“Most of my ukulele heroes were traditional players from Hawaii, like Eddie Kamae and Ohta-san. There may not be uke stars in popular culture, but there are certainly pop stars that play uke - George Harrison, Eddie Vedder, Taylor Swift, Train, and Paul McCartney.” MayPlayCultureStarsPlayerHeroTrainPopsTraditionalHawaiiPopular CulturePop StarsUkulele Author:Jake Shimabukuro
“Our culture is obsessed with youth because we have lost the ancient knowledge that growth never stops. We are not transient, momentary mistakes in the cosmos- evolutionary curiosities that rise like mayflies, swarm for a day, and are gone. We are players who are here to stay, and the universe was built with us in mind. We reflect it, with our deepest loves and loftiest aspirations, just as it reflects us.” MindCultureUniverseLostGrowthMistakeGonePlayerYouthBuiltCuriosityAncientObsessedAspirationCosmosTransientMomentarySwarmsDeepest LoveMayflies Book:The Map of Heaven: How Science, Religion, and Ordinary People Are Proving the Afterlife Source: The Map of Heaven: How Science, Religion, and Ordinary People Are Proving the Afterlife
“We must break out of this mindset in Australia that we are a small nation on the other side of the world from the main, great Western nations. Australia is the twelfth largest economy in the world. We are a not insignificant player in commerce, in geopolitics and we must be in culture as well and we are.” WorldWellsCultureNationsSidesBreakEconomyPlayerWesternMindsetAustraliaCommerceInsignificantBreak OutGeopoliticsSmall Nations Author:George Brandis
“I am a National Football League player of American Samoan heritage. Because of my status as a professional athlete, I have been blessed to play a role in educating players and fans about the culture and history of America's southernmost territory.” Has BeensPlayAmericaCultureRolesPlayerFansFootballBlessedAthleteLeagueTerritoryHeritageProfessional Athlete Author:Troy Polamalu
“To master an actual technique, mental culture should come first. Acquiring a technique requires a careful, modest, non-mean, free and attentive mind. In other words a player should do his utmost and nothing less.” ShouldMindFirstsMeanCulturePlayerMastersCarefulTechniqueModest Author:Kyuzo Mifune
“We absolutely need diversity [in game designers]. And not just diversity of gender, but diversity of cultures, of ethnicity, of sexuality. If we want to reach beyond the audience we have we've got to bring in more players, and to bring in more players we've got to bring in people who might be able to reach those players.” PeopleIfsWantNeedsMightAbleCultureGamesAudiencePlayerDiversityGenderSexualityDesignerEthnicity Author:Brenda Romero