--- title: "11 Thing Culture Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 11 Thing Culture quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Thing Culture sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfd/ruth-porat-17409_culture_the-most-important-thing-is-culture-8877_887776.jpg" --- > [The most important thing is culture.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-porat/the-most-important-thing-is-culture/) [Ruth Porat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-porat/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfd/ruth-porat-17409_culture_the-most-important-thing-is-culture-8877_887776.jpg) > [The great thing about a culture of givers is that's not a delusion - it's reality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-grant/the-great-thing-about-a-culture-of-givers-is-that-s-not-a-delusion-it/) [Adam Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-grant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b5/adam-grant-3775_about_the-great-thing-about-a-culture-of-giver_2911197.png) > [The most valuable thing in culture is to find something first - so everyone is always looking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virgil-abloh/the-most-valuable-thing-in-culture-is-to-find-something-first-so/) [Virgil Abloh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virgil-abloh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/914/virgil-abloh-5858_culture_the-most-valuable-thing-in-culture-is-to_985450.jpg) > [In London, the most, the biggest thing we have is culture, you know what I mean? That's what we've done for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-tempest/in-london-the-most-the-biggest-thing-we-have-is-culture-you-know-what/) [Kate Tempest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-tempest/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb4/kate-tempest-25364_culture_in-london-the-most-the-biggest-thing-we_722835.jpg) > [Well, for one thing, the culture we have does not make people feel good about themselves. We're teaching the wrong things. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/well-for-one-thing-the-culture-we-have-does-not-make-people-feel-good-2/) [Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4dc/mitch-albom-187_culture_well-for-one-thing-the-culture-we-have-d_691571.png) > [The great thing about a culture is that once you really get it going, it evolves on its own. It's self-organizing. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mackey/the-great-thing-about-a-culture-is-that-once-you-really-get-it-going/) [John Mackey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mackey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33c/john-mackey-5640_about_the-great-thing-about-a-culture-is-that_362937.jpg) > [What I loved about TV when I was a kid was that no matter where you came from or who you were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-schneider/what-i-loved-about-tv-when-i-was-a-kid-was-that-no-matter-where-you/) [Dan Schneider](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-schneider/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/330/dan-schneider-11092_black-white_what-i-loved-about-tv-when-i-was-a-kid-w_1211041.jpg) > [In the Anthropology Club, as I understood it, you were permitted, if not required, to despise only one thing, and that was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-portis/in-the-anthropology-club-as-i-understood-it-you-were-permitted-if-not/) [Charles Portis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-portis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/828/charles-portis-10753_anthropology_in-the-anthropology-club-as-i-understood_2156622.jpg) > [I do like things that are not necessarily a reflection of what is considered the right thing by this culture. Somehow, promoting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/crispin-glover/i-do-like-things-that-are-not-necessarily-a-reflection-of-what-is/) [Crispin Glover](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/crispin-glover/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/297/crispin-glover-24774_considered_i-do-like-things-that-are-not-necessaril_679709.png) > [“If I had a child, I wouldn't teach them a single thing about the culture I was raised in - instead I'll…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abhijit-naskar/if-i-had-a-child-i-wouldn-t-teach-them-a-single-thing-about-the/) [Abhijit Naskar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abhijit-naskar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e50/abhijit-naskar-99_children_if-i-had-a-child-i-wouldn-t-teach-them-a_1129845.jpg) > [“Well, for one thing, the culture we have does not make people feel good about themselves. We’re teaching the wrong things. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/well-for-one-thing-the-culture-we-have-does-not-make-people-feel-good/) [Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b84/mitch-albom-187_strong-enough_well-for-one-thing-the-culture-we-have-d_518085.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thing-culture/#itemlist", "name": "Thing Culture Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The most important thing is culture.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ruth Porat" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-porat/the-most-important-thing-is-culture/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfd/ruth-porat-17409_culture_the-most-important-thing-is-culture-8877_887776.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfd/ruth-porat-17409_culture_the-most-important-thing-is-culture-8877_887776.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfd/ruth-porat-17409_culture_the-most-important-thing-is-culture-8877_887776.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The most important thing is culture.” — Ruth Porat", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The great thing about a culture of givers is that's not a delusion - it's reality.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Adam Grant" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-grant/the-great-thing-about-a-culture-of-givers-is-that-s-not-a-delusion-it/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b5/adam-grant-3775_about_the-great-thing-about-a-culture-of-giver_2911197.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b5/adam-grant-3775_about_the-great-thing-about-a-culture-of-giver_2911197.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b5/adam-grant-3775_about_the-great-thing-about-a-culture-of-giver_2911197.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The great thing about a culture of givers is that's not a delusion - it's reality.” — Adam Grant", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The most valuable thing in culture is to find something first - so everyone is always looking.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Virgil Abloh" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virgil-abloh/the-most-valuable-thing-in-culture-is-to-find-something-first-so/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/914/virgil-abloh-5858_culture_the-most-valuable-thing-in-culture-is-to_985450.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/914/virgil-abloh-5858_culture_the-most-valuable-thing-in-culture-is-to_985450.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/914/virgil-abloh-5858_culture_the-most-valuable-thing-in-culture-is-to_985450.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The most valuable thing in culture is to find something first - so everyone is always looking.” — Virgil Abloh", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In London, the most, the biggest thing we have is culture, you know what I mean? 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