Quotes About Culture

Sometimes I think the greatest achievement of modern culture its its brilliant selling of samsara and its barren distractions. Modern society seems to me a celebration of all the things that lead away from the truth, make truth hard to live for, and discourage people from even believing that it exists.

Our society promotes cleverness instead of wisdom, and celebrates the most superficial, harsh, and least useful aspects of our intelligence.

Tibetan thangka paintings and derive strength from their beauty.

Ah, yes," he replied, "that's true; this is such a civilized country. They have such marvelous houses for dead corpses. But haven't you noticed? They have such wonderful houses for the living corpses too.

You get educated by traveling.

The best dancer appeared to be considered the one who could whoop the loudest, jump the farthest, and utter the most excruciating noise.

woollyheads and silvergrays, and am unable to understand

Teachers may think of caring as unconditional praise, or as quickly incorporating cultural components into the curriculum, or even as lowering standards. On the contrary, others have argued, an "ethic of care" means a combination of respect, admiration, and rigorous standards.

I never believed in dharma. karma, reincarnation, or any of that spiritual crap, which caused sort of a problem growing up because my parents are devout Hindus.

Whether born from experience or inherent physiological or cultural differences our gender and national origins may and will make a difference in our judging.

There is no other city like Detroit: the musicians, the vibe, the people.

When Nietzsche said: 'God is dead,' he expressed a truth which is valid for the greater part of Europe". To Nietzsche's statement, Jung noted: "However it would be more correct to say: 'He has discarded our image, and where will we find him again?

un jour contraints de consommer un monde dans le quel nous aurons été absents pendant trop longtemps

Culture Clash Dylan says when I meet his mother today I shouldn't mention that I'm Jewish. I say okay, but can I tell her about the HIV postive thing? He gives me a look. I give him one back

Everything you see I owe to spaghetti

I'm a sucker for sad disco pop.

The food at Pleasant's was almost as good as the coffee. Indeed, when he considered the two together, Poirot found it hard to believe what he knew to be the case: that everybody who worked in the kitchen here was English. Incroyable.

Whoever neglects the arts when he is young has lost the past and is dead to the future.

it is better to study a tradition as near to its roots as possible in order to gain a competent and confident understanding of its practices.

But for a mother who was submissive to the degree my mother was, it was OK to kill girls. For a father like mine, it was normal to chop off his daughters hair with sheep shears, and to beat her with a belt or a cane or tie her up in the stable all night with the cows.

Dragostea este un mister pentru mine deocamdata. La noi se vorbeste despre casatorie, nu despre dragoste. Despre ascultare si supunere totala, nu despre relatii de iubire intre barbat si femeie. Doar despre o relatie sexuala obligatorie intre o fecioara si sotul ei, pentru care a fost cumparata. Altminteri, uitarea sau moartea. Atunci unde e iubirea?

I'd like to state that Spike Lee is not saying that African American culture is just for black people alone to enjoy and cherish. Culture is for everybody.

We grew up in a very creative environment and were exposed to the arts at a very young age, so it's not a surprise that all of us are in some form of the arts.

Violence is a part of America. I don't want to single out rap music. Let's be honest. America's the most violent country in the history of the world, that's just the way it is. We're all affected by it.