3,162 Quotes About Culture

As soon as I had crossed the ocean, I made sure to tell everyone about my Xhosa people, our culture, and our language isiXhosa. I was proud. I wanted everyone to know about us.

Culture and traditions are made by people, not the other way around. Many things have made sense in a given context in the past, however they might not make sense today. It is our job to address this, to change them - for us, and for all those that will come after us.

Still hovering at the back of my mind is a stereotype of Norwegians as descendants of ax-wielding barbarians, but this ancient image clashes wildly with the gentleness, honesty and generosity of the Norwegians I have met on my journey.

A certain emotional frostiness is the heritage of a culture that puts great stock in WASP values: One does not talk about money sex, religion, and above all, one does not expose one's feelings. If a case can be made for the cultural contouring of personality, the Puritan ethic is the culprit in such rubrics as 'Children should be seen and not heard' and 'Never complain, never explain.

Japan is a world leader in a number of well-known industries including: cars, motorcycles, electrical goods, computers, robots and animation. They are also quiet achievers in land reclamation and recycling (products of every kind).

Believers are called to engage this ever-changing culture with the never-changing gospel.

This - not any particular piece of Vietnamese culture - is my inheritance: the inexplicable need ad extraordinary ability to run when the shit hits the fan. My refugee reflex.

Get rid of all that societal and cultural baggage. The true self is no one.

There is nothing shameful about making an honest living.