3,162 Quotes About Culture

If a culture severely limits you both mentally and physically, find a way to get rid of that culture! And those who need to do this first are the ones most affected by such oppressive cultures, women!

There is a reason why there is no more Inca culture: there are no more Incas. You need the bearer of a culture. If there are no Flemish, there will be no more Flemish culture.

El envidioso, a los hombres irritables causa cólera; a los reflexivos tan sólo inspira lástima.

I have come to believe that the very modes of life and thinking that strike most people in the West as antiquated or 'limiting' can liberate us, while the Western dream of autonomy and choice without limits is, in fact, a prison; that the quest to define ourselves on our own is a kind of El Dorado, driving to madness the many who seek after it; that for our best, highest selves to soar, other parts of us must be tied down, enclosed, limited, bound.

Generational transitions are filled with opportunities, yet history is filled with examples of mistakes, bad decisions and wasted resources trying to cater to a new generation. Will it be a stormy ride, or a smooth sail for you? It all depends on how well you prepare.

Minorities are always better off in a culture which protects dissent than in a culture which protects us from dissent.

Risk culture is the area where the Board’s engagement is key. It is good practice to develop a set of questions that a Board should be constantly asking itself, to prompt good risk conversations. These may include, for example, how it perceives the tone it is setting from the top; whether decisions are taken within the stated risk appetite; and what mechanisms are in place to ensure that new joiners absorb the desired values of the firm.

White segregationist ideas suggest a racial group is permanently inferior, assimilationist ideas suggest a racial group is temporarily inferior.

The rise of fascism under Biden is emerging in our culture as well. Individuals and organizations are now being routinely de-platformed, bank accounts are being suspended, jobs are being denied and people are being marginalized and shunned by this growing tyrannical trend.