Culture Quotes · Page 149

Ritual is important to us as human beings. It ties us to our traditions and our histories.

— Miller Williams

“Customs of the Egyptians.       Chapter I. Concerning The Kings And”

— Charles Rollin

Person, who could not go through the change of ages and got stuck in the old times, is like a fish thrown…

— Ilkin Santak

The powers that be are trying to meld, shape, and corral the culture of hip-hop into another speaking voice for the government.

— Chuck D

The arts bridge cultures; they're good for the economy, and they're good for fostering empathy and decency.

— Julie Andrews

People who demand neutrality in any situation are usually not neutral but in favor of the status quo.

— Max Eastman

Whether we're talking about race or gender or class, popular culture is where the pedagogy is, it's where the learning is.

— Bell Hooks

If different cultures connect with each other, they are less likely to want to shoot each other.

— Tim Berners-Lee

While it has become “cool” for white folks to hang out with black people and express pleasure in black culture, most white…

— Bell Hooks

A lot of knowledge in any kind of an organization is what we call task knowledge. These are things that people who…

— Howard Gardner

I love the challenge of thinking about how we might approach a bowl of cereal. People are getting so involved in foodie…

— Christina Tosi

For decades, Indians have immigrated to the United States, joined our communities, and raised their families while maintaining their cultural heritage.

— Henry Paulson

Our culture is ill-equipped to assert the bourgeois values which would be the salvation of the under-class, because we have lost those…

— Norman Podhoretz

The teacher of history's work should be, ideally, not simply a description of past cultures, but a performance of the culture in…

— William Irwin Thompson

I want to be honest about the world that we live in, and sometimes my political persuasions come through in my work.…

— Alexander McQueen

Aaron Spelling always had his finger on the pulse of pop culture, he knew what the public wanted to see. He was…

— Alyssa Milano

In the movie, the stars above the ship bear no correspondence to any constellations in a real sky. Worse yet, while the…

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

One side of service is serving, but the other side is creating the space in oneself where the possibilities of giving one's…

— Rafe Martin

“In every culture the total word of God has to be declared to us by another. In every culture the message of…

— Kenneth E. Bailey

I don't know whether I see it as slipping inside the villains, but part of what makes Ralph Nader and Michael Moore…

— Jello Biafra

I think we're in a really interesting moment for women globally just in terms of, like, historically, I think we're in an…

— Elizabeth Banks

“Thing is, every place has its limitations and its benefits. And some children don’t or can’t follow the path of their siblings…

— Beth Webb Hart

In our culture, Christians are known for a number of other things... Rarely do you hear people say, 'Oh yeah, those are…

— Rob Bell

All I've done is put into words what all of us are about. We're now at the archetypal stage of being ready…

— James Redfield

When in Rome, you must do as the Romans do and accept the local customs, if they are not immoral.

— Vincent de Paul

I'm here to inspire young people to be part of the most magnificent culture on earth: hip-hop.

— KRS-One

“The cleanest civilization I’ve ever seen…and the number one thing you pack for a wedding is a jar of dirt?”

— M.A. George

You have to stay true to your heritage; that's what your brand is about.

— Alice Temperley

Politics is chiefly a function of culture, at the heart of culture is morality, and at the heart of morality is religion.

— Richard John Neuhaus

Awards nights are a part of our modern culture; they're part of what we do.

— Asher Keddie

thanks to my friends for their care in my breeding, Who taught me betimes to love working and reading.

— Isaac Watts

Around the world today people are spontaneously spawning a culture dedicated to creating conditions conducive to life.

— Kenny Ausubel

A lot of what the 'Culture' is about is a reaction to all the science fiction I was reading in my very…

— Iain Banks

Universities are the custodians not only of the many cultures of man, but of the rational process itself.

— Anonymous

Everything is arranged so that it be this way, this is what is called culture.

— Jacques Derrida

If you let culture make tolerance the preeminent virtue, pretty soon you won't have anything else.

— George Marsden

I love having different cultures around, but when the parent culture kind of dissipates, you're left thinking, 'Well, what's going on?'

— John Cleese

At the restaurant we cook with a respect to the native culture of Australia whilst still respecting and embracing settlement.

— Jock Zonfrillo

“for what is to be done is not for police or of the customs. It must be done by us alone and…

— Bram Stoker

I feel comfortable in places like London. You get many cultures in L.A. but it's strangely segregated.

— Sandra Oh