Quotes About Culture

This reminds me of something funny Mama said the last time she came for a visit. I had taken her and the girls to an early morning swim meet, picking up some coffee and bagels on the way. Mama didn't say a thing when I bought the food, but the funniest look came over her face when she bit into her bagel. "Well!" she said. "Whoever thinks this is good has clearly never tasted a biscuit!

A lot of stuff that's on today is coonery and buffoonery, and I know it's making a lot of money ... and breaking records, but we can do better.

We grow up with white images all the time, in TV, in movies, in books. It's everywhere; you can't get around it. The white world surrounds us. What do white people see of black people? Look at the shit they have us do in movies: "Right on, jive turkey!"

We need the expressive arts, the ancient scribes, the storytellers, the priests. And that's where I put myself: as a storyteller. Not necessarily a high priestess, but certainly the storyteller. And I would love to be the storyteller of the tribe.

p.35: Jerry Porras & James Collins. Las compañías más viejas, veteranas, no sólo pueden encontrar un lugar en la nueva economía sino que hasta pueden encabezarla, si han establecido una PODEROSA FILOSOFÍA CORPORATIVA basada en las historias y leyendas de la compañía, que se utilice para ACOSTUMBRAR A TODOS LOS EMPLEADOS A UN MODELO DE COMPORTAMIENTO acorde con esa filosofía.

Taking care of people, therefore, is an essential way of taking care of business.

The state is the nursing mother of human culture.

Do humanity and yourself a favor. Never, ever, give just a one-sentence response to the question, "Where are you from?" Give the asker some fuel for his tank, some fodder for his trough.

There can be no doubt: the presence of the atelier has been crucial for its evolution, as a natural consequence of the specific visual culture that the atelier tends to generate.

It seems that our brave new world is becoming less tolerant, spiritual and educated than it ever was when I was young.

This entire generation seems to have become pussies, you know? Nobody seems to enjoy themselves much anymore.They are all knocking each other down for enjoying themselves.

Los peores sitios del mundo se pueden soportar si la gente que allí habita es interesante y amable.

And in my experience, well-read people are less likely to be evil.

an Egyptologist will use the word "set" to refer to the ancient god of evil, although he does not come up very often in conversation.

The Europeans are sometimes described as "discovering America," which is confusing, because of course there were already people living there, so it would be as if I walked into your house and said I discovered it, simply because I hadn't been there before. In history, such visitors are often referred to as "pioneers," but in this situation you would probably be more likely to call me a burglar.

And in my experience, well-read people are less likely to be evil" -Quigley Quagmire

Well-read people are less likely to be evil.

He had the wide toothy smile of the Oriental.

but for Daphne, and her neighbours' travels, I would still not know that Finland had a cuisine

I would still not know that Finland had a cuisine, let alone that Kalakukko, a fish pie incorporating spiky bones and heads, was a cherished part of it. So

Parker had acquired the North American habit of making his demands sound like polite inquiries.

Increased immigration and diversity are not only inevitable, but over the long run they are also desirable. Ethnic diversity is, on balance, an important social asset, as the history of my own country demonstrates.

There's always an article coming out, saying, 'The new thing is funny women!'

Of all the arts, for us the cinema is the most important.