Quotes About Culture

In ancient Boeotia brides were carried home in vehicles whose wheels were burned at the door, in token, that they would never again be needed.

Italy is the home of art and swindling; home of religion and moral rottenness

North Americans have a peculiar bias. They go outside to be alone and they go home to be social.

I feel completely at home in the absurdities of India.

I have a deep affinity for New Orleans - its like a second home to me - they treat me like I'm their own.

The movie theater is never going away. If that was a case why are there still restaurants? People still have kitchens in their home!

I don't know if I'm truly at home in any language.

When I am at home, I never watch TV, but when I am abroad in a hotel I take a look at the BBC to find out what's going on.

I loved Ghana Must Go by Taiye Selasi. Its about a first-generation African family living in America that has to return home to Nigeria when their estranged father passes away.

Madrid is what I call home, but also the States.

As the world gets dumber and dumber, I feel more and more at home.

Living in England has no such excuse: These are my customs and establishments.

I learned Spanish at home and, since half my family doesn't speak English, it's my first language.

I don't know what kind of egomaniac is sitting at home thinking about the impact they have had on the culture. It's not something I actually think about until it comes up.

I feel at home in a lot of places, but I am truly an African-American.

Never try to make Americans or foreigners feel at home - had they wished to feel at home, they would have remained in their own county.

Everybody at home speaks mandarin except me.

As a kid, I would wake up, and there'd be a jazz funeral while I'm walking to school. And when I come home, you can find Rebirth band playing for a birthday party the same day.

There is no future for a people who deny their past.

If we are to change our world view, images have to change. The artist now has a very important job to do. He's not a little peripheral figure entertaining rich people, he's really needed.

I would just as soon listen to a gangster lecture on honesty as watch Hollywood portray the Bible.

I have Indian Blood in me. I have just enough white blood for you to question my honesty!

Food, in the end, in our own tradition, is something holy. It's not about nutrients and calories. It's about sharing. It's about honesty. It's about identity.

TV is a major force in our lives - a FORCE. It must be handled very carefully, both its censure and its artistic honesty.