When I was a child, when I was an adolescent, books saved me from despair: that convinced me that culture was the… — Simone de Beauvoir Copy Share Image
Pop culture shapes our ideas of what is normal and what our dreams can be and what our roles are. Politics, of… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
When you focus on results, you will very seldom see a change in your culture. But, if you focus on a customer-centric… — Bill Capodagli Copy Share Image
It certainly wasn't taught in school beyond the idea of "girls can do anything that boys can do" - I understood that… — June Diane Raphael Copy Share Image
Humans do not engage in activities that are meaningless. If you think you see people doing things you find meaningless, look again… — Henry Jenkins Copy Share Image
Trends in culture all serve a purpose and that's always indicative in fashion and music, you can always tell what's going on… — Marina and the Diamonds Copy Share Image
22 years ago, I walked into the first E3 as a wide-eyed 15-year-old kid who didn't quite know his place in the… — Geoff Keighley Copy Share Image
The one thing I always loved about Michael Jackson: he had fun records, but he's also going to make some important statement… — Warryn Campbell Copy Share Image
There is much to be said in favor of modern journalism. By giving us the opinions of the uneducated, it keeps us… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
“Self-denial can lock women into a smug and critical condescension to other, less devout women. According to Appel, cult members develop..."an attitude… — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image
The information that was contained in a cathedral was based upon a common culture - a common Christian culture - and the… — Eugene Green Copy Share Image
I find that creative streak I think often leads in programmers to be good predictors of where culture as a whole is… — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
I think a lot of L.A. is something like USC - this incredible white culture living in the midst of color, and… — Anna Deavere Smith Copy Share Image
My thing is related to who I am as a person. The clothes are an extension of me. The music is an… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
A lot of guys are very intimidated by an attractive woman, and they dehumanise her because our culture perceives beautiful women as… — Neil Strauss Copy Share Image
There is a huge gap between us (Jews) and our enemies, not just in ability but in morality, culture, sanctity of life,… — Moshe Katsav Copy Share Image
...let us continue to work together to develop and nurture in future generations a culture of human rights, to promote freedom, security… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Modernism in Vienna brought together science and culture in a new way to create an Age of Insight that emphasized a more… — Eric Kandel Copy Share Image
We have taken the latter course as a culture. So there is mass confusion today--even in the evangelical church--over whether the Bible… — Alistair Begg Copy Share Image
Quite a lot of what we normally think of as human culture doesn't fit some definition. What are the values behind cuisine,… — Hal Whitehead Copy Share Image
Today we read books 'extensively,' often without sustained focus, and with rare exceptions we read each book only once. We value quantity… — Joshua Foer Copy Share Image
I am very sure that any man of common understanding may, by culture, care, attention, and labor, make himself what- ever he… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We honor the heritage of all who come here, no matter where they come from, because we trust in our country's genius… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
Trans stories have now entered the mainstream in this fantastic way, but the most important thing is what follows from that is… — Tom Hooper Copy Share Image
Loving God is like my being black. I just am. [No one says] 'You know what? I'm gonna be blacker today!' It's… — Angela Bassett Copy Share Image
Movies for adults sucked in the 1980s, and music for adults sucked even worse; whether we're talking about Kathleen Turner flicks or… — Rob Sheffield Copy Share Image
I am not in favor of caste, nor separation of the brotherhood of mankind, and would as willingly live among white men… — Martin Delany Copy Share Image
I think slavery was an awful, awful period in our history, but when I look at what's become of black culture since… — Zach Braff Copy Share Image
The misogyny that is in every culture is not a true part of the human condition. It is life out of balance,… — Joss Whedon Copy Share Image
As long as you still have one bridge left, nothing is lost. But from the moment that you cannot even understand the… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
Every major religion today is a winner in the Darwinian struggle waged among cultures, and none ever flourished by tolerating its rivals. — E. O. Wilson Copy Share Image
-You have no respect for excessive authority or obsolete traditions. You're dangerous and depraved, and you ought to be taken outside and… — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
The Bostonians take their learning too sadly: culture with them is an accomplishment rather than an atmosphere; their "Hub," as they call… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
We've lost our sense of outrage, our anger, and our grief about what's going on in our culture right now, what's going… — Chris Jordan Copy Share Image
The unsparing savagery of stories like the Robber Bridegroom is a sharp reminder that fairy tales belong to the childhood of culture… — Maria Tatar Copy Share Image
In the John Wayne movies, the Indians were savages that were trying to scalp you. That culture has really suffered because of… — Ricky Schroder Copy Share Image
The Renaissance of Europe did not take place in the 15th century. Rather it began when Europe learned from the culture of… — Robert Briffault Copy Share Image
I do like things that are not necessarily a reflection of what is considered the right thing by this culture. Somehow, promoting… — Crispin Glover Copy Share Image
When one looks back over human existence however, it is very evident that all culture has developed through an initial resistance against… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If you really want to change a culture to empower women improve basic hygiene and health care and fight high rates of… — Greg Mortenson Copy Share Image