“We have a thriving subculture of 'independent' American movies that makes an impact on America as a whole roughly equivalent to that of a the modern literary novel. These are the films sincere viewers marry, whereas, once upon a time, movies were a lifetime of one night stands.” WholeAmericaFilmNightNovelModernHollywoodIndependentImpactLifetimeSincereViewersOne NightOnce Upon A TimeAmerican MovieOne Night StandSubculture Author:Edward Jay Epstein
“Coming back to America was, for me, much more of a culture shock than going to India. The people in the Indian countryside don't use their intellect like we do, they use their intuition instead, and their intuition is far more developed than in the rest of the world. Intuition is a very powerful thing, more powerful than intellect in my opinion. That's had a big impact on my work.” PeopleWorldUseBigsAmericaCulturePowerfulOpinionIndiaImpactIntuitionIntellectIndianShockComing BackVery PowerfulCountrysideBig ImpactCulture Shock Author:Steve Jobs
“Any kind of food you eat is going to have an impact on the world. If you switch to tofu and get off meat, the soy bean is doing enormous damage in the Amazon and all throughout South America.” IfsWorldKindAmericaImpactSouthEnormousMeatDamageBeansAmazonSouth AmericaTofuSoyImpact On The World Author:Michael Pollan