Quotes About Culture

People are so much more fascinated by the royal family generally than in England.

My family was totally non-religious. There was no question we were Jewish, but we were not observant.

If we can't understand the Afghan family, we can't understand Afghanistan.

When I was a boy, I would ask about my family history, about my bloodlines. We really didn't know that much. We had a little Indian in us from the Oklahoma Trail of Tears.

My family is almost exactly like the one in 'Monsoon Wedding'. We are very open, fairly liberal, loud people.

In my family, we were Americans, we were Republicans and we were Methodists.

I grew up in a show biz family and, if you wanted to talk at the dinner table, you'd better be prepared to talk about film.

Storytelling is the greatest activity of any culture. Storytelling is how you build a family, how you pass along identity.

I've always loved musical theater. It's a bit of a family tradition.

Every generation is born into, for the most part, a heterosexual family.

I think the obvious answer is I was raised in New York City, so growing up, not only myself but my family, like my father, we would watch a lot of Scorsese films.

My religion is complicated. Literature is my true religion. After all, I come from a completely non-religious family.

Wonderful to see with the whole family. It's like travelling from dynasty to dynasty, from one Chinese region to another.

Both my parents are Scottish, and although I grew up in Canada after moving over, all of my family are proud to be Scots.

There's not much of a follow-your-dreams kind of vibe in New Zealand or my family.

Yeah, my family is of Indian heritage.

Growing up in an Italian family, you use a harsh tone and 10 minutes later everybody forgets about it.

I was raised on 'Get Smart' and 'All in the Family' and 'M.A.S.H.,' and certainly when 'Cheers' came along, that was a big one.

My family brought me up to be very respectful of people.

My family was never cultural in that we never went to see plays, my mum wasn't very into films.

We live in a world of shifting values. The family is falling apart. Parents failing in what they ought to do.

I really appreciate the British part of my family.

India, to some extent, courses through my blood. My father was brought up there, and my grandfather served there, and so on. We have a very strong family affinity for the place.

It is obvious to any observer that in every western country the increase of importance of public schools has been at least coincident with the relaxation of older family ties.