Culture Quotes

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Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of life. — Hannah Arendt
Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because men are equally free, they… — Aristotle
Don't tire yourself more than need be, even at the price of founding a culture on the fatigue of your bones. — Antonin Artaud
The test for whether or not you can hold a job should not be the arrangement of your chromosomes. — Bella Abzug
It is a sad fact about our culture that a poet can earn much more money writing or talking about his art than he can… — Wystan Hugh Auden
Violence against women in all its forms is a human rights violation. It's not something that any culture, religion or tradition propagates. — Michelle Bachelet
Morals are built on religious faith. Virtue is built on morality and influences a culture. — Michele Bachmann
The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities. — Lord Acton
Well, if you look at all of the cultures in America, this is a great opportunity for us to really get acquainted with the rest… — Erykah Badu
You don't get to choose how you're going to die, or when. You can only decide how you're going to live. Now. — Joan Baez
A schoolmaster should have an atmosphere of awe, and walk wonderingly, as if he was amazed at being himself. — Walter Bagehot
We look into mirrors but we only see the effects of our times on us - not our effects on others. — Pearl Bailey
We have too many high-sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them. — Abigail Adams
Those who remember Washington's cold war culture in the 1980s will recall the shocked reactions to Reagan's intervention. People interested in foreign policy were astonished… — Russell Baker
I am truly free only when all human beings, men and women, are equally free. The freedom of other men, far from negating or limiting… — Mikhail Bakunin
Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them. — James A. Baldwin
A child cannot be taught by anyone who despises him, and a child cannot afford to be fooled. — James A. Baldwin
No people come into possession of a culture without having paid a heavy price for it. — James A. Baldwin
I am so spoiled. I cannot watch a show where it gets interrupted for ads. I have to TiVo it and skip through the ads,… — Alan Ball
Nothing in education is so astonishing as the amount of ignorance it accumulates in the form of inert facts. — Henry Adams

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