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Culture Quotes by Gilbert K. Chesterton
- I never could see anything wrong in sensationalism; and I am sure our society is suffering more from secrecy than from flamboyant revelations.
- With all that we hear of American hustle and hurry, it is rather strange that Americans seem to like to linger on longer words.
- It is true that I am of an older fashion; much that I love has been destroyed or sent into exile.
- I think the oddest thing about the advanced people is that, while they are always talking about things as problems, they have hardly any notion…
- There have been household gods and household saints and household fairies. I am not sure that there have yet been any factory gods or factory…
- Over-civilization and barbarism are within an inch of each other. And a mark of both is the power of medicine-men.
- By experts in poverty I do not mean sociologists, but poor men.
- The modern city is ugly not because it is a city but because it is not enough of a city, because it is a jungle,…
- Self-denial is the test and definition of self-government.
- Dogma is actually the only thing that cannot be separated from education. It IS education. A teacher who is not dogmatic is simply a teacher…
- What is education? Properly speaking, there is no such thing as education. Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one…
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- 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… — 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… — 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