#culture

I grew up in an atmosphere where words were an integral part of culture. ↗

— Wole Soyinka

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We need to have a culture that says 'the less energy you can use to be comfortable, the better off you are and the better you should feel about yourself'. ↗

— Roscoe Bartlett

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The arts can sharpen the vision, quicken the intellect, preserve the memory, activate the conscience, enhance the understanding and refresh the language. ↗

— Steve Turner

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Preservation of one's own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other cultures. ↗

— Cesar Chavez

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I think it'd be useful for parents to know kind of what is the culture of an institution. ↗

— Margaret Spellings

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He who wars against the arts, wars not against nations, but against all mankind. ↗

— Arthur Urbane Dilley

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Consequently the student who is devoid of talent will derive no more profit from this work than barren soil from a treatise on agriculture. ↗

— Quintilian

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I don't think 'Cocktail' was a perfect critical success, but it touched a vein in our culture. ↗

— Elisabeth Shue

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The gays like 'Project Runway' because it's a fashion, and the gays are into fashion and into design. It's a creative industry, and most of the gays are pretty creative, in general. That's just like the culture. We're not all into politics necessarily. We're more into the creative environment. I also think Heidi is a big draw. The boys love Heidi and think she's so fabulous. I just think it's a glitzy, fun show, and there are also always lots of gay boys on it, and, you know, that's fun. ↗

— Christian Siriano

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You know, when it was done originally, they always had to fight to keep it going at the end of each season. Now, The Odd Couple has become part of our language and culture. ↗

— Brett Somers

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