The Olmec civilization was truly the first in Mesoamerica.

“Covarrubias began proclaiming, like Caso, that Olmec was the “mother culture” of Mesoamerica.”

— Michael D. Coe

“Besides Sumerian cuneiform, the other certain instance of independent origins of writing in human history comes from Native American societies of Mesoamerica, probably southern…

— Jared Diamond

“The Olmec were but the first of many societies that arose in Mesoamerica in this epoch. Most had religions that focused on human sacrifice,…

— Charles C. Mann

“Throughout Mesoamerica it was a common belief that a dog carried the soul of a newly deceased person across a body of water. According…

— Elizabeth Eiler

“Mesoamerica would deserve its place in the human pantheon if its inhabitants had only created maize, in terms of harvest weight the world’s most…

— Charles C. Mann

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

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

I think it's useful to experience other types of dance and other cultures, and the life of a classical dancer these days is certainly…

— Deborah Bull

What it comes down to for me is this: Will the technologies of communication in our culture, serve to enlighten us and help us…

— Roger Waters

The U.S.-Mexican border es un herida abierta where the Third World grates against the first and bleeds. And before a scab forms it hemorrhages…

— Gloria E. Anzaldúa

Our times demand the declaration of the world's resources as the common heritage of all people.

— Jacque Fresco

I was born and raised in Orlando, where the economy and culture has been powerfully shaped by tourism, and so I've long been interested…

— Laura van den Berg

In the hearing world, I'm constantly having to lip-read and trying to understand what's going on. Sign language is so beautiful. It gives you…

— Rose Ayling-Ellis

A lot of indigenous cultures are deeply involved in working with ancestor spirits, elemental spirits, and demons. Many of these cultures feel that, if…

— Daniel Pinchbeck

Philosopher is a dictator who modifies accepted standards with his thoughts.

— Ilkin Santak

What sets worlds in motion is the interplay of differences, their attractions and repulsions. Life is plurality, death is uniformity. By suppressing differences and…

— Octavio Paz