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It's been interesting to see how similar audiences in the East and West are, actually, and how it makes you realize that when politicians emphasize the differences between our cultures, it's usually because it benefits them more so than us.

~Asghar Farhadi

Topics: Actually Audiences Because Been Benefits Between Cultures Differences East Emphasize How Interesting Makes More Our Politicians Realize See Similar Than Them Us West You

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In most cultures, men represent tradition and women represent change and future. Women, because of their ability to give birth, are more connected to future. Men tend to keep the status quo.

~Asghar Farhadi

Topics: Ability Because Birth Change Connected Cultures Future Give Keep Men More Most Quo Represent Status Status Quo Tend Tradition Women

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I have always been intrigued by other cultures, and traveling to foreign lands has always been a part of my personal passion for learning about our world.

~Ashlan Gorse Cousteau

Topics: About Always Been Cultures Foreign Intrigued Lands Learning Other Our Our World Part Passion Personal Traveling World

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I don't even think places like the National Youth Theatre (NYT) are necessarily about wanting to be an actor when you grow up. They're about meeting people from different backgrounds and different religions and different cultures, and mixing with people that you wouldn't ordinarily meet.

~Ashley Jensen

Topics: About Actor Backgrounds Cultures Different Different Backgrounds Different Cultures Even Grow Grow Up Like Meet Meeting Mixing National Necessarily Ordinarily People Places Religions Theatre Think Up Wanting You Youth

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The two cultures of East and West are very different, and the priorities are very different. So when you understand that - if you are from this side or this side - when you understand that the other is different than you, and you respect these differences, you can build communication.

~Ashraf Barhom

Topics: Build Communication Cultures Differences Different East Other Priorities Respect Side Than Two Understand Very West You

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I try to explore, in terms of the life I know best, those things which are common to all cultures.

~August Wilson

Topics: Best Common Cultures Explore Know Life Terms Things Those Try Which

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When I was in Holland, the idea was, all cultures are equal and all are to be preserved. My idea was, no, all humans are equal, but not all cultures are equal.

~Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Topics: Cultures Equal Holland Humans Idea Preserved

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Like the United Nations, there is something inspirational about New York as a great melting pot of different cultures and traditions. And if this is the city that never sleeps, the United Nations works tirelessly, around the clock around the world.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: About Around City Clock Cultures Different Different Cultures Great Inspirational Like Melting Melting Pot Nations Never New New York Pot Sleeps Something Traditions United United Nations Works World York

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Men of patriarchal cultures have been committing heinous acts in the name of their God ever since they created a god for themselves. It seems that the earlier, goddess-oriented, nature-centered religions were far less cruel.

~Barbara G. Walker

Topics: Acts Been Committing Created Cruel Cultures Earlier Ever Far Far Less God Less Men Name Patriarchal Religions Seems Since Themselves Were

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I think the most interesting parts of human experience might be the sparks that come from that sort of chipping flint of cultures rubbing against each other. And living on the border between Mexico and the U.S. for so many years gave me a lot of insight into that.

~Barbara Kingsolver

Topics: Against Between Border Come Cultures Each Experience Gave Human Human Experience Insight Interesting Living Lot Many Me Mexico Might Most Other Parts So Many Years Sort Sparks Think Years I Think

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