Quotes About Culture

Morals are in all countries the result of legislation and government; they are not African or Asian or European: they are good or bad.

People ask me if I miss the States. I miss African Americans. But not the U.S. government or all the things they put me through. I miss African American culture, our speech, dance and cooking.

The happiness of every country depends upon the character of its people, rather than the form of its government.

If it were not for the government, we should have nothing to laugh at in France.

I think art education, especially in this country, which government pretty much ignores, is so important for young people.

The powers that be are trying to meld, shape, and corral the culture of hip-hop into another speaking voice for the government.

The Spiral Gallery may happen, too. It is not dependent on government funding.

Canada could have enjoyed: English government, French culture, and American know-how. Instead it ended up with: English know-how, French government, and American culture.

We will never have Fascism in England; no Englishman will dress up, not even for a revolution.

You know what the fastest growing religion in America is? Statism. The growing reliance on government.

I think the British government's cutting back of arts funding is such a crime. I bet it will happen in Denmark soon, too.

We're a very religious country; the government's secular.

But in all despotic governments, though a particular prince may favour arts and letter, there is a natural degeneracy of mankind.

I returned to Afghanistan because I had a deep longing to see for myself how people lived, what they thought of their government, how optimistic they were about the future of their homeland.

While many governments and well-meaning individuals have redefined marriage, the Lord has not.

It is one of the perceptual defects of Western government and press to assign Western-style motives to what people do in non-Western societies, as if these are universally relevant.

[Madame Nhu was] the Sandra Dee of South Vietnam. If I were cast on a desert island with her, I would quickly make friends with the natives.

We [the U.S.] think nothing... of attempting to inflict upon other peoples forms of government ill-tailored to their needs.

Every nation has the government that it deserves.

The Chinese have always enjoyed gambling, and Macau is the only place in Greater China where gambling is legal. So I believe the government understands that there has to be a place for it.

You might be a redneck if you think people that send out graduation announcements are show-offs.

All great art is born of the metropolis.

There is no logical reason why the camel of great art should pass through the needle of mob intelligence.

Pop changes week to week, month to month. But great music is like literature.