Theodore Bikel Quotes

I suppose that was my first bit of acting, the acquisition of an English accent. It was really just an attempt to be understood.

It's always overwhelming when you come to another country and you're embraced in such a positive way.

Moving to India was challenging being a foreigner. I don't have any family here. I didn't have anyone to guide me. But I never felt for a second that I am not welcome here.

We live in an era with no historical precedents. History is no longer useful as a tool in helping us understand current changes.

Some people accuse the new generation of being ignorant, maybe ignorant for the old generation, but it's a new language.

There's a lot of things lost in the Digital Age.

While the digital age has done so much to improve our world, it has dramatically changed our social structure, often further isolating us from each other.

I understand the power of the Internet, but I can't say that I'm there. I'm old-fashioned and living in a different century. I don't know. I just don't really understand the craze of it.

There are periods in history when change is necessary, and other periods when it is better to keep everything for the time as it is. The art of life is to be in the rhythm of your age.

Nowadays, anyone who cannot speak English and is incapable of using the Internet is regarded as backward.

In this century of hyper-postmodern ideals, with the digital future, we're segmented into different people, places, and things in a constant state of change.

The young people today are the 21st century.

TV ushered in the age of postliteracy. And we have gone so far beyond that. I mean, what with the Internet and Google and Wikipedia. We have entered the age of post-intelligence.

We wish to ensure that young Africans do not feel disorientated in the century in which they live.

Our working hypothesis is that the status of knowledge is altered as societies enter what is known as the postindustrial age and cultures enter what is known as the postmodern age.

People's behavior will change with technology. I know very few young people who can't type out a text message on their phone with one thumb, for instance.

It's hard when you are trying to ingratiate yourself in a completely foreign world. It takes a long time.

As an immigrant, I learned by watching other people.

I think our kids live an extraordinarily different life than what I lived growing up. Pretty much everything about their life is different than mine was.

The Internet has heralded a revolution in our society. It has transformed the way we do business, entertain, communicate, and travel. In many ways, the change has been positive. The web has brought new freedoms, spurred economic growth, and extended the boundaries of knowledge.

When I land in a new country, I'm a tourist. I can't become a local in one day.

When I was 16 I took the first opportunity I had to play basketball in a different country. I flew to Europe for the first time and found myself in the small town of Macon, in France. That was the first time I lived far away from my people, from my culture. I was young and had to adapt quickly.

Everything has changed since I came to China.

There's something unique about coming of age in 2015 with the way the world is.

Once again she would arrive at a foreign place. Once again be the newcomer, an outsider, the one who did not belong. She knew from experience that she would quickly have to ingratiate herself with her new masters to avoid being rejected or, in more dire cases, punished. Then there would be the phase where she would have to sharpen her senses in order to see and hear as acutely as possible so that she could assimilate quickly all the new customs and the words most frequently used by the group she was to become a part of--so that finally, she would be judged on her own merits.