3,162 Quotes About Culture

Cultural understanding therefore begins with each of us committing to a process of increasing self-awareness, curious observation, ongoing reflection, and dialogue with others.

Reviewing bad books is bad for the character – WH Auden

Under the absolute sway of an individual despot the body was attacked in order to subdue the soul, and the soul escaped the blows which were directed against it and rose superior to the attempt; but such is not the course adopted by tyranny in democratic republics; there the body is left free, and the soul is enslaved.

Shakespeare's work had a liberating influence.

When we heed God's Word, we are rejecting how the world tries to disciple us.

What a culture we live in, we are swimming in an ocean of information, and drowning in ignorance.

...Food serves two parallel purposes: it nourishes and it helps you remember. Eating and storytelling are inseparable—the saltwater is also tears; the honey not only tastes sweet, but makes us think of sweetness; the matzo is the bread of our affliction.

Conformity is a problem for many small groups. Members put a higher priority on cohesion than on coming up with a well-reasoned choice. They pressure dissenters, shield themselves from negative feedback, keep silent when they disagree ...

Villagers saw me as a person when I played with them, as opposed to when I talked with them.