“We [Christians] have the dilemma of using a symbol system that was not made for our worldview, to give our worldview... I think the thing we're waiting for is a genius to come forth who can either make a new symbol system which is still modern, or more properly, as symbol systems don't come overnight, a group of people to modify the symbol systems of our day, so that we can use them for our Christian message without a disadvantage.” PeopleThinkingGivingMadeStillsUseChristianCultureWaitingChristianityGroupsModernGeniusMessagesSymbolsWorldviewDilemmaDisadvantages Author:Francis Schaeffer
“I think now there's much more of a confessional culture. That's not my bag. I come from a slightly older school of thought: 'give 'em nothin.' You don't plead guilty.” ThinkingGivingSchoolCultureGuiltyEmsBags Author:Ben Mendelsohn
“Cultures and climates differ all over the world, but people are the same. They’ll gather in public if you give them a good place to do it.” PeopleIfsWorldGivingCultureClimateGood Place Author:Jan Gehl
“You find that along with the culture of death go all kinds of other law-breaking: Not following good sanitary procedure, giving abortions to women who are not actually pregnant, cheating on taxes, all these kinds of things.” GivingKindLawCultureTaxesFollowingAll KindsAbortionCheatingPregnantProceduresSanitaryLaw Breaking Author:Todd Akin
“The burqa is a way of controlling the woman, but in the name of respect. Every culture or religion gives a different name for the burqa. It is honor, or culture, or religion. Really, it just controls the woman and keeps her inside.” WayGivingDifferentCultureNamesHonorDifferent NamesBurqa Author:Malina Suliman
“All the work I did was to challenge politics, culture, and women's rights. I felt like I really wanted to break out. That's why I wanted to use graffiti. It's more open. I don't need people to come to an exhibition. Graffiti gives a voice to the walls.” PeopleNeedsGivingUseWantedCultureFeltVoiceChallengesBreakRightsWallWomens RightsBreak OutExhibitionsGraffiti Author:Malina Suliman
“Afghans think the burqa is a permanent part of culture. But, if you bring it to Europe, how would people react? Afghanistan doesn't want to change its culture, but it can change, all the time. So why are Afghans giving so much value to it? The burqa is not natural. It's not human nature.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantGivingHumansValuesCultureNaturalHuman NatureEuropePermanentAfghanistanBurqa Author:Malina Suliman
“There is also the danger in our culture that because a person is called upon to give public statements and is acclaimed by the establishment, such a person gets to the point of believing that he is the movement.” GivingBelievePersonsCultureDangerMovementStatementsEstablishment Author:Ella Baker
“The Greek word euphuia, a finely tempered nature, gives exactly the notion of perfection as culture brings us to perceive it; a harmonious perfection, a perfection in which the characters of beauty and intelligence are both present, which unites "the two noblest of things" - as Swift most happily calls them in his Battle of the Books, "the two noblest of things, sweetness and light."” GivingTwoBookCharacterLightCultureBattlePerfectionNotionPerceiveGreekSweetnessHarmonious Author:Matthew Arnold
“It's the side-by-side culture of the Talmud I like so much. 'On the one hand' and 'on the other hand' is frustrating for people seeking absolute faith, but for me it gives religion an ambidextrous quality that suits my temperament.” PeopleGivingHandsCultureSidesQualityAbsolutesSeekingSuitsFrustratingTemperamentAmbidextrous Book:The Talmud and the Internet: A Journey Between Worlds Source: The Talmud and the Internet: A Journey Between Worlds
“Doing less is not being lazy. Don't give in to a culture that values personal sacrifice over personal productivity.” GivingValuesCultureSacrificeProductivityLazyBeing LazyPersonal Sacrifice Author:Tim Ferriss