- Mediterranean
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- Nov 07, 2020
Culture Quotes
How culture shapes who we are.
These culture quotes range from admitting that pop culture references are a poor substitute for real understanding, to growing disillusionment with celebrity culture the more one is exposed to it. Another connects classroom culture directly to organizational culture. Related reflections appear in our Cultured quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Intelligence
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- Nov 07, 2020
In order to defend the Chinese race, one must first defend the Confucian culture; and in order to defend the Confucian culture, one must first defend the State. This is because what preserves the race relies upon intelligence, which is in turn nurtured by Confucian education.
- Enemy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Without knowing about flexibility, one cannot work out strategies to deal with the enemy and prepare for changes, and without knowing about the foundation of one's own culture, one would be contemptuous of the Confucian ethical codes.
- Fear
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- Nov 07, 2020
Constant reference to a 'war on terror' did accomplish one major objective: It stimulated the emergence of a culture of fear.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was eight when I left Sarajevo, so I didn't really know very much about my culture and it was so important for me to go back to my roots and meet the people.
- Lost
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- Nov 07, 2020
Not a single piece of material culture - not a single object - has been found at Giza that can be interpreted to come from a lost civilization.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
In every single culture I encountered, there were always women who defied cultural norms to do what they believed was right for them. This phenomenon has never been related to how rich, poor, successful or not successful the woman may be.
- Face
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
Again, as a gay man I look at that and say there's a hopelessness that surrounds it, but as a human being I look at it and say 'Why? Where's this disparity coming from, and why can't we as a culture and society dig deeper to examine that?' We're terrified of facing ourselves.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
We are at the precipice of great transformation within our culture and government.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
We are witnessing an enormous shift of collective consciousness throughout the world. We are at the precipice of great transformation within our culture and government.
- Truth
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- Nov 07, 2020
We are living in a global world - but most schools and books still tell us only parochial histories of one particular country or culture. The truth is that there are no longer any independent countries in the world.
- Life Story
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- Nov 07, 2020
Generationally, I relate to Basquiat's culture and the essence of his life story.
- Serious
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- Nov 07, 2020
We can be a little less organized in Stockholm; it's not really that serious. And on the White Marble tour in Europe - I don't think there's as much hardcore fans as in the U.S. In the U.S., it's like this whole celebrity culture.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think a lot of American fans or people that read about us - they think that we're trying to be a part of the American culture, like all these Swedish kids that love America. We rap in English, so I guess there's something, but we're very Swedish, actually.
- Nov 07, 2020
The kitchen is tough. It's one of the last bastions in civilized culture that sets out to crush the spirit.
- Poetry
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- Nov 07, 2020