Cultural shock' is an academic word for 'I don't like it…

The realization that you can't predict the future -- and mold it -- could only come as a shock to an academic.

— David Harsanyi

Going to the U.A.E. for the first time was a real cultural shock. Everything was different. People didn't speak my language, it was all…

— Jain

There are various kinds of savagery: emotional, spiritual, economic, and cultural savagery.

— Don Winslow

I make it my business to see or do something cultural in every place I go to. If you don't, you'll get into a…

— Jack Reynor

“So, drenched and downing champagne, I danced a rather demented waltz-cum-jig with a young bride I'd never met before in a place I'd never…

— Colin Irwin

I feel that there are a few things in the world without cultural barriers.

— Jackie Chan

K-pop itself is not just a music genre, but a whole cultural phenomenon.

— Lee Tae-min

While we welcome people of all faiths in America we cannot be so naive as to expect all countries to do the same. But…

— Michael Huffington

Affirmative action was designed to recognize the uniquely difficult journey of African-Americans. This policy was justifiable and understandable, even to those who came from…

— Jim Webb

When the 2008 victory of Barack Obama and the defeat of grumpy old John McCain began looking, um, inevitable, I started fielding inquiries about…

— Rick Perlstein

“It has become a cultural norm in Jewish families for parents to bring up their children to value wealth.”

— H.W. Charles

The most successful cultural diplomacy strategy integrates people-to-people or arts/culture/media-to-people interactions into the basic business of diplomacy. The programs in Afghanistan, Egypt, and Iran…

— Cynthia P. Schneider

Most of the more celebrated names among African-American authors, poets, and artists are known to the world because of their association with specific cultural…

— Aberjhani

The world is getting more connected through technology and travel. Cuisines are evolving. Some people are scared of globalization, but I think people will…

— John Mackey

We have never escaped a certain male cultural desire for women's silence.

— Mary Beard