Quotes About Culture

I've dated interracially a lot. I grew up in Harlem, so I've dated Latins, Dominican, Guyanese, Cuban, black, white.

I'm from Harlem, born and raised there.

I've always loved Harlem and its communities.

Harlem's Apollo is probably the most well-known music hall in the world.

I don't know who I would be if I weren't this child from Harlem, this woman from Harlem. It's in me so deep.

One thing that drives me crazy is when people tell me that I sound good for an athlete. They be like, 'You don't sound like you from Harlem.'

I'm from Harlem.

Here in America, our use of time is not harmonious with humanity's better spirit.

Asian cultures... place great value on avoiding open expression of disagreement and conflict because they emphasize harmony.

The day of the 'Partridge Family' type of show and the 'Brady Bunch' is long gone. The old 'Ozzie and Harriet' days are over.

I listen to a lot of Calvin Harris and the latest chart music.

I hope this doesn't sound harsh, but if you're not constantly craving breakfast every second of every day, you're not a real American. Y'know what, let's throw the Canadians in there, too.

I think, as a country, that we can be quite harsh on ourselves.

Coming to Harvard was an eye-opening experience because there's so much diversity on campus.

As snap-backs became more popular, I started to search and expand my hat game.

The middlebrow, I hate.

I used to hate my behind, like every other black girl. I hated my behind. I hated my hair. I hated my nose because no one said it was beautiful.

I hated country music growing up, but it gets in your bone marrow, kind of like a disease.

I hated the '80s for years, and now I look back and think, actually, there was something really cool about it.

I used to think my accent was blocking me, and I hated it. Then I went to America, and every time someone said, 'What? Can you say that again?' I started liking it.

When I first came to England I hated football and knew nothing about it. Watching 0-0s and 1-0s having come from Aussie Rules was just dull. The only player I had heard of was David Beckham. But when I was living in Leicester I started watching Match of the Day and really got into Chelsea.

We have such a culture of discrimination and hatred, and one that has scapegoats and affects people so extremely. That's something that very easily crosses borders.

America brought us the baseball cap; it's one of my favorite hats.

I was born into wearing hats - it's a family thing - and I wear hats all the time.