“If I was ever going to become a good designer, I had to leave America. My own culture was inhibiting me. Too much style in America is tacky. It's looked down upon to be too stylish. Europeans, however, appreciate style.” IfsAmericaCultureMy OwnToo MuchStyleAppreciateDesignerGood DesignStylishTacky Author:Tom Ford
“I moved here when I was 20 to go to college. After I moved here, I became much more aware of the importance of the culture and literature to my life. Sometimes when you're immersed in something, you just don't notice it very much. Moving away makes you appreciate your culture. Living here, I've thought more and more about India, and what being Indian-American means to me. And it's made me incorporate things from Indian literature into my own writing.” WritingMeanMadeSometimesMovingCultureLiteratureMy OwnCollegeAppreciateIndiaImportanceMovedIndianAmerican IndianMoving AwayAppreciate You Author:Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
“It is only in the mountains that I can fully appreciate my existence as a man in America, and my own native land” MenI CanAmericaMy OwnExistenceLandMountainAppreciateNativeNative Land Author:Martin Delany
“I don't think I'm competing with anyone. I don't mean to sound Zen, but genuinely, when I stopped competing with anything is when I started enjoying my work and that brought out the best in me. I'm living in a universe of my own and I'm enjoying that. I love to appreciate other people's work.” PeopleThinkingMeanUniverseEnjoySoundMy OwnAppreciateCompeting Author:Vidya Balan