You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them. Votes: 4
Ray BradburyDesign creates culture. Culture shapes values. Values determine the future. Votes: 3
Robert L. PetersCulture which smooth the whole world licks, Also unto the devil sticks. Votes: 3
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheCulture' means a long receptivity to things of the mind and the spirit. Votes: 3
Katharine Fullerton GerouldEducation is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. Votes: 2
Nelson MandelaPreservation of one's own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other cultures. Votes: 2
Cesar ChavezThe love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border? Votes: 2
Pablo CasalsI have to constantly negotiate the tension between past neighborhood and present neighborhood. Votes: 1
Michael Eric DysonIn black America mother love is second only to the love of God but just slightly. Votes: 1
Michael Eric DysonA universal ethos cannot be thought the property of any one culture. Votes: 0
Prince Hassan bin TalalSchool libraries are the foundations of our culture â not luxuries. Votes: 0
Laurie Halse AndersonA culture is in its finest flower before it begins to analyze itself. Votes: 0
Alfred North WhiteheadSt. Petersburg is a gem of world culture and Russia's most European city. Votes: 0
Valentina MatviyenkoHip-hop was the culture that I grew up with; I am part of this culture. Votes: 0
Ali Shaheed MuhammadI come from a culture that has refined the art of the dirge to a sublime level.
Yvonne Adhiambo OwuorThere is so much joy in native culture but so much poverty. It's very disturbing.
Buffy Sainte-MarieIt is Christian culture that has created Western man and the Western way of life.
Christopher DawsonIf you know your ceremonies and culture you'll know where the offense takes place
Floyd Red Crow WestermanA man will not need to study history to find out what is best for his own culture.
Henry David ThoreauIf you wish to know how civilized a culture is, look at how they treat it's women.
Khan Abdul Ghaffar KhanI love Latino culture but I hate the concept of "la raza." It is a divisive mindset.
Andrew BreitbartIowa City is okay as Midwestern cities go, but theres no food, no culture, no ocean.
Elin HilderbrandBlues, rock and hip hop are more about a lifestyle and culture than notes on a page.
Jake ShimabukuroJust immerse yourself in the culture of the music - it will open some doors for you.
Joe Louis WalkerChess is a part of culture and if a culture is declining then Chess too will decline
Mikhail BotvinnikWhilst all the world is in pursuit of power, culture corrects the theory of success.
Ralph Waldo EmersonEvery great culture has cared a lot, one way or another, about the fate of its girls.
Caitlin FlanaganNo people come into possession of a culture without having paid a heavy price for it.
James A. BaldwinThe mathematics of rhythm are universal. They don't belong to any particular culture.
John McLaughlinIn a culture, manners are the lubrication that ease the frictions of social contacts.
L. Ron HubbardCulture is properly described as the love of perfection; it is a study of perfection.
Matthew ArnoldI think that's what made rap such a stable footprint in culture, that it's so honest.
Russell SimmonsI'll take on somebody if they're offending the entire culture, not just offending me.
Sandra BernhardFreedom of speech does not mean freedom of offending culture, religion or traditions,
Staffan de MisturaRecovery culture teaches you that you have to repent. I don't think that's necessary.
Zachary Cole SmithWhat would America be like if we loved black people as much as we loved black culture?
Amandla StenbergTo understand the culture, study the dance. To understand the dance, study the people.
Charles DavisCulture must have its ultimate aim in the metaphysical or it will cease to be culture.
Johan HuizingaThe only way to end a culture of violence is to proactively create a culture of peace.
Marianne WilliamsonCulture is like wealth; it makes us more ourselves, it enables us to express ourselves
Philip Gilbert HamertonIt must be recognized that in any culture the source of law is the god of that society
R.J. RushdoonyI turned to photography because I thought it was the dominant language of our culture.
Sarah CharlesworthThere are pop-culture things on television [that I like]. Not so much in music at all.
Taylor MomsenWhen you talk about rap you have to understand that rap is part of the Hip-Hop culture.
Afrika BambaataaHuman rights are universally valid and indivisible, regardless of culture and religion.
Alice SchwarzerCulture is simultaneously the fruit of a people's history and a determinant of history.
Amilcar CabralThe history of modern culture is a history of popular entertainments evolving into art.
Andrew HoberekThe Hollywood culture is so invasive, and I definitely wanted to be near it eventually.
Carmen EjogoI don't think anyone could write about another culture and get it 100 percent accurate.
Elizabeth GeorgeBeing from Australia, I've never even touched a gun. It's so not a part of our culture.
Emily BrowningCulture itself is neither education nor law-making: it is an atmosphere and a heritage.
H. L. MenckenA culture of discipline is not a principle of business, it is a principle of greatness.
James C. CollinsCulture requires in the first place a certain balance of material and spiritual values.
Johan HuizingaI ask all people of goodwill to help build a culture of encounter, solidarity and peace
Pope FrancisWhoever lives in whichever state should learn the culture of thestate and its language.
Raj ThackerayIn this Western world that we have, culture risks being [only] a form of entertainment.
Shirin NeshatThis website is the dream of people who want to change the culture of state government.
Steve Rauschenberger...this culture of mandatory happiness actually promotes dishonesty and more suffering.
Tullian TchividjianPeople always say "pop culture." As if we have some high culture to distinguish it from.
Fran LebowitzTo speak...means above all to assume a culture, to support the weight of a civilization.
Frantz FanonSexuality is the primary focus of our culture, and almost no one has come to resolve it.
Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount CherwellItaly is not widely thought of as a pioneer of youth culture in the way, say, the UK is.
Giorgio ArmaniYouth culture adopts Armani and adapts it in its own way, as befits youthful enthusiasm.
Giorgio ArmaniAn authentic spirituality does not cater to culture; it calls culture to accountability.
Joan D. ChittisterCulture arises and unfolds in and as play... culture itself bears the character of play.
Johan HuizingaCelebrity is more than a culture today; it is an industry, complete with fame factories.
Mal FletcherMy father used to say that, through culture, humans effectively domesticated themselves.
Richard LeakeyCulture is the greatest barrier to your enlightenment, your education, and your decency.
Terence McKennaThe frontier between public and private shifts from time to time and culture to culture.
Terry EagletonA culture of honor is celebrating who a person is without stumbling over who they're not.
Bill JohnsonWe belong to an age whose culture is in danger of perishing through the means to culture.
Friedrich NietzscheThe design process, at its best, integrates the aspirations of art, science, and culture.
Jeff SmithThe second fundamental feature of culture is that all culture has an element of striving.
Johan HuizingaCulture is for old people. When you're young you have your body, and that's all you need,
John CurrinEventually the revolutionaries become the established culture, and then what will they do
Linus TorvaldsThe content or time-clothing of any medium or culture is the preceding medium or culture.
Marshall McLuhanIn an unfamiliar culture, it is wise to offer no innovations, no suggestions, or lessons.
Maya AngelouLove the horses, but don't ride on them! Riding the horses is a culture, a wrong culture!
Mehmet Murat ildanEven among the elite, in government circles, technological culture is somewhat deficient.
Paul VirilioTraditional Anglo-Saxon intolerance is a local and temporal culture trait like any other.
Ruth BenedictBecause we are living in a culture increasingly dominated by fear where many feel blocked.
Frances Moore LappéOur culture is obsessed with being busy, and I think it's crazy. I don't fill all my time.
Frazey FordI have no culture, no humane harmony in my brains. I can't live without a culture anymore.
Kurt VonnegutCulture (science) is the form of religion; Religion is the substance of culture (science).
Paul TillichI find that through the study of women, you get to the heart - the truth - of the culture.
Shirin NeshatA less 'brainy-culture' would learn to synchronise its body rhythms rather than its clocks.
Alan WattsThe therapeutic concerns of the culture too often set the agenda for evangelical preaching.
Albert MohlerYou create a fearful culture where you spend a lot of time looking at where you screwed up,
Alex BoguskyThe only conflict that is possible in Soviet culture is the conflict between good and best.
Andrei ZhdanovHuman nature is deeper and broader than the artificial contrivance of any existing culture.
E. O. WilsonThe more intelligent our children, the better our lives and the richer our culture will be.
Jacque FrescoI'm trying to trick people into thinking about the unthinkable by using pop culture images.
John ShirleyWe are creating a culture where content creators are a new servant class, and paid as such.
Rosanne CashJazz does not belong to one race or culture, but is a gift that America has given the world.
Ahmad AlaadeenThe first concern of any dictatorship is, consequently, to subjugate both labor and culture.
Albert CamusThe most striking feature of contemporary culture is the unslaked craving for transcendence.
Andrew DelbancoVery simply, the culture of another people does not have to be accepted when it is subhuman!
Armstrong WilliamsI believe that a culture of peace must be the essential foundation of our efforts for peace.
Daisaku IkedaSome of the mini-worlds that filmmakers have created are so ingrained in my love of culture.
Drew BarrymoreOur theaters, our museums, our culture. We have everything New York has without the hassles.
Jesse VenturaIt's that invasive and puerile curiosity to feed a tabloid culture. I don't subscribe to it.
John ByrneA higher standard of living also brings about a higher standard of culture and civilization.
Ludwig von MisesCulture, like the kingdom of heaven, lies within us, and not in foreign galleries and books.
Randolph BourneIf you work in an urgent-only culture, the only solution is to make the right things urgent.
Seth GodinThe dominant mood of contemporary American culture is the self-celebration of the peasantry.
William A. Henry IIIA sign of a culture that has lost its faith - Moral collapse follows upon spiritual collapse.
C. S. LewisDJ culture always made us aware that the best records were going to come from the small shops
Chuck DIsn't connecting people to distant lands and culture one of the strengths of good literature?
Elif SafakThe food in the South is as important as food anywhere because it defines a person's culture.
Fannie FlaggThe higher culture an individual attains, the less field there is left for mockery and scorn.
Friedrich NietzscheGenerally, the French highly promote culture and the arts, and photography is in their blood.
Herb RittsThere isn't a scientific community. It is a culture. It is a very undisciplined organization.
Isidor Isaac RabiIf history tells us anything, it is that human culture and knowledge are constantly evolving.
James RedfieldCharity is one of those remarkable words that helps to identify the fault lines of a culture.
Janet PoppendieckHere's the thing about earnestness. Our culture discounts it; but people are yearning for it.
Jeffrey ZaslowI think pot should be legalized, but I think the promotion of party culture is irresponsible.
Krist NovoselicThe guys in New York donât know the new media. San Francisco takes more risks as a culture.
Larry KramerScribal culture and Gothic architecture were both concerned with light through, not light on.
Marshall McLuhanWe can aim to create a culture, where kids ask for healthy options instead of resisting them.
Michelle ObamaPeople need to understand, we can come together as a nation; we can create a culture of life.
Mike PenceSlowly but surely, we are acquiring that famous culture of democracy, which is our objective.
Paul BiyaPart of maintaining a thriving creative culture is giving people time and permission to play.
Tim BrownCulture opens our hearts to one another. And the currency in culture is not money, but trust.
Yo-Yo MaGreat talent stands in line to join your team because the culture becomes the stuff of legend.
Dave RamseyWe have to construct communities of artists because they don't naturally exist in our culture.
David BaylesCulture now spreads at central nervous system speed. Itâs a shame that compassion doesnât.
Dean CavanaghThere is room for everyone; there is room for every culture, race, language and point of view.
Desmond TutuThere are lots of people in the world whose existence doesn't revolve around American culture.
Emily HainesThe ideology of hardness and cruelty runs through American culture like an electric current...
Henry GirouxUnder neoliberalism, culture appears to have largely abandoned its role as a site of critique.
Henry GirouxIt's only when an American steps outside of their own culture that you see how integral it is.
Jess RowFashion has never been considered part of culture in Canada, and I think that needs to happen.
Joe MimranI think gun culture is disgusting but people need to think about it before they start judging.
Lisa MaffiaIf you're looking for the origins of film culture in America, look no further than Amos Vogel.
Martin ScorseseIf the American Negro is to have a culture of his own he will have to leave America to get it.
Paul RobesonI've always loved to sing in Spanish. To me, it's just my culture. It's what I am; I'm Latina.
Paula DeAndaPurpose is not an add-on, it's not an initiative. It is a culture change and it never finishes
Richard BransonWomen and love are underpinnings. Examine them and you threaten the very structure of culture.
Shulamith FirestoneWhat if culture itself is nothing but a halt, a break, a respite, in the pursuit of barbarity?
Slavoj ŽižekWe wish to fill our culture once more with the spirit of Christianity - but not only in theory.
Adolf HitlerThe so-called culture nowadays is only a fake one with a superficial front. It is an empty lie.
Ai WeiweiCulture is the possibility and impossibility that bacon and fruit can appear on the same plate.
Andy HargreavesEqual wealth and equal opportunities of culture...have simply made us all members of one class.
Edward BellamyThere is a tendency around the world today to copy TV culture. And that is not always a virtue.
Francis ArinzeThe atheist worldview of life is a materialistic culture that frees humanity from superstition.
Howard ThompsonBlack culture is very difficult to explain to people who don't have any direct contact with it.
Jess RowIf culture was a house, then language was the key to the front door, [and] to all rooms inside.
Khaled HosseiniThe oppressed martyrs of our culture have shed blood that nourish the red tulips of our nation.
Mahmud TarziComedians and people in general have a cultural right to talk about their own culture and race.
Margaret ChoIn our culture, most of us have been trained to ignore our own wants and to discount our needs.
Marshall B. RosenbergAs a society we should be encouraging people out of the debt-culture mindset, not promoting it.
Naomie HarrisI personally believe it's really important for the students to experience a particular culture.
Robert J. Dolan[ My time and our common culture] it's what I'm photographing, and I'm very involved with that.
Sam AbellThe power of the culture industry's ideology is such that conformity has replaced consciousness
Theodor AdornoWhat chance of survival does a culture have when its own elites actively seek its destruction?
William S. LindThe Romany culture is not really in the media that much and Jack Thorne wanted to portray that.
Yasmin PaigeWhere grows?--where grows it not? If vain our toil, We ought to blame the culture, not the soil.
Alexander PopeIn the Bhagavat culture worship of the spiritual master plays a very important role in our life.
Bhaktisvarupa Damodar SwamiThe culture stays alive, but certain parts of it die or fail, and that's very interesting to me.
Campbell McGrathOf course it is extremely difficult to like oneself in a culture which thinks you are a disease.
ChrystosAs a Jewish thinker, I don't think of myself in relationship to the dominant culture's religion.
Emily BartonSoccer is an art more central to our culture than anything the Arts Council deigns to recognize.
Germaine GreerAlas! the culture of an Irishman is an enterprise to be undertaken with a sort of moral bog hoe.
Henry David ThoreauI am increasingly convinced that technological culture is the entire root of women's liberation.
Lois McMaster BujoldIn the case of the Indian villager, an age-old culture is hidden under entrustment of crudeness.
Mahatma GandhiThe relentless pressures of the so-called marketplace have distorted all our culture industries.
Mark Crispin MillerOur culture is our strength be it music, dance, poetry or anything, and these are very precious.
Narendra ModiThe things that I draw on, and the world that I feel part of, aren't particularly youth culture.
Robert WyattThe culture-heroes of our liberal bourgeois civilisation are ant-liberal and ant-bourgeois . . .
Susan SontagNationality is the creative power of human culture, culture is the creative power of nationality.
A. C. CuzaIâm glad mainstream culture is starting to catch up to where lesbian-feminism was 30 years ago.
Alison BechdelAm I Latin? Am I American? What the hell am I? I love my culture and I'm very proud of my culture
America FerreraI really hate alcohol. I hate it because it's linked so closely to sexual assault in our culture.
Ayelet WaldmanIf you want to have a creative culture, you can't get it by reading books. You get it by example.
Barbara CorcoranI think a lot of us are increasingly recognizing that the dominant culture is killing the planet,
Derrick Jensen... the novelist is bound by the reasonable possibilities, not the probabilities, of his culture.
Flannery O'ConnorMy culture and my language have the right to exist, and no one has the authority to dismiss that.
James KelmanYou have your own culture and your own ways of doing things. I hope Japan continues on this path.
Jamie DimonI think that winning the battle in Hollywood is a necessary condition to winning the culture war.
Jason JonesReligious faith is an important aspect of American culture and a fact of American political life.
John RawlsComedy is a very big part of the English culture, the sense of humor; it's a very dominant trait.
Kate BushWhat really binds men together is their culture, the ideas and the standards they have in common.
Ruth BenedictThe seeds of civilization are in every culture, but it is city life that brings them to fruition.
Susanne Katherina LangerIn a word, the consumer of mass culture is lonely, not only lonely, but spiritually impoverished.
Walker PercyOur critique of Israel has to be about the state, not culture or religion, but the state of Israel
Aja MonetBe passionate about the culture and the business, and remain positive, because it inspires others.
Barry LibertToo much of the animal disfigures the civilized human being, too much culture makes a sick animal.
Carl JungI'm always at the opposite end of the spectrum, the opposite of hipster culture, and I enjoy that.
Chad KroegerI'm an Asian guy growing up in London so I see myself as British, but India is part of my culture.
Dev PatelThe creative process is a cocktail of instinct, skill, culture and a highly creative feverishness.
Francis BaconIf you let culture make tolerance the preeminent virtue, pretty soon you won't have anything else.
George MarsdenLearning to take hold of one's life is very difficult in a culture that values property over life.
Haki R. MadhubutiAn adventurer can always return home; an exile cannot. So I decided that my home would be culture.
Jonas MekasI believe that artists should be part of the culture. I think that my work clearly bears that out.
Kehinde WileyI think we have gone too far into the PC culture. But there's a limit to how far we can take that.
Megyn KellyWe live in a time of crisis in the secular culture and in the church with regard to the beautiful.
R. C. SproulThe utter destruction of our culture isn't just around the corner. It has been here for some time.
R. C. Sproul, Jr.There's something about the authenticity that Hollywood is missing when it comes to urban culture.
Russell SimmonsThe separation of sex from emotion is at the very foundations of Western culture and civilization.
Shulamith FirestoneSocial Media has now become a part of our culture - you are either a part of it, or you ignore it.
ZendayaWorship is no longer worship when it reflects the culture around us more than the Christ within us.
Aiden Wilson TozerForeign culture is as necessary to the spirit of a nation as is foreign commerce to its industries.
Ameen RihaniLanguage is power, life and the instrument of culture, the instrument of domination and liberation.
Angela CarterThere's nothing in my head that's worth anything at all because it's the culture that put it there.
Bob GillIn a participatory culture, none of us is fully literate unless we're creating, not just consuming.
Dan GillmorI feel like Hollywood would rather end the emerging, bottom-up creative culture than let it happen.
Douglas Rushkoffour heavily meat-centered culture is at the very heart of our waste of the earth's productivity ...
Frances Moore LappéCulture of life is really important for a country to have if it's going to be a hospitable society.
George W. BushWriting, printing, and the Internet give a false sense of security about the permanence of culture.
Jane JacobsAnd finally comes culture, which is entertainment, relaxation, transport out of the pain of living.
John SteinbeckTelevision is completely another medium. For me, Lady Gaga and HBO are bringing us to mass culture.
Marina AbramovicPart of Christian belief is to find out what's true about Jesus and let that challenge our culture.
N. T. WrightWe also have a cultural phenomenon: the emergence of a global culture, or of cultural globalization
Peter L. BergerThere's a very comfortable techno-libertarian culture where you think you're doing the right thing,
Stewart BakerA man must stand up for what he believes in - especially in this culture war between good and evil.
Ted NugentBack to culture. Yes, actually to culture. You canât consume much if you sit still and read books.
Aldous HuxleyThe right answer on raises is you have to be formal. You have to be formal to save your own culture.
Ben HorowitzJay-Z and Kanye West are to authentic rap culture what diseased rates were to 14th century Europeans
Dean CavanaghStyle is having the courage of one's choices and the courage to say no. It's good taste and culture.
Giorgio ArmaniWe're a spoiled, lazy culture, full of ethnic pride that has to have a parade for every nationality.
Greg GiraldoI always think, quite frankly that pop culture is a lot more important than a lot of people realize.
Hugh HefnerThe impact of black music and black art forms on American culture is really difficult to appreciate.
Jess RowThere's a whole gay culture in DC, and there are as many gay Republicans as there are gay Democrats.
Kirby DickThe black nation of Egypt is the only country that has a science named after its culture: Egyptology
Malcolm XWhen we were engaged in the problems of survival we had no time to have anything to do with culture.
Nursultan NazarbayevIf you attempt to implement reforms but fail to engage the culture of a school, nothing will change.
Seymour SarasonI grew up in a storytelling culture, a tribal culture, but also in an American storytelling culture.
Sherman AlexieThe 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: 1 Richard Roeper
One of the things that made the Black Muslim movement grow was its emphasis upon things African. This was the secret to the growth of the Black Muslim movement. African blood, African origin, African culture, African ties. And you'd be surprised - we discovered that deep within the subconscious of the black man in this country, he is still more African than he is American. Votes: 4 Malcolm X
France, and the whole of Europe have a great culture and an amazing history. Most important thing though is that people there know how to live! In America they've forgotten all about it. I'm afraid that the American culture is a disaster. Votes: 4 Johnny Depp
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: 4 Arthur Erickson
We're so afraid of death in our culture, but I think if we understand it better, then we'll appreciate the life we have more. Votes: 1 Naomi Watts
You don't have to spend much time in Shanghai before you start to get all existential about the meaning of authenticity. Did you know that Shanghai is building nine satellite towns, each designed to mimic the architecture and culture of a different country? Votes: 3 Patricia Marx
I've sort of escaped my background, as people often do, through art and culture. Votes: 6 Danny Boyle
Ancestor worship, or filial piety so characteristic of Asian cultures, for example, does not really resonate with Americans who favor children, not grandparents. Votes: 3 Alan Dundes
Everything the Beats stood for was the opposite of the dominant culture today. Votes: 1 Lawrence Ferlinghetti
I'm not really all that familiar with comic book culture. Votes: 4 Christoph Waltz
I've created a bridge between European electronic culture and urban American culture, and I've worked with established brands. Votes: 1 David Guetta
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: 2 Frank Gehry
Our combination of great research universities, a pro-risk business culture, deep pools of innovation-seeking equity capital and reliable business and contract law is unprecedented and unparalleled in the world. Votes: 4 Marc Andreessen
The whole celebrity culture thing - I'm fascinated by, and repelled by, and yet I end up knowing about it. Votes: 4 Anderson Cooper
If you want to change the culture, you will have to start by changing the organization. Votes: 0 Mary Douglas
The Chinese culture belongs not only to the Chinese but also to the whole world. Votes: 2 Jinato Hu
I need to talk about Chinese culture. We have deep, strong philosophy and culture. I want to share some information, tell the worldwide audience. Votes: 4 Jet Li
The teachers are trying to build the same culture in the classroom as we're building in the organization. Votes: 1 Wendy Kopp
You can't have a decent food culture without a decent coffee culture: the two things grow up together. Votes: 3 Adam Gopnik
Company cultures are like country cultures. Never try to change one. Try, instead, to work with what you've got. Votes: 5 Peter Drucker
I'm caught up probably just as much in the consumer culture as the next person. Votes: 6 Michael Moore
In corporate culture, in sports culture, in the media, we honor those who win at all costs. Votes: 6 Jackson Katz
I'm involved in so many different things, and there are so many profound reactions to what I do because I am big counter culture. Votes: 3 Laura Schlessinger
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: 3 Jet Li
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: 2 Gwenno
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: 2 Lynn Abbey
Developing a good, healthy culture is extremely important at a startup. Culture reflects the essence of a startup's operation because it directly affects the success of a company's hiring practices and overall strategy. Votes: 1 Scott Weiss
It is fair to write about the change in your magazines. But what I want to see is the change on your covers ... When the covers change, that's when culture changes. Votes: 2 Lady Gaga
There's a toxicity within gaming culture, and also in tech culture, that drives this misogynist hatred, this reactionary backlash against women who have anything to say, especially those who have critiques or who are feminists. Votes: 1 Anita Sarkeesian
Food is not rational. Food is culture, habit, craving and identity. Votes: 2 Jonathan Safran Foer
I'm sure mothers are important across every culture, but particularly in Korean society, the role of the mother is of great importance. Votes: 1 Bong Joon-ho
There are many different rivers that lead into despair: there's poverty; there's political repression; there's gender apartheid - there's a sense of culture loss; there's religious fanaticism. Votes: 5 Lawrence Wright
Being a mother is complicated because it's not just a paternal culture making demands on you; it's those internal demands and expectations that women have and are self-generated. Votes: 3 Siri Hustvedt
I've got to where am in life not because of something I brought to the world but through something I found - the wealth of African culture. Votes: 3 Hugh Masekela
You find that along with the culture of death go all kinds of other law-breaking: Not following good sanitary procedure, giving abortions to women who are not actually pregnant, cheating on taxes, all these kinds of things. Votes: 3 Todd Akin
Stephen L. Carter coined the phrase 'the culture of disbelief' to describe the prevailing hostility in Western culture toward public expressions of faith. Votes: 3 Josh McDowell
There is a very intense culture of secrecy in Britain that hasn't yet been dismantled. What passes for transparency here would serve any secret society well. Votes: 3 Heather Brooke
For me, what makes life enjoyable is having a shared culture and shared references. Votes: 2 Michael Sheen
Culture shock is often felt sharply at the borders between countries, but sometimes it doesn't hit fully until you've been in a place for a long time. Votes: 5 Henri Cartier-Bresson
My job as artistic director at the Brighton digital agency Lighthouse is all about trying to show that digital culture is about more than just tools and gadgets - it's about perceiving the societal transformations being brought about by technology. Votes: 3 Honor Harger
Businesses often forget about the culture, and ultimately, they suffer for it because you can't deliver good service from unhappy employees. Votes: 1 Tony Hsieh
We try not to waste food in general. Because as a meat eater it's just responsible to eat as much of the animal as you can. It's also instilled in my family culture, where it's not even an ethical thing, it's just that all those parts are delicious, too. You eat the ears, you eat the intestines, you eat the livers, the hearts. Votes: 3 Thu Tran
I don't believe in very many things, but art is definitely one of them. And at the top of that list, film and art influence our world's culture much more than many of us understand and fully respect. Votes: 3 Megan Ellison
Food is not rational. Food is culture, habit, craving and identity. Votes: 4 Jonathan Safran Foer
I'm very curious about the world, foreign cultures. Votes: 3 Rosemary Mahoney
Basketball, in America, is like a culture. It is like a foreigner learning a new language. It is difficult to learn foreign languages and it will also be difficult for me to learn the culture for basketball here. Votes: 1 Yao Ming
We also have a cultural phenomenon: the emergence of a global culture, or of cultural globalization. Votes: 4 Peter L. Berger
The Jews had a love-hate relationship with the Greek culture. They craved its civilization but resented its dominance. Josephus says they regarded Greeks as feckless, promiscuous, modernizing lightweights, yet many Jerusalemites were already living the fashionable lifestyle using Greek and Jewish names to show they could be both. Jewish conservatives disagreed; for them, the Greeks were simply idolaters. Votes: 2 Simon Sebag-Montefiore
An approachable and authentic CEO is essential to fostering a high-performance, open communications culture. Votes: 1 Scott Weiss
Debate and divergence of views can only enrich our history and culture. Votes: 4 Ibrahim Babangida
Like it or not, I am part of the pop culture of films in Hollywood. Votes: 1 Bruce Willis
Indian culture certainly gives the Indian mind, including the mind of the Indian scientist, the ability to think out of the box. Votes: 4 Roland Joffe
Wherever wolves run free, indigenous cultures have revered them as symbols of loyalty, free will, fearlessness and unity. But wolves haven't had it easy in North America, where negative myths prevail. Fear-based stereotypes and use of public lands for cattle ranching have resulted in Mother Nature's dogs being aggressively persecuted to the point of near extinction. Votes: 2 Zoe Helene
Your basic person wants to talk about material culture, internet culture. I think about God, cats, nature. Votes: 4 Billy Corgan
But foremost, I do not subscribe to the view that Islamic culture and democracy cannot be reconciled. Votes: 2 Recep Tayyip Erdogan
I love the Italian culture - it's a beautiful culture. I love the language, the Italian people, their music, their attitudes... I just love it! Sometimes I think I'm an Italian trapped in a Spanish woman's body. Votes: 2 Penelope Cruz
I think that the Japanese culture is one of the very few cultures left that is its own entity. They're just so traditional and so specific in their ways. It's kind of untouched, it's not Americanized. Votes: 5 Toni Collette
But, when I toil in the field of Jewish culture which I frequently do, I am indeed a Jewish artist. Votes: 4 Theodore Bikel
A man should be just cultured enough to be able to look with suspicion upon culture at first, not second hand. Votes: 3 Samuel Butler
How do you make any sense of history, art or literature without knowing the stories and iconography of your own culture and all the world's main religions? Votes: 1 Polly Toynbee
Half of us are partly German! Half our language and culture, generally, in Anglo-Saxon terms, is German. Votes: 5 Martin Freeman
Just learning to think in another language allows you to see your own culture in a better viewpoint. Votes: 3 Gates McFadden
The center of Western culture is Greece, and we have never lost our ties with the architectural concepts of that ancient civilization. Votes: 3 Stephen Gardiner
The bastard form of mass culture is humiliated repetition... always new books, new programs, new films, news items, but always the same meaning. Votes: 3 Roland Barthes
Your basic person wants to talk about material culture, internet culture. I think about God, cats, nature. Votes: 4 Billy Corgan
Media corporations have a civic responsibility not only to prevent fraud and financial abuse, but also to not corrupt or degrade our culture. Votes: 3 Charles W. Pickering
California is full of Mexican culture and Mexican music. Votes: 2 Harry Dean Stanton
Becoming a walking, dancing, fire-breathing lifestyle dragon is not something you can pursue overnight! It takes years of studying, living, and understanding the modern culture! Votes: 2 Theophilus London
Engaging in social business is beneficial to a company because it leverages on business competencies to address social issues, involves one-time investment with sustainable results, and produces other positive effects such as employee motivation and improved organizational culture. Votes: 3 Muhammad Yunus
To call the police is a really big deal because you don't snitch - that's the culture you grow up in. Votes: 1 Sonja Sohn
But having said that, what's happening with campaign finance reform and our political culture is devastating. Votes: 6 Robert McChesney
Superheroes fill a gap in the pop culture psyche, similar to the role of Greek mythology. There isn't really anything else that does the job in modern terms. For me, Batman is the one that can most clearly be taken seriously. Votes: 3 Christopher Nolan
The lowest form of popular culture - lack of information, misinformation, disinformation, and a contempt for the truth or the reality of most people's lives - has overrun real journalism. Today, ordinary Americans are being stuffed with garbage. Votes: 3 Carl Bernstein
You don't see a positive culture, stability among teachers, or leadership. We don't focus enough in our policies on creating conditions to educating kids with the greatest needs. There is no state that does that. Votes: 3 Pedro Noguera
The PBSI (Indonesian Badminton Association) have to work harder to widen the pool and find quality players. The present indifferent culture has to change. Votes: 2 Taufik Hidayat
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: 1 Hans Rosling
Much of what is called Christianity has more to do with disguising the ego behind the screen of religion and culture than any real movement toward a God beyond the small self, and a new self in God. Votes: 3 Richard Rohr
If you respect a language and culture, it shows in your work. Votes: 4 A. R. Rahman
I work in areas related to child protection and family safety, women's empowerment, the creation of opportunities for youth, and culture and tourism. Daunting? Yes. Impossible? No. In fact, such challenges energize me. Votes: 1 Queen Rania of Jordan
Unexamined wallpaper is classroom practices and institutional policies that are so entrenched in school culture or a teacher's paradigm that their ability to affect student learning is never probed. Votes: 3 Richard Elmore
A service culture doesn't happen by accident. The company is always a reflection of the person at the helm. Their attitude, their values, and their commitment to service excellence will drive the actions of others in the organization. Always has...always will. Votes: 3 Mac Anderson
People see technology as something that will ruin society and culture, but I've always embraced technology. Votes: 6 Chelsea Peretti
New York is fast paced, with enthusiastic fans and lots of media attention. Houston's slower paced, and there's more of a southern culture to the city. But both cities have unbelievable food. Votes: 3 Jeremy Lin
Restaurants and chefs have become followed by such a broad swath of the public, in a way that used to be reserved for sports stars, movie stars, and theater actors. Restaurants are in the firmament of today's common culture. Votes: 4 Danny Meyer
Proper history teaching is being crushed under the weight of play-based pedagogy which infantilises children, teachers and our culture. Votes: 1 Michael Gove
Acquired characteristics are inherited in technology and culture. Lamarckian evolution is rapid and accumulative. It explains the cardinal difference between our past, purely biological mode of change, and our current, maddening acceleration toward something new and liberating- or toward the abyss. Votes: 4 Stephen Jay Gould
Being and working in America, it's very important to work hard, work smart and work in a certain way. France and Europe has, with the tradition and culture, it's slow-moving and it's not always good. Votes: 4 Mireille Guiliano
Incidentally, one of the most worrying problems in the impact of Western modernity on traditional culture is that it quite rapidly communicates its own indifference or anxiety or even hostility about age and ageing. Votes: 3 Rowan Williams
When traveling with someone, take large does of patience and tolerance with your morning coffee. Votes: 3 Helen Hayes
It is not part of a true culture to tame tigers, any more than it is to make sheep ferocious. Votes: 4 Henry David Thoreau
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. Votes: 2 Tom Freston
Richard Holbrooke is known for many things, but I will remember him as an impressive, sometimes even intimidating diplomat who understood the value of culture in diplomacy. Votes: 4 Cynthia P. Schneider
The video game culture was an important thing to keep alive in the film because we're in a new era right now. The idea that kids can play video games like Grand Theft Auto or any video game is amazing. The video games are one step before a whole other virtual universe. Votes: 3 Vin Diesel
Every aspect of Western culture needs a new code of ethics - a rational ethics - as a precondition of rebirth. Votes: 4 Ayn Rand
That's what culture is based on, the passing down of a certain narrative by imitation. Votes: 3 Bradford Cox
A proactive person needs no pressure to perform and an ineffective person offloads his pressure onto others to deform the positive work culture of the system. So practically, a progressive organization knows that no pressure environment plays a pivotal role to increase the productivity or proficiency of its workforce. Votes: 3 Anuj