Cultural Quotes
1136 quotes by 897 authors
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The beginning of Canadian cultural nationalism was not 'Am I really that oppressed?' but 'Am I really that boring?'
— Margaret Atwood
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Women say that my election represents a cultural break with the past - a past of sexism, of misogyny.
— Michelle Bachelet
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I suspect that many of the great cultural shifts that prepare the way for political change are largely aesthetic. A Buick radiator grille is as…
— J. G. Ballard
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It's not a gun control problem; it's a cultural control problem.
— Bob Barr
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I like facts and data because they help me think clearly, beyond the cultural messages that I ingest unwittingly, and sometimes find myself regurgitating almost…
— Roseanne Barr
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I think that New York is not the cultural centre of America, but the business and administrative centre of American culture.
— Saul Bellow
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Must we be put to shame by much smaller and poorer countries, by Ireland, France, Austria or Sweden, who have understood that a nation's support…
— Theodore Bikel
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We are increasingly recognising and accepting, respecting and celebrating, our cultural diversity.
— Julie Bishop
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The United States' administrations... must recognize that Iran is a big power. Having said that, we consider ourselves to be a human force and a…
— Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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I wouldn't necessarily say she is a country artist. I mean, obviously Taylor Swift started in country, but she morphed into somewhat of a cultural…
— Luke Bryan
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The money I pay for my cultural experiences came willingly from my own pocket - they were not the result of bread being removed from…
— Julie Burchill
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The fact that 'Astro Boy' appealed to me as a boy in America was proof that the story and character transcend cultural stereotypes.
— Nicolas Cage
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We need to help students and parents cherish and preserve the ethnic and cultural diversity that nourishes and strengthens this community - and this nation.
— Cesar Chavez
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The only justification for repressive institutions is material and cultural deficit. But such institutions, at certain stages of history, perpetuate and produce such a deficit,…
— Noam Chomsky
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History is not everything, but it is a starting point. History is a clock that people use to tell their political and cultural time of…
— John Henrik Clarke
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You can go into neighborhoods in the United States where people dress a certain way because they don't want to be out of touch, where…
— Hillary Clinton
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You are the most powerful cultural force in the world.
— William J. Clinton
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I hope America can also be the cultural leader of the world, and use this frontier spirit to lead and show others that we need…
— Tadao Ando
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War is a great destroyer. And human history has arrived at a pivotal moment. We can choose a path built on cooperation, where our caring…
— Unknown Author
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A cure for War? Furiously spending the same daily amount of money toward making friends. Being an indispensable source of food, shelter, peace, and cultural…
— Vanna Bonta
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