Quotes About Culture

We should not fear what our country was built on: a set of Judeo-Christian principles.

People say, 'Well everybody needs a cellphone.' Well, what does 'need' mean? Do you need an iPad? How about a computer? A printer?

I've loved Japanese culture for a long, long time, from doing martial arts, to the block prints, to the music. It's a country that I love, and a culture that I love.

In the work I do, historical elements tend to merge with contemporary forms, such as photo printing on furniture or bold sari prints, to create something unique and memorable.

Prior to 'Snowpiercer,' I've done many other international project that forced me to be in an environment where I had to converse in English.

Prior to getting into music, I interacted with, on a daily basis, about 5-10 percent of the people that I've interacted with since then. I've been meeting people from different backgrounds and different cultures. That did allow for a lot of change. I've changed as a product of that, but it's been positive.

I really wish people - maybe it's naive - wish people had priorities and were willing to be artistic patrons.

The two cultures of East and West are very different, and the priorities are very different. So when you understand that - if you are from this side or this side - when you understand that the other is different than you, and you respect these differences, you can build communication.

When you start to prioritize hiring likable people within your organization, these likable people will attract other likable people.

I grew up in a Chinese family where the parents' No. 1 priority is the kids' education.

The idea of investing in the positivity of employees is often low down on companies' priority lists.

The No 1 priority in TV comedy today is 'don't frighten the horses,' and it's probably No 2 and 3 as well.

And so it became a priority for me to make sure that all Asian Canadians or Asian Americans or wherever you are, Asian Australians, felt like they belonged.

I think people enjoyed LA Law so much, because it was the first show that delved into current events through the prism of the law.

We are all prisoners of the ideas of the times we live in.

I think we live in a culture where it is really difficult to get privacy because everything is so accessible. It's very difficult to maintain your comfortable life with a sort of mystique.

There is no privacy in our culture anymore, so I have to try and carve that out for myself, but I'm OK with it.

Personal privacy is a closely held American value.

I love France. The French respect your privacy.

Privacy is not really a concept in Japan.

Where I come from, you don't really talk about how much you're earning. Those things are private. My dad never told my mum how much he was earning. I'm certainly not going to tell the world. I'm doing well.

I went to a private arts school. We had to wear cloaks.

In Italy, so long as you are not criminal, they couldn't care less about your private life. It's when you lose a football match that they criticise you - a lot.

Women have a lot of power in private life. There are many men who would say, 'Hey, women already rule my life.' But with women, more is more. The more there are, the more the world gets used to seeing them. We change the culture. We begin to expand options and lead and manage.