While the older generation is content to sit around and critique culture, that culture is moving beyond them. At some point the traditional church and all of the expressions of that church will become essentially irrelevant. – Ted Dekker
It’s undeniable that what we are taught as a culture to believe about disability is at odds with traditional notions of masculinity. – Stella Young
I think we’re very uptight in America. You have to remember that we’re descended from Puritans. Whether or not the country is now composed of immigrants, our culture as American really begins with the landing of the Pilgrims and a puritanical view of things. – Tom Ford
For me, a story begins with music: I feel the rhythm, the cadence, the pulse of the characters and their voices and the setting. Because I had just finished writing a book called ‘Black Potatoes: The Story of the Great Irish Famine,’ I was already filled with the music of the lives and culture of the Irish people, so I thought, why not use it? – Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Something I notice speaking to writers from south of Hadrian’s Wall is that the culture is different. At base, I think Scotland values its creative industries differently from England. – Sara Sheridan
I’ve become convinced that nostalgia is a fundamentally unhealthy modality. When you see it, it’s usually attached to something else that’s really, seriously bad. I don’t traffic in nostalgia. We’re becoming a global culture. – William Gibson
I try to leave a light footprint. I’m involved with Global Green, which aims to educate people about sustainable building and the greening of schools. I try to be aware about the consumption of unnecessary things in a consumptive culture. – Walton Goggins
Being a mother is complicated because it’s not just a paternal culture making demands on you; it’s those internal demands and expectations that women have and are self-generated. – Siri Hustvedt
Developing a good, healthy culture is extremely important at a startup. Culture reflects the essence of a startup’s operation because it directly affects the success of a company’s hiring practices and overall strategy. – Scott Weiss
I think that every minority in the United States of America knows everything about the dominant culture. From the time you can think, you are bombarded with images from TV, film, magazines, newspapers. – Spike Lee
The Famous Amos Chocolate Chip Cookie was an unexpected, unplanned pop culture phenomena. My father went from star-maker to star. – Shawn Amos
While not a musician, my father was a music agent for years before becoming pop culture icon Famous Amos. – Shawn Amos
Culture is an instrument wielded by teachers to manufacture teachers, who, in their turn, will manufacture still more teachers. – Simone Weil
Innocence as we understand it in our culture is very theatrical. The flip side is, if you’re charming enough, you can get away with anything. – Susan Choi
I just really strongly promote pushing against this culture of perfection. I mean, I’m sorry, for me, Spanx don’t feel good. I’ve tried one of those waist-trainer things on – that hurt like the bejesus. – Tracee Ellis Ross
You know when you eat too many sweets and get diabetes? Paparazzi are the diabetes of materialistic culture. – Shirley MacLaine
In the culture at large, the war over science fiction’s creative validity has been long since won, but guardians at the gates of literature, movies, and TV linger unconvinced, even as other genres fitfully transcend critical perceptions of insubstantiality. – Steve Erickson
There’s nothing in Chinese culture that is an equivalent of the geisha. It’s so different, so special to Japan. – Ziyi Zhang
Travel early and travel often. Live abroad, if you can. Understand cultures other than your own. As your understanding of other cultures increases, your understanding of yourself and your own culture will increase exponentially. – Tom Freston
Here’s the key to Jamaica, the secret to Jamaican dancehall parties, no matter where you are in the world. If you do not see Japanese people, you’re at the wrong party. They source authenticity like no other culture I’ve ever seen. – Walshy Fire
I think American audiences like gangster movies. You know, it’s part of the culture. – Vincent Cassel
The No. 1 quote critics give me is, ‘Thom, your work is irrelevant.’ Now, that’s a fascinating, fascinating comment. Yes, irrelevant to the little subculture, this microculture, of modern art. But here’s the point: My art is relevant because it’s relevant to 10 million people. That makes me the most relevant artist in this culture. – Thomas Kinkade
A rejection of the entire black awareness concept, where black is beautiful, black culture should be studied; and the cultural awareness of the importance of their own identity, their own individuality. – Joe Biden Arguing that “busing” – which he opposed as a senator in 1975 – would undermine black identity.
