Amy Waldman Quotes

Every group has its idiosyncrasies, but at a certain point we all are human.

I see lots of differences between Australians and Americans - but as mothers, I think we're pretty much alike!

As film-makers, it is very important for us to find common ground between cultures, and maybe that's less the case for politicians who benefit more from finding the conflicts and differences between us.

We go on and on about our differences. But, you know, our differences are less important than our similarities. People have a lot in common with one another, whether they see that or not.

People are pretty much alike. It's only that our differences are more susceptible to definition than our similarities.

Our skin colours may vary, but what's upstairs - there's certain things we've all got in common.

An anthropologist will not excitedly report of a newly discovered tribe: 'They eat food! They breathe air! They use tools! They tell each other stories!' We humans forget how alike we are, living in a world that only reminds us of our differences.

We must see the pluralism of the world, and not bind it by seeking common denominators.

It's probably cliche to say this, but in my experience, people are far more alike than they are dissimilar.

I feel like people have a lot of the same good times and the same interests pretty much anywhere.

We all have much more in common than we have difference. I would say that about people all over the world. They don't know how much in common that they have

I don't think you can bring the races together by joking about the differences between them. I'd rather talk about the similarities, about what's universal in their experiences.

I've found that the common humanity of people is the most relatable thing, and even if your stories are very specific about a different place, if you have a relatable core of humanity, people will go along with it.

I tend to see the similarities in people and not the differences.

Cultural comparisons are good because they can tell you about what's similar, but also sometimes they make it easier to see obvious differences.

The thing that I like about Germany is that Germans are so much like us. It's not like going to some other countries, where the differences are overwhelming and you walk around in a fog. Germans are so similar to Americans.

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.

I can see that you are a true historian because you really always ought to ask that question about anybody at a different place or a different time: What's the same and what's different?

It's difficult to have any animosity towards someone if you recognize that on so many levels they're exactly the same as you.

Music is the most powerful form of communication in the world. It brings us all together. Even religion separates us, but a hit record unites us across religious beliefs, race, politics.

Ideologies separate us. Dreams and anguish bring us together.

I've traveled around the world, and what's so revealing is that, despite the differences in culture, politics, language, how people dress, there is a universal feeling that we all want the same thing. We deeply want to be respected and appreciated for our differences.

We have to realize only in communication, in real knowledge, in real reaching out, can there be an understanding that there's humanity everywhere, and that's what I'm trying to do.

What I've been surprised by is not how different people are, but how similar they are. There are certain types of Airbnb people, and they are in every city in the world - it's just that in some cultures, there is more of a generational divide.

We have much more in common with other people than we have apart.