Cai Guo-Qiang Quotes

I was just fascinated with how everyone else in the world lived, and I was interested in telling their story.

My parents really wanted me to get out of New York, be exposed to other people, other ways of life.

In both business and personal life, I've always found that travel inspires me more than anything else I do. Evidence of the languages, cultures, scenery, food, and design sensibilities that I discover all over the world can be found in every piece of my jewelry.

I do think New York prepares you for the crossection of personalities and realities on display when you leave the country, and I'd live somewhere else if I had a reason or burning-the-the-point-of-discomfort desire to do so.

Many people don't know, but American Girl Scouts get to travel the world, and that's a very good thing, as the more we can expose our young people to other cultures, the better off we'll be in this increasingly globalized environment.

I enjoy it; my experiences abroad have taught me the importance of an open mind and have given me a willingness to wander off the beaten path - not only to keep life interesting, but also to understand in a meaningful way that things do not look the same from every vantage point.

I like to learn things from other cultures. I'm curious. It's exciting to be in an unknown world, in a way.

I was lucky to move around different cultures at an early age and have experience of different lifestyles.

I've been able to see the world many times over.

I've been to every single Asian country apart from Myanmar, on work, listening to human interest stories, giving me a broad outlook on all Asian cultures.

I understand different cultures because I have travelled a lot.

With my family, I'm trying to raise them to have respect for all people and make friends around the world and feel at home with the world and really live a truly global life because I think it's what forms them and it's really important to me.

I actually love the challenge of being in a new place where I'm so obviously the foreigner.

I think growing up in the States and Australia, we were exposed to a lot of different types of things. I used to go to Gilman to watch punk shows, and it's a complete different environment - you were inspired by so many different things, whereas in Hong Kong, there is nothing for anybody.

I have learned to create from a hybridized point of view. It's an asset - something rather liberating.

I've been exposed to so many different cultures.

We want to uplift the culture of Filipino - our respect to our elders, how we pray before we eat and sleep. These are things the younger generations tend to forget because of our exposure to other cultures.

My sister and I grew up all over India, in quaint little towns, especially in the north and the east. Moving every two years made me very outgoing and very adaptable.

I've seen a lot and experienced so many different cultures, and that's helped me a lot in my career and helped me mature as a person.

Moving from Dubai to the Congo was one of the best things that happened to me, it's a shock to be confronted by the contrast in wealth and culture, and it's hard, but I loved it and it influenced me a lot.

You never really know what's inspired you or made you who you are, but I was really lucky that I got to grow up in places like Japan and Hong Kong that are super energetic and have this intensity to them.

I can empathise with different cultural expressions and am open to things that seem strange at first sight.

You can't share things about India with Americans, as they don't seem interested. Their culture is different.

I grew up around whites, I grew up around Jews, I grew up around blacks, I grew up around Hispanics. We moved a lot.

I enjoyed living abroad. I enjoyed the differences as much as anything.