Culture Quotes

"If we refuse to accept as inevitable the irresponsibility and educational unconcern of the adolescent culture, then this poses a serious challenge"

James S. Coleman, Sociologist

"That a society controls, to a greater or lesser extent, the behavior of its members is a universal; but the methods, the particulars of that control, vary from one culture to another"

Kenneth L. Pike, Sociologist

"That was the first major social sciences conference at which social scientists from all cultures wanted to reach a consensus on whether we can continue to pursue a national course in the social sciences or whether we need a cosmopolitan path that also connects us in a new way"

Ulrich Beck, Sociologist

"But, when I toil in the field of Jewish culture which I frequently do, I am indeed a Jewish artist"

Theodore Bikel, Actor

"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"

Theodore Bikel, Actor

"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"

Theodore Bikel, Actor

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

Huston Smith, Theologian

"Moral values, and a culture and a religion, maintaining these values are far better than laws and regulations"

Swami Sivananda, Philosopher

"So I am totally aware that when I defend the autonomy of art I'm going counter to my own development. It's more an instinctive reaction, meant to protect the private aspect of the work, the part I am most interested in and which nowadays is at risk in our culture"

Thom Mayne, Architect

"I think that there are some teachers that do a very good job of incorporating culture and history. And there are some teachers who could use a little more help in that area"

Anne Sullivan, Educator

"By 2007, we were finally living in a culture where people get what networks are and what technology can do to connect people"

Chris Hughes, Entrepreneur

"Food is so much more than just sustenance. It's about culture, history, and connection"

Gail Simmons, Author

"I learned a lot from Elvis. He taught me about music, art, literature, and culture"

Priscilla Presley, Actress

"We need to move away from a throwaway culture and towards a circular economy that values reuse and recycling over waste and consumption"

Tom McMillan, Politician

"Traveling has been a huge part of my life, and it's something that has broadened my perspective and helped me to appreciate different cultures"

Mia Maestro, Actress

"Vietnam is a dynamic and vibrant country with a diverse culture and people"

Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Politician

"Russia is a great country with a rich history and culture, and we must work to preserve and promote it for future generations"

Dmitry Medvedev, President

"We need to embrace diversity, respect different cultures and beliefs, and work together to build a more peaceful and prosperous world"

Abdullah Gul, President

"I believe that we need to have more dialogue and understanding between different cultures, and that art and culture can play an important role in bringing people together"

Moustapha Akkad, Director

"Olympism is the marriage of sport and culture"

Juan Antonio Samaranch, Celebrity

"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"

Sam Farr, Politician

"The diffusion of a universalist culture and of a pedagogy of peace appears more than ever to be the path that we must follow for the salvation of all nations on earth"

Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, Statesman

"It is a sure sign that a culture has reached a dead end when it is no longer intrigued by its myths"

Greil Marcus, Author

"The Jews are trying to destroy all other cultures - as a survival mechanism - the only Nazi country in the world is Israel"

David Duke, Celebrity

"It is of the essence of imaginative culture that it transcends the limits both of the naturally possible and of the morally acceptable"

Northrop Frye, Critic

"The world has become more complex as technology and easy travel mixes cultures without homogenizing them"

Norman Spinrad, Author

"I've always been interested in the relationship between total external surround, culture, the political matrix, technology, etc., and the internal human consciousness"

Norman Spinrad, Author

"Labor is the source of all wealth and all culture"

Ferdinand Lassalle, Politician

"For many years, our Messianic Jewish brothers and sisters have paid a great price. Other Jews have rejected them, and the Christian church would require they walk away from their traditions to fit into the Gentile culture. We must face these past wrongs"

Bill McCartney, Celebrity

"Indians have a big problem with alcohol and drugs. I grew up with an admiration for their culture and was sensitive to their problems"

Kirstie Alley, Actress

"The more decadent a culture gets, the more they have a need for what they don't have at all, which is innocence, so you end up with kiddie porn and a perverse obsession with youth"

Joni Mitchell, Musician

"The purpose of education is to keep a culture from being drowned in senseless repetitions, each of which claims to offer a new insight"

Harold Rosenberg, Writer

"If we are genuinely committed to promoting a culture of peace, as individuals we must look to our values and ensure that we all exhibit a peace loving life to our nation's children"

Silvia Cartwright, Statesman

"America is the sum of all our journeys as we search for our national community and our national culture"

Paul Tsongas, Politician

"In this culture, where entertainers and athletes wield such power, it seems only right to me that they try to make their influence a good one"

Pat Boone, Musician

"We wanted to do a woman on a reality show because that's what's happening right now-it's part of our culture"

Lisa Kudrow, Actress

"I'm more of a culture hummingbird"

Jai Rodriguez, Actor

"I hope that America as a whole, and especially its architects, will become more seriously involved in producing a new architectural culture that would bring the nation to the apex - where it has stood before - and lead the world"

Tadao Ando, Architect

"I think the Lower East Side inspires me. That whole neighborhood, a lot of the people that I worked with, seeing what we've gone through in life, being given an opportunity to understand who I am; my identity, my culture, and my roots"

Luis Guzman, Actor

"I meant exactly what I said: that we are saddled with a culture that hasn't advanced as far as science"

Michelangelo Antonioni, Director

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