Quotes About Culture

A lot of Asians and Asian-Americans have liver problems. If you basically ask anybody who is Asian, they or one of their relatives will have some sort of a liver issue, and the liver actually falls into the jurisdiction of the gastroenterologist.

In China, the dead are not forgotten - my relatives cheerfully pointed out all the niches of deceased friends and family, as if gesturing at the homes of the living.

When I was born, some of our relatives came to our house and told my mother, 'Don't worry, next time you will have a son.'

Plenty of people are intrigued by their family history. Growing up as the son of West Indian immigrants who moved to London in the 1950s and 60s, I was especially fascinated by anecdotes about the lives of my Guyanese relatives, which seemed a million miles away from Tottenham's Broadwater Farm estate.

I was always taught that Latin, Caribbean people were cousins to me, as well as blues was a cousin to me, as well as Africans were direct relatives to me. It was all a part of my language.

Henry James and Edith Wharton are huge for me because they gave me a way to understand America while still respecting the European backgrounds of my relatives.

My mother is from Chennai, and I have a lot of relatives here.

Cultural relativism has made it so people don't know who they are anymore.

Our secular culture is adrift in a sea of relativism, escapism, and self-indulgent inanities, with our media and entertainment elites leading the parade.

Wherever I travel, I always head for a drink at the hotel bar as soon as I arrive. Not only is it a great way to relax, but it's a fantastic way to feel the pulse of a city.

I go out in Miami as a form of relaxation.

My parents were very relaxed about music.

L.A. interests me, the whole band scene and relaxed carefree feel, but it does not mean you have to dress like a hippy.

People in England have a lot of respect. It is relaxed here.

It's a very relaxed approach at Sporting in terms of football. They pride themselves on bringing you up as a polite and respectful person. They would never get angry with you if you missed a pass but they would do if you were disrespectful to someone. There was no shouting.

My intent is never to leave Latin music. I definitely still want to release bachata albums.

Feminism is nothing but equality, and actually, feminism benefits men because it liberates us and it releases us from many stigmas imposed by the macho culture on us as well. So if more of us could understand that it's nothing but equality, I think many agendas in terms of equality would have advanced quicker because it really helps us as well.

Incarcerating non-violent offenders in the same population as more dangerous criminals has the effect of inculcating the former into a culture of criminality common among the latter, making them more of a risk to public safety upon release than when they originally went in.

The first five years I lived in New York I was going out every night, to restaurants and album releases and parties.

As I am a Bengali and am used to conversing in Bengali and English, I thought my Hindi would show an accent.

I'm North Indian and Punjabi-ness is in my blood. Working in a Hindi film just makes me feel more confident.

I am learning to speak Hindi.

My Hindi was not very good, but I guess people liked my accent and gave me Hindi roles.

Theatre especially in Hindi is not enough to help an artiste in earning a livelihood.