Asia's culture has planted its roots all over the world…

Everything in Asia is a culture shock, it's very different from North America, but it's great to be forced into a situation to meet…

— Laurel Van Ness

Today the average inhabitant of the western hemisphere knows a little of everything. He has the newspaper on his breakfast table and wireless within…

— Johan Huizinga

Today the average inhabitant of the western hemisphere knows a little of everything. He has the newspaper on his breakfast table and wireless within…

— Anonymous

I've lived 16, 17 years of my life in Asia, and that's most of my life. I was born in Asia - I've lived…

— Henry Golding

Countries will cooperate with each other, and are more likely to cooperate with each other when they share a common culture, as is most…

— Samuel P. Huntington

Maybe it is the last chance for Europe to influence standards for world trade. Next it will be between the US and the Asia-Pacific…

— Sigmar Gabriel

The evidence points to central Asia as man's original home, for the general movement of human migrations has been outward from that region and…

— Ellsworth Huntington

Certainly, protecting oppressed people, stopping ethnic conflict and promoting responsible governance are worthy goals. But none is as important for American security and prosperity…

— Michael Mandelbaum

In view of China's growing military strength and intentions, the best way to safeguard Asia's permanent peace and prosperity is to have all Asian…

— Jim Costa

Many of us, whether in the jungles of Asia or on the streets of Chicago, had discovered that noble causes can lead to ignoble…

— Linda Grant

It has been hard to muster the resources to support fledgling democracies and to intervene on behalf of the most desperate. The AIDS orphans…

— Condoleezza Rice

In Russia there is an emigration of intelligence: émigrés cross the frontier in order to read and to write good books. But in doing…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

So-called Western Civilization, as practised in half of Europe, some of Asia and a few parts of North America, is better than anything else…

— P. J. O'Rourke

We have reiterated on many occasions that China wishes to establish and develop long-term, good-neighbourly and friendly relations with all countries in south Asia.

— Li Peng

Firstly, economic globalisation has brought prosperity and development to many countries, but also financial crises to Asia, Latin America and Russia, and increasing poverty…

— Anna Lindh