It's time to respect the treaties our ancestors signed and care for our land, water, and cultures so that they remain healthy for our future generations. Votes: 0

What moves me is neither ethnocentric pride nor sectarian arrogance. I make no claim that Jewish culture is superior to other cultures. But it is mine. Votes: 0

I hope to use dialogue and culture as a means of bringing people of various cultures together, and using that as a way to resolve conflict. Votes: 0

I'm not trying to represent the whole Latino community. There are too many different cultures, and Latinos will always say, 'My family doesn't do that.' Votes: 0

Growing up in Jersey City was interesting. I got to learn a lot about different cultures: I had Hindu friends, Middle Eastern friends, black friends, Spanish friends. Votes: 0

The best intentions (of respect and tolerance) can often be annoying to those whose cultures are not in dominance: we feel that we are often zoological specimens. Votes: 0

We must start understanding other cultures, such as the Aboriginal culture. They have a harmony with the Earth and from that harmony has grown a certain spirituality. Votes: 0

Egypt, once a melting pot of peoples, classes, cultures and religions, has, after 30 years of Mubarak's rule, become a place of intolerance and distrust of the other. Votes: 0

I didn't say that the Jews are inferior. I didn't even maintain they are a race. I merely saw that the mixture of different cultures didn't work. Votes: 0

Whoa, I'm your girlfriend now?" Archer shrugged. "We've tried to kill each other, fought ghouls, and kissed a lot. I'm pretty sure we're married in some cultures. Votes: 0

I have a pretty good knowledge of the Indian world by virtue of living on several different reservations and being exposed to several different cultures and languages. Votes: 0

I write on sacred stories, symbols and rituals of all cultures - European, American and Chinese - but my audiences, typically, like me to focus on India. Votes: 0

The Treatise tries to analyze not only modern Western families, but also those in other cultures and the changes in family structure during the past several centuries. Votes: 0

Four months filming in a foreign country. You know, it is great because you get to learn all about different cultures. I feel so much more enriched. Votes: 0

All cultures have these feelings about non-functional areas of activity. And the more time people have on their hands, the more they commit it to those areas. Votes: 0

We have much wisdom to gain by learning to understand other people's cultures and permitting ourselves to accept that there is more than one version of reality. Votes: 0

Whoa, I'm your girlfriend now? Archer shrugged. We've tried to kill each other, fought ghouls, and kissed a lot. I'm pretty sure we're married in some cultures. Votes: 0

I would like to spend Christmas in different countries all over the world. I love seeing how different cultures celebrate the holidays in their own unique ways. Votes: 0

We regard those other cultures, such as that of India, where many people live and believe and behave much as they did 1,000 or 2,000 years ago, as undeveloped. Votes: 0

Egypt was - as it is now - a confluence of cultures, as a result of being a crossroads geographically between Africa, the Middle East and Europe. Votes: 0

I love traveling and seeing new things, learning the histories of different cultures. But I've always wanted to go to the Galapagos to see the giant turtles. Votes: 0

Many years ago Christian pioneers had to fight savage Indians. Today missionaries of these former cultures are being sent via the public schools to heathenize our children. Votes: 0

Jerusalem is a festival and a lamentation. Its song is a sigh across the ages, a delicate, robust, mournful psalm at the great junction of spiritual cultures. Votes: 0

I've been obsessed with doomsday for a long time - the idea that different cultures respond to it differently, and religions will change people's outlook on it. Votes: 0

America's can-do spirit cast a warm glow across nations and cultures, generating more goodwill and support for our country's ideals and causes than had otherwise been possible. Votes: 0

I think the most interesting parts of human experience might be the sparks that come from that sort of chipping flint of cultures rubbing against each other. Votes: 0

Being an American is such a rich environment, because there's so many people from other countries and cultures, and through that you're able to see other people's experiences. Votes: 0

If we are looking for models of self-sustaining communities, we need look no further than an old-growth forest. Or the old-growth cultures they raised in symbiosis with them. Votes: 0

I've always tried to insert consciousness and spirituality in my records, interpreting the writings of all cultures and religions and how they apply to life in modern times. Votes: 0

Advanced cultures are usually sophisticated enough, or have been sophisticated enough at some point in their pasts, to realize that foxes shouldn't be relied on to guard henhouses. Votes: 0

Throughout the ages, stories with certain basic themes have recurred over and over, in widely disparate cultures; emerging like the goddess Venus from the sea of our unconscious. Votes: 0

What sort of difficulties would happen when people of different cultures try to come together to worship? Tiny little things such as let's tell jokes with each other. Votes: 0

Because of the internet and communications, the clash of cultures is much more direct. People feel, I think, less certain about their identity, less certain about economic security. Votes: 0

I actively pursue experiences that are unlike any others that I've experienced and cultures that I don't know and unfamiliar places and unfamiliar history and things like that. Votes: 0

For the developed world, there is a choice to be made: to promote economic policies that despoil indigenous lands or to support cultures and the remaining biological sanctuaries. Votes: 0

More and more, in any company, managers are dealing with different cultures. Companies are going global, but the teams are being divided and scattered all over the planet. Votes: 0

I enjoy living life and I enjoy going to different restaurants and eating my way through a country and going to different museums and learning about different cultures. Votes: 0

South Africa never leaves one indifferent. Its history, its population, its landscapes and cultures - all speak to the visitor, to the student, to the friend of Africa. Votes: 0

Being an American is such a rich environment, because there's so many people from other countries and cultures, and through that you're able to see other people's experiences Votes: 0

There are cultures that produce different kinds of attitudes, whether it's religion, fatalism, sense of fear, repression, the culture of God and the police minimizes confidence in people. Votes: 0

The diversity of our cultures is Europe's greatest asset. We have to preserve this asset. And any political intervention that reduces this diversity is a loss to Europe. Votes: 0

The only true and effective "operator's manual for spaceship earth" is not a book that any human will ever write; it is hundreds of thousands of local cultures. Votes: 0

One way of submitting your moral intuitions in relation to some issue to cognitive therapy is to learn more about how people in other cultures think about it. Votes: 0

A lot of my life has involved with helping create cultures that have as their basis this vision of the sharing, the partaking of a certain ethos together. Votes: 0

No mature style of art in any culture has ever been simple. In certain cultures, an overall symmetry may conceal the complexity of the work at first glance. Votes: 0

We're coming into a rebirth of the planet. And some cultures have echoed it, such as the Mayans have echoed that, and it came from the ancient Egyptians. Votes: 0

I don't think all buildings have to be iconic, but the history of the world has shown us that cultures build iconic buildings for their major public buildings. Votes: 0

The gift art gives us is that instead of seeing only our own world, we see into other times, which offers a window into other cultures and sensibilities. Votes: 0

I know how hard it can be to communicate in a different country, find your way around, and deal with the mentality of other people and different cultures. Votes: 0

When I go to Bali, when I come to India and travel and see different cultures. I make sure I'm involved in the world out there, creatively, culturally. Votes: 0

Tahiti has been spoiled for many years, but Bali is one of the few cultures with origins in one of the great ancient cultures which is still alive. Votes: 0

It seems that writing chose me. I feel that because I know history, and I know the history of so many cultures; I have lived a large life. Votes: 0

Great companies have high cultures of accountability, it comes with this culture of criticism I was talking about before, and I think our culture is strong on that. Votes: 0

Mr. Bean is essentially a child trapped in the body of a man. All cultures identify with children in a similar way, so he has this bizarre global outreach. Votes: 0

This great, though disastrous, culture can only change as we begin to stand off and see... the inveterate materialism which has become the model for cultures around the world. Votes: 0

Oppressed cultures often envy those which are not, or oppressed individuals do, and sometimes those which - and who - are not envy those which - who - are. Votes: 0

Americans don't have deep gastronomic roots. They wanted to get away from the cultures of Europe or wherever they came from. We stirred up that melting pot pretty quickly. Votes: 0

Adidas is a very personal inspiration to me. It has enriched my creative life. It's an exchange between different cultures, different ideas, and most of all, it is teamwork. Votes: 0

I certainly can't speak for all cultures or all societies, but it's clear that in America, poetry serves a very marginal purpose. It's not part of the cultural mainstream. Votes: 0

Whenever you play a song, you're basically playing with a lot of zeros and ones. These are Western compositional models that other cultures have explored in so many ways. Votes: 0

We have been very conditioned by the cultures that we come from and are usually very identified with the particular gender that we happen to be a member of. Votes: 0

Art is the supreme communicator of diverse cultures and ideas in a common frame of understanding, a virtual bridge across time. It is also the universal link into genius. Votes: 0

I want to work; then, as my kids get older, I want to have adventures. I want to visit all their countries: learn and live inside all their cultures. Votes: 0

Conquest, tyranny, treachery, and the clash of cultures bring about corrupt societies, and so does old age. Sometimes the five faces of corruption are visible at the same time. Votes: 0

I want to experience as many different tastes, sights, emotions, conflicts, and cultures as possible, so that I can expand the canvas of my memory and enrich my comedy. Votes: 0

Peace cultures thrive on and are nourished by visions of how things might be, in a world where sharing and caring are part of the accepted lifeways for everyone. Votes: 0

When I meet people from other cultures I know that they too want happiness and do not want suffering, this allows me to see them as brothers and sisters. Votes: 0

The best part of being a pro is being able to travel around the world. I have met so many incredible people and experienced different cultures all through sport. Votes: 0

The Brit abroad is always the voice of caution. Persons of other cultures are known to be undisciplined, prone to leaning out of car windows and cooking with garlic. Votes: 0

Every now and then, you get people who tend to forget what this country is about, which is a melting pot of races and cultures and freedom of speech. Votes: 0

Individual cultures and ideologies have their appropriate uses but none of them erase or replace the universal experiences, like love and weeping and laughter, common to all human beings. Votes: 0

If I wasn't doing this, I'd be in school studying political science or socioeconomic something. I love visiting different cultures and finding out how they make up a society. Votes: 0

That you've got to do anything that you feel is precious. I especially believe that about cultures and languages. You've got to be really conscious because time is running out. Votes: 0

The first principle of modern cultures may be their connectedness. Culture is like wind and wind knows no boundary or center. Once there is a center, wind becomes a whirlwind. Votes: 0

That has been one of the best, most rewarding things about being an actor - traveling throughout the world, meeting all kinds of different people and learning about other cultures. Votes: 0

The fact that different cultures have different practices no more refutes [moral] objectivism than the fact that water flows in different directions in different places refutes the law of gravity Votes: 0

It is important to remember that some of the most serious thinkers once thought that democracy was not compatible with the cultures of Germany, Italy, Japan, Latin America and Russia. Votes: 0

It's a phenomenon that started in the United States in which corporations make claims on the life forms, biodiversity and innovations of other cultures by applying for patents on them. Votes: 0

Under the veneer of Westernization, the cultures of the Indian world - which have existed for 30,000 years! - continue to live. Sometimes in a magical way, sometimes in the shadows. Votes: 0

All religions, they play football - even nowadays all girls and women have the right to play football in cultures like the Arabic countries in the Muslim they play football. Votes: 0

I by no means intend to simplify the challenges women face in any culture. Women are marginalized in all cultures in my opinion, some in more extreme ways than others. Votes: 0

I travel a lot, and being in different countries and a part of cultures, that's just such a huge inspiration for music, and one way or another, you get influenced. Votes: 0

I do feel like once you know you are someone who is in the world and there are other countries and cultures, that stays with you and your decision-making forever. Votes: 0

I was searching for something a little more than a dashing metaphor, a good deal less than a cultural map: and for those purposes the two cultures is about right. Votes: 0

One thing we do know is that mass literacy is a product of the 19th century, at least in English-speaking cultures - Ireland, England, Scotland, Canada, and the U. S. Votes: 0

The world in which you were born is just one model of reality. Other cultures are not failed attempts at being you; they are unique manifestations of the human spirit. Votes: 0

The world in which you were born is just one model of reality. Other cultures are not failed attempts at being YOU: they are unique manifestations of the human spirit. Votes: 0

My experience of living with people of diverse religions and cultures taught me that one will never be at peace with the other if one is at war with oneself. Votes: 0

What's great is that because math is such a universal language, really, our fans come in all shapes and sizes, all ages and genders and races and backgrounds and cultures. Votes: 0

We can be certain that, if there are conflicting views in different cultures, some of these views must be false. This may help us to transcend our own narrow cultural horizon. Votes: 0

Our working hypothesis is that the status of knowledge is altered as societies enter what is known as the postindustrial age and cultures enter what is known as the postmodern age. Votes: 0

Sicily has suffered 13 foreign dominations from which she has taken both the best and the worst. The sequence of different cultures has made Sicily a fascinating place, quite unlike any other. Votes: 0

One is forced to speak not of what is held in common between the cultures, but what is held in common between the myths, and that in its simplest archetypal forms. Votes: 0

Future peace, prosperity and confidence depend not just on ourselves but on the success of all nations. Hence, we are all partners, no matter what our backgrounds, cultures, faiths and histories. Votes: 0

My dad is from India, my mom is from Russia. Fortunately, we moved a lot. I went to a lot of different schools and completely different cultures, so that's my background. Votes: 0

I have observed, too, that the people of the many countries that I have visited are showing an ever increasing interest in the classical and traditional music of their own cultures. Votes: 0

The teacher of history's work should be, ideally, not simply a description of past cultures, but a performance of the culture in which we live and are increasingly taking our being. Votes: 0

The Faith does not mean an alienation from any culture for any people because all cultures await Christ and are not destroyed by the Lord. In fact, they reach their maturity. Votes: 0

Rich cultures, patriarchal cultures, value thin women, like ours; poor ones value fat women. But all patriarchal cultures value weak women. So for women to become physically strong is very profound. Votes: 0

I always used to say hybrids would rule the world - people who have an understanding of many cultures and can relate to them with ease. And then along came Obama. Votes: 0

The big issue of our time is trying to deal with extremism based on a perversion of religion and how you get peaceful coexistence between people of different faiths and cultures. Votes: 0

I grew up in such a melting pot. There's more ethnicities in Queens than there is in any place on the planet. So you grow up knowing things about other cultures. Votes: 0

My dad is from India, my mom is from Russia. Fortunately, we moved a lot. I went to a lot of different schools and completely different cultures, so thats my background. Votes: 0

There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilizations--these are mortal, and their life is to ours as the life of a gnat. Votes: 0

I wasn't searching for a common denominator - I started wondering about the challenge of working in other cultures. What I reached was the sudden acknowledgment of the universal aspect of filmmaking. Votes: 0

We must teach the next generation to not just learn languages, but whole cultures and belief systems. We will then make more of an effort to understand people and their different cultures. Votes: 0

I think transcending our cultures is going to be extraordinarily necessary for our survival. I don't think we can carry our cultures through the keyhole of the stretch of the next millennium Votes: 0

In the West, since the collapse of communism and the fall of the Soviet Union, the one discipline both the official and unofficial cultures have united in casting aside has been history. Votes: 0

It's wonderful to find cultures that are historically still intact, as opposed to a lot of Western cultures which seem to me to be slowly dying, stuck in celebrity illness or stupidity. Votes: 0

I love living around black people. Home is home. We suffer under racism and the physical deprivations that come with that, but beneath that, we form cultures and traditions that are beautiful. Votes: 0

They would say well there's always been wars, men have always beaten women. But it isn't true in all cultures. It doesn't have to be true. And the first step is imaging. Votes: 0

My AIESEC exchange helped me grow personally and professionally. I have gained confidence while meeting new people and I have become more aware of the different lifestyles and cultures around the world. Votes: 0

I'm interested in Internet cultures. I'm interested in what the teenagers who drive the Internet culture are passionate about. I follow their lead - they go to tumblr, I go to tumblr. Votes: 0

It's amazing that people still feel, 'Oh my gosh, it's a black guy.' We've been here for a long time; let's get used to it. Let's get used to other cultures. Votes: 0

Women bring with them into the world a certain virtue, a divine gift that makes them adept at instilling such qualities as faith, courage, empathy and refinement in relationships and in cultures, Votes: 0

I want to investigate different cultures, to see how their identities and values affect their music. It's one way I can get to know our world, at least to a certain depth. Votes: 0

You have social media and the Internet and immigration and so, suddenly, cultures are clashing and people feel as if they're less familiar with the people around them. That causes social anxieties. Votes: 0

I want our students to be so accustomed to children of other cultures that the words 'diversity' and 'tolerance' won't be in their vocabulary. They won't need them - they'll live it. Votes: 0

It's important for people to try and be more like Marco Polo in how he explored the world, very few of us nowadays pay attention to cultures and try to understand them. Votes: 0

Since violence is largely a male pastime, cultures that empower women tend to move away from the glorification of violence and are less likely to breed dangerous subcultures of rootless young men. Votes: 0

[My muse] is, in fact, a woman of the world, and precisely because of this, hopes that a diversity of cultures will endure, and that one bland monoculture does not swamp everything. Votes: 0

There is so much that is positive, wonderful even, about state schools. At a state school your kids will learn to live alongside and appreciate other kids from many diverse and different cultures. Votes: 0

I used to watch my grandmother make fancy, Julia Child-style beef bourguignon. And growing up in New York City, I was exposed to many cultures. I experimented with Puerto Rican and Jamaican food. Votes: 0

The reduction of the earth to an object simply for human's use/ possession is unthinkable in most traditional cultures... the earth belongs to itself and to all the component members of the community. Votes: 0

Globalization means we have to re-examine some of our ideas, and look at ideas from other countries, from other cultures, and open ourselves to them. And that's not comfortable for the average person. Votes: 0

That a good fit between parental handling and child temperament is vital to help children adapt to the imperatives of their society is a crucial concept that can be applied to other cultures. Votes: 0

Of course as children, we all, in all cultures and societies, learn behavior from observation, imitation, and encouragement of various kinds. So by the suggestion made, we all 'pretend' most of the time. Votes: 0

At the heart of globalisation is a new kind of intolerance in the West towards other cultures, traditions and values, less brutal than in the era of colonialism, but more comprehensive and totalitarian. Votes: 0

When certain branches of the economy become obsolete, as in the case of the steel industry, not only do jobs disappear, which is obviously a terrible social hardship, but certain cultures also disappear. Votes: 0

Bond is a classic archetype character, a character that's embedded in our heads forever, one of a lone warrior setting out to avenge a nation - and you find that character across cultures. Votes: 0

As film-makers, it is very important for us to find common ground between cultures, and maybe that's less the case for politicians who benefit more from finding the conflicts and differences between us. Votes: 0

I'm glad I was faced with different cultures when I was growing up because I wasn't fazed by it. It has been a huge benefit to me; I feel comfortable wherever I go. Votes: 0

My feeling about seeing the world is that it's going to change you necessarily, just the very fact of being out there and meeting people from different cultures and different ways of life. Votes: 0

During the many centuries that magic, here on this planet, was presumed to have worked, there were at least as many theories as to how magic worked as there were cultures and religions. Votes: 0

Producers and studios want to make movies that are more appealing internationally and I think that you have to use your different cultures as an advantage to be able to make those movies. Votes: 0

I've been studying the cultures of Asia for many years, and I'm very attracted to the culture of Japan, in particular to the impact Zen has had on the Japanese mind and spirit. Votes: 0

Two thousand years ago, we lived in a world of Gods and Goddesses. Today, we live in a world solely of Gods. Women in most cultures have been stripped of their spiritual power. Votes: 0

You can read a lot about a country by looking at its beaches: across cultures, the beach is that rare public space in which all absurdities and quirky national behaviors can be found, Votes: 0

If, like many others, you are concerned social media is making people and cultures shallow, I propose we teach more people how to swim and together explore the deeper end of the pool. Votes: 0

Berlin is a very edgy place, a very cosmopolitan place. It's a place where completely different ideas and cultures come together and clash in a very warm way. In a very warm-hearted way. Votes: 0

My feeling about seeing the world is that its going to change you necessarily, just the very fact of being out there and meeting people from different cultures and different ways of life. Votes: 0

Scripture is something God had ‘let be,’ and so it is at once God’s creation and the creation of the dozens of people and communities and cultures who produced it. Votes: 0

Music is, of course, a universal emotional experience, cutting across cultures and languages. I studied piano for ten years as a child and consider that experience one of the most valuable in my life. Votes: 0

What's interesting in archaeology is that we always understand other cultures by digging up their cities; architecture is almost always a way for us to formulate a diagram of how people used to live. Votes: 0

I believe that an evolutionary approach specifying the foundation of our moral sense can allow us to appreciate Hindu and Muslim cultures where women are veiled and seem to us to lead restricted lives. Votes: 0

In some South Pacific cultures, a speaker holds a conch shell as a symbol of temporary position of authority. Leaders must understand who holds the conch-that is, who should be listened to and when. Votes: 0

Most of the debate over the cultures of death and life is about process. The debate focuses on the technology available to determine how we prolong life and how and when we end it. Votes: 0

What do we call our Harlem Renaissance? Maybe in the future, it won't be just Latino, maybe it'll be more multi-multi, because, you know, people are such fusions now, of so many different cultures. Votes: 0

I think that by the middle of this century people will still be eating meat (though less), and their meat will mostly be produced in factories through synthetic processes, cell cultures, and so on. Votes: 0

New Orleans has a unique history as a great melting pot of all kinds of cultures, and that manifests itself now through the food, the music, and the kinds of people who live there. Votes: 0

I love people! I am a people person. I am a very curious human being. I am very interested in what people have to say. I love cultures, too, so I am always traveling. Votes: 0

You know, I love traveling and I love being exposed to different cultures, but really it's the people that I've met along the way, not the places I've been, that have opened my eyes. Votes: 0

I always identified with that feeling of being an underdog. So I always was looking to connect with and meet people from other cultures, to experience people living a different life that I am. Votes: 0

I've learned so much through life. Starting off in Asia, the cultures, the people you meet, the poverty you see. It's been a great education for me, and I've loved every minute of it. Votes: 0

Thanks to the success of Henning Mankell and Peter Hoeg, there wasn't the same stigma attached to writing genre thrillers in Scandinavia as there was in many other cultures. Quite the opposite, in fact. Votes: 0

The Negro is the child of two cultures - Africa and America. The problem is that in the search for wholeness all too many Negroes seek to embrace only one side of their natures. Votes: 0

Although I write screenplays, I don't think I'm a very good writer. I'm very interested in studying cultures and social issues, but as an academic I don't think I would have been too successful. Votes: 0

So it was constantly going back and forth between these two cultures that kept raising the question, well, how important is personal freedom? And I think that has always been of interest to me. Votes: 0

Of course, English is a very powerful language, a colonizer's language and a gift to a writer. English has destroyed and sucked up the languages of other cultures - its cruelty is its vitality. Votes: 0

Many of the traits that make Amazon unusual are now deeply ingrained in the culture. In fact, if I wanted to change them, I couldn't. The cultures are self-reinforcing, and that's a good thing. Votes: 0

I think that one of the main privileges of what I do, which I am just starting to learn, is to have the ability to travel all over the world and experience different cultures. Votes: 0

One of the most effective ways to learn about oneself is by taking seriously the cultures of others. It forces you to pay attention to those details of life which differentiate them from you. Votes: 0

I grew up about 30 minutes north of Boston in a town that was a virtual melting pot - I was exposed to all different backgrounds, cultures, and religions, fueling my personal interests in global issues. Votes: 0

The teaching that we receive is not necessarily very accurate. The value systems that our cultures have developed are not every open. They are very restrictive. We live in an age that is not enlightened. Votes: 0

It’s an amazing bond with your child. Some cultures do it up to five years, normally. I thought, 'Well, I’ll just do it as long as it feels right for my son.' Votes: 0

I was brought up in many different cultures, moving around all the time, and I find my identity in my songs. I project the identity I want to have throughout the songs that I write. Votes: 0

More broadly across time and cultures, it seems, one perennial piece of advice to father has been the importance of acting tenderly toward their children. The New Father, it turns out, is an old story. Votes: 0

There are cultures that believe having your photograph taken steals your soul. I don't think there is a stolen soul in a picture, but still - why is it so hard to throw them away? Votes: 0

In some South Pacific cultures, a speaker holds a conch shell as a symbol of temporary position of authority. Leaders must understand who holds the conch that is, who should be listened to and when. Votes: 0

There must be something about art... almost all cultures have done art. It's a refining of the senses, which are there to keep us alive. As far as we know, no other animals do that. Votes: 0

Travel is so important in its capacity to expand the mind. It's exciting to start as young as possible - you get to see how other cultures live, challenge your senses, and try different cuisines. Votes: 0

There's a power that movies and music has, that can move you and motivate you to look at your neighbor in a slightly more respectful way, and look at cultures in a more inclusive way. Votes: 0

Indeed, the night sky is the part of our environment that's been common to all cultures throughout human history. All have gazed up at the 'vault of heaven' and interpreted it in their own way. Votes: 0

Two of the chief defenders of the faith in the Old Testament and in the New - Moses and Paul - were both well-versed in the language, the thinking, and the philosophy of their cultures. Votes: 0

My mixed-race background made me a broad person, able to relate to different cultures. But any woman of colour, even a mixed colour, is seen as black in America. So that's how I regard myself. Votes: 0

I began graduate school in the late 1980s, and my goal was to understand how morality varied across cultures and nations. I did some research comparing moral judgment in India and the U.S.A. Votes: 0

A residual sea of symbols which is shared by all mankind, usually accessed through dreams or altered states, and from which cultures draw images on which to found their religions. Votes: -1