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title: "22 Understand Culture Quotes by 22 authors"
description: "Browse 22 Understand Culture quotes by 22 authors. Discover the best Understand Culture sayings and thoughts."
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> [I understand culture. I am the nucleus.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kanye-west/i-understand-culture-i-am-the-nucleus/)

[Kanye West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kanye-west/)

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> [“trouble is, these people don’t understand their own culture,” said”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geraldine-brooks/trouble-is-these-people-don-t-understand-their-own-culture-said/)

[Geraldine Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geraldine-brooks/)

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> [There is one way to understand another culture. Living it. Move into it, ask to be tolerated as a guest, learn the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/there-is-one-way-to-understand-another-culture-living-it-move-into-it-2/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [ \[Cultural departments\] don't care about culture. Maybe they're the furthest from the people who understand culture. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ai-weiwei/cultural-departments-don-t-care-about-culture-maybe-they-re-the/)

[Ai Weiwei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ai-weiwei/)

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> [I think once you understand a language, you understand the culture surrounding it as well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/petr-cech/i-think-once-you-understand-a-language-you-understand-the-culture/)

[Petr Cech](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/petr-cech/)

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> [Spanish is actually my first language, growing up, and I understand the culture. I understand the culture; I understand what the people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-cejudo/spanish-is-actually-my-first-language-growing-up-and-i-understand-the/)

[Henry Cejudo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-cejudo/)

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> [To understand the culture, study the dance. To understand the dance, study the people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-davis/to-understand-the-culture-study-the-dance-to-understand-the-dance/)

[Charles Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-davis/)

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> [I think when you move to a country like the U.S., you need to understand the culture, to understand how people see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-vieira/i-think-when-you-move-to-a-country-like-the-u-s-you-need-to/)

[Patrick Vieira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-vieira/)

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> [Nothing is quite like the Native American Spirit. It is so freeing and liberating to understand the culture. It is a way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenna-bognar/nothing-is-quite-like-the-native-american-spirit-it-is-so-freeing-and/)

[Jenna Bognar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenna-bognar/)

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> [Some of the substance of English words, I just don't understand at all because the culture's so strange to me](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chow-yun-fat/some-of-the-substance-of-english-words-i-just-don-t-understand-at-all/)

[Chow Yun-Fat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chow-yun-fat/)

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> [“...when we understand how much culture and history and the world outside of the individual matter to professional success--then ... We have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-gladwell/when-we-understand-how-much-culture-and-history-and-the-world-outside/)

[Malcolm Gladwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-gladwell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d91/malcolm-gladwell-348_culture_when-we-understand-how-much-culture-and_1079987.png)

> [I think there is sort of a disconnect in this country between people that served in the military, understand the culture of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-livingston/i-think-there-is-sort-of-a-disconnect-in-this-country-between-people/)

[Ron Livingston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-livingston/)

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> [I grew up in the suburbs, and I listened to hip-hop for the right reasons, which was to understand a culture that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jensen-karp/i-grew-up-in-the-suburbs-and-i-listened-to-hip-hop-for-the-right/)

[Jensen Karp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jensen-karp/)

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> [You're actually putting someone down by saying that you don't understand their culture and hence it's not normal. Perhaps some things we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominique-jackson/you-re-actually-putting-someone-down-by-saying-that-you-don-t/)

[Dominique Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominique-jackson/)

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> [We should never denigrate any other culture but rather help people to understand the relationship between their own culture and the dominant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-t-hall/we-should-never-denigrate-any-other-culture-but-rather-help-people-to/)

[Edward T. Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-t-hall/)

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> [The important thing for me is that I try to understand the culture. Everything I thought I knew about the country was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dizzee-rascal/the-important-thing-for-me-is-that-i-try-to-understand-the-culture/)

[Dizzee Rascal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dizzee-rascal/)

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> [Humans are particularly interesting; our culture is incredible, there's no doubt about that. In many respects, no other species matches ours. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hal-whitehead/humans-are-particularly-interesting-our-culture-is-incredible-there-s/)

[Hal Whitehead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hal-whitehead/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b0/hal-whitehead-26990_animal_humans-are-particularly-interesting-our_1277828.jpg)

> [Would it be better if religions were to disappear? I have no idea. Since I do not have any confidence in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-crane/would-it-be-better-if-religions-were-to-disappear-i-have-no-idea/)

[Tim Crane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-crane/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/540/tim-crane-19350_better-place_would-it-be-better-if-religions-were-to_1509160.jpg)

> [A first grader should understand that her or his culture isn't a rational invention; that there are thousands of other cultures and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-vonnegut/a-first-grader-should-understand-that-her-or-his-culture-isn-t-a/)

[Kurt Vonnegut](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-vonnegut/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75f/kurt-vonnegut-41_alternatives_a-first-grader-should-understand-that-he_2043215.jpg)

> [There is one way to understand another culture. Living it. Move into it, ask to be tolerated as a guest, learn the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-h-eg/there-is-one-way-to-understand-another-culture-living-it-move-into-it/)

[Peter Høeg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-h-eg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c74/peter-h-eg-3553_culture_there-is-one-way-to-understand-another-c_1191153.jpg)

> [I can't understand why culture cops try and impose their brand of morality on others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shefali-zariwala/i-can-t-understand-why-culture-cops-try-and-impose-their-brand-of/)

[Shefali Zariwala](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shefali-zariwala/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/546/shefali-zariwala-12361_character_i-can-t-understand-why-culture-cops-try_62447.jpg)

> [Hip hop is a multi-billion dollar business, and it was built off an opportunity that nobody else saw because they didn't understand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/troy-carter/hip-hop-is-a-multi-billion-dollar-business-and-it-was-built-off-an/)

[Troy Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/troy-carter/)

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