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Culture Quotes


"All of us have to ensure that our future generations lead a life of peace, dignity and mutual respect. We need to sow the seeds of a conflict-free world, and in this endeavour, Buddhism and Hinduism have a great contribution."


"I grew up in an atmosphere where words were an integral part of culture."


"Culture and holiness must be made compatible in the environment of the kingdom."


"Everybody blames the culture without taking responsibility."


"Well, I think they're all basically the same story. Every culture in the world has them. When you strip it down and analyze it, it's the young man or girl who goes through a trial or ordeal and hits a very low ebb but manages to get guidance from a Merlin type figure."


"I see Lord Buddha doing to our collective spiritual well-being what global trade did to our collective economic well-being and the digital internet did to our collective intellectual well-being."


"The Chinese culture belongs not only to the Chinese but also to the whole world."


"Suppose we were able to share meanings freely without a compulsive urge to impose our view or conform to those of others and without distortion and self-deception. Would this not constitute a real revolution in culture."


"I'm sad to say that stardom is a commodity in our culture."


"It's too hard for me to comment on the sorry state of our culture."


"There's so much plastic in this culture that vinyl leopard skin is becoming an endangered synthetic."


"Whenever I hear the word culture, I reach for my Browning!"


"There are lots of stories about my culture that I think bring a whole other perspective to who we are and where we have been and how we got here that I think need to be done."


"When I hear the word culture - I release the safety-catch of my Browning."


"What can we say about a marketing culture that so openly feeds and colludes with obsession? The Disney empire has developed this to an unprecedented degree of professionalism."


"Besides, it doesn't make any sense to have these characters living in the year 3000 when all their points of reference are from the pop culture of the 80's and the 90's."


"When you're trying to pass on the best of the stuff you're culling to what should be a hungry culture but you have it diminished... that's kind of disappointing."


"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."


"I gave up my base in popular culture when I left the Tonight Show."


"Basically the school system sets you up with what it wants to set you up with. They're really good at it. I think they're too good. Problem is, what they're doing is conditioning kids to merely accept the culture at hand. But the rebels won't accept it."


"So I've done my fair share of theater. I have also been very fortunate in that I've been able to come to New York two or three times a year just to see as many shows as possible. I think the live theater culture here is incredible."


"Culture is not made up but something that evolves which is human."


"The culture of the chairmanship is to be the dominant voice in the Fed. If you have a weak chairman... the markets could be very unsettled."


"Culture is an instrument wielded by professors to manufacture professors, who when their turn comes will manufacture professors."


"The tunes, rhythms, and messages are drawn mainly from secular culture."


"We've got a major problem in our culture, as it relates to the Internet and pornography and child pornography."


"I'm not allowing my perspective to be dictated by the dominant culture."


"Postman is a media analyst and his theory is that television doesn't influence our culture, but that it is our culture and the presidency and anything that relies on television."


"India is the land of Buddha and Gandhi. Equal respect for all religions must be in the DNA of every Indian."


"But foremost, I do not subscribe to the view that Islamic culture and democracy cannot be reconciled."


"There is something unique in this soil, which despite many obstacles has always remained the abode of great souls."


"You have to stay updated on trends, social things and pop culture, you need to stay with the times and keep evolving."


"It was called the Reclaim Guide. It was just a general protest guide that went over security culture and stuff like that. A small portion of that guide dealt with explosives information."


"Bankers cannot afford to be concerned with only the economic aspects of projects. There may be serious implications on the natural environment, the urban environment, on human culture."


"I wouldn't be surprised if some day, they put the Simpsons in the Smithsonian. It's become part of our culture, those characters."


"The question was heatedly debated of how much Western culture should be brought into China."


"I need to talk about Chinese culture. We have deep, strong philosophy and culture. I want to share some information, tell the worldwide audience."
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