Quotes about other-cultures
other-cultures want way
As a culture, we are not comfortable with mortality. We do not accept it the way other cultures do. We cling to youth, and we don't want to die. It's like, 'Well, too bad, we do.' Alan Ball
other-cultures practice scientist
Scientists are very much entangled in their culture and this culture is not pristine, untouched by other cultures and practices. Bruno Latour
other-cultures heaven age
I was very curious about the world even at a young age, and I don't know at what point I became aware that other cultures believed in different religions, and my question was, 'Well, why don't they get to go to Heaven then?' Brad Pitt
other-cultures play landscape
You don't go to a town to present the play and have applause at the end of it, but that's benign conquest. It's a glorious way of exploring other landscapes and other cultures in a very life-affirming way. Ben Kingsley
other-cultures challenges common
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. Abbas Kiarostami
other-cultures diversity disrespect
Preservation of one's own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other cultures. Cesar Chavez
other-cultures united-states confrontation
The history of other cultures is non-existent until it erupts in confrontation with the United States. Edward Said
other-cultures people body
The first time I thought about attempting a body suspension was after watching a documentary on rites-of-passage ceremonies from other cultures. I was completely intrigued by what these people put their bodies through. Criss Angel
other-cultures people curiosity
One of my few virtues - I don't have a lot of them - would be a deep sense of curiosity. I'm interested in how other people live in other places; I'm interested in other cultures. Anthony Bourdain
other-cultures innovation corporations
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. Vandana Shiva
other-cultures world gorillas
Much of the rest of the world has already learned some English. They pretty much understand the American way of doing things, because our culture has been ubiquitous and has been the 500-pound gorilla in the global economy. But the world is far more interrelated than ever before, and no one culture can thrive without the knowledge of how to function in other cultures. Bill Vaughan
other-cultures practice ideas
We need to put into practice the idea of embracing other cultures. We need to be shaping the kind of world we want to live in instead of waiting for someone else or some other entities to do it for us. Herbie Hancock
other-cultures literature culture
What other culture could have produced someone like Hemmingway and not seen the joke? Gore Vidal
other-cultures people world
Meet people from other cultures, so you understand that the world doesn't swirl around you. Christian Louboutin
other-cultures black genre
Historically, black music has influenced other cultures and other genres and created other genres. Miguel
other-cultures people support
The spirit of seeking understanding through personal contact with people of other nations and other cultures deserves the respect and support of all. Gerald R. Ford
other-cultures world enough
I became a model to see the world, to make enough money to travel and experience other cultures, Lauren Hutton
other-cultures long racist
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. Larry McMurtry
other-cultures voice car
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. Nick Harkaway
other-cultures joy cooking
Americans, more than any other culture on earth, are cookbook cooks; we learn to make our meals not from any oral tradition, but from a text. The just-wed cook brings to the new household no carefully copied collection of the family's cherished recipes, but a spanking new edition of 'Fannie Farmer' or 'The Joy of Cooking'. John Thorne
other-cultures bridges long
As long as you still have one bridge left, nothing is lost. But from the moment that you cannot even understand the storytelling or the music of other cultures anymore, then we become strangers to each other and the situation will become very complicated. Paulo Coelho
other-cultures names stories
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. Maynard James Keenan
other-cultures giving appreciate
You experience other cultures to give you a kind of shock that makes you look at your own culture. You appreciate it more as a result of being out of it, but you also realise there are some things lacking in your culture. Mem Fox
other-cultures long people
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. John Boyega
other-cultures culture one-thing
Culture is one thing and varnish is another. Ralph Waldo Emerson
other-cultures civilization leaving
This world has seen a great many civilizations. And many of them have survived for longer periods than ours up to the present. They were all as sure as we are today of having founded the first eternal civilization. We today differ from them in having our western civilization spread to embrace the entire planet, leaving no room on any continent for any other culture to take over if we fail. Thor Heyerdahl
other-cultures interesting mind
I have a multicultural background, so I tend to have an open mind about things, and I find other cultures interesting. Viggo Mortensen
other-cultures understanding increase
Travel early and travel often. Live abroad, if you can. Understand cultures other than your own. As your understanding of other cultures increases, your understanding of yourself and your own culture will increase exponentially. Tom Freston
other-cultures names rights
And finally, there is another danger: the emergence of nonideological but very aggressive 'isms,' which are really quite new. Let me at least name them: We all care about human rights, but I am afraid of 'human rightism.' We all want to have a healthy environment, but I see the danger in environmentalism. To put it politically correctly, I admire the second gender, but I fear feminism. We all are enriched by other cultures, but not by multiculturalism. I am aware of the importance of voluntary associations, but I fear NGOism. Vaclav Klaus
other-cultures cities different
I am very happy since when I am in different cities I can experience and learn different cultures! Yani Tseng