Culture Quote by Daniel Quinn

The things we call cultures are dynamic, internally diverse, and their interpretation is internally contested among its members. Cultures are like ongoing conversations with…

— David Wong

“Some cultures are pragmatic and prod their members to acquire possessions and power. Some are individualistic and urge their members to seek personal freedom…

— Timothy Keller

I'm not certain that I draw from any one culture more than others. Many myths and legends of many different cultures are really the…

— Robert Jordan

“There is enormous pressure on you to take a place in the story your culture is enacting in the world— any place at all.”

— Daniel Quinn

The language of the culture also reflects the stories of the culture. One word or simple phrasal labels often describe the story adequately enough…

— Roger Schank

“Yet a period’s character does affect individual character. Psychology, the study of what happens in our minds, is tightly interwoven with culture, the name…

— Joshua Wolf Shenk

“What is culture? It’s a set of consistent patterns people follow for communicating, thinking, and acting, all grounded in their shared assumptions and values.”

— Michael D. Watkins

“Narrative, in short. is more than literature, it is the way we understand our lives. If literature merely supplied entertainment, then it wouldn't be…

— Robert N. Bellah

“The governing pattern a culture obeys is a master story – one narrative in society that takes over the others, shrinking diversity and forming…

— FS Michaels

There are lots of stories about my culture that I think bring a whole other perspective to who we are and where we have…

— Joe Morton

“Culture is not a peripheral concern, but the of the very essence of life. It is an expression of man's essential being as created…

— Henry R. Van Til

Culture is an abstraction; it cannot actually be seen or touched… We see people acting in agreed-upon ways in the face of similar situations...we…

— H. Ned Seelye