Cristela Alonzo Quotes

Every country is different, every league is different - all the culture.

A culture is the sum of all the things about which humanity can choose to differ.

The history of ideas is littered with the corpses of those who have tried to define culture.

I feel so much pride to represent my community and be Latino. No doubt about it, above my career and sales being a Latino comes first.

People look at me and they don't see what they think is a typical Aboriginal.

There are Latino people in our world who believe strongly that if you are Latino you should speak the language, you should eat the food, you should listen to the music, you should be proud. And when you don't do those things, some people will look at it as if you're neglecting who you are.

Value the perspective of different cultures and recognize the cultural mores that underpin groups and appreciate why these are valued and important.

Nobody is sure what our culture is or whether we even have a national culture at all.

There is endless variety in the details of the customs and laws which prevail of the world at large.

I don't understand anything about America's culture.

I don't think culture is something you can describe.

I'm pan-Latino, or whatever that phrase is. It's not a sexy phrase, but it is a sexy, cool thing. That's how I feel.

I grew up in an environment with virtually no Hispanics where you see only people in your culture in custodial jobs. I had a messed up image of what we bring to this nation. My father was known as a pioneering figure in Cuban music, but I still associated him with everything that was negative in my neighborhood. I could not have been more mistaken.

I think it's about the feeling more than a language. And I think that we and every culture in the world has to keep their own language just to bring something else, something different, and show a different vision of the world, actually. And that's why I'm trying to keep my language.

'Authentic' is one of my least favourite words because in such a diverse country, whose authenticity are you talking about?

'America has no culture!' is a phrase that we've all heard many times in our lives. As is often the case, a lie repeated often enough becomes an assumed truth (kind of like the tall tale of Janeane Garofalo being a comedian).

Every country has its own culture and sensitivities.

On a national level there is a tendency to portray Latino culture as a monolithic entity, which is a really inaccurate way of seeing ourselves. There is as much diversity and uniqueness within the Latino culture as there is in any other kind of American culture.

I had many reasons for writing this book but among them was the hope that every Latino child and adult would find something familiar in it. And my hope is that when they finish reading the book, that they will come away with a renewed sense of pride in our culture and in who we are. We get a lot of strength from that [culture and identity] and we should be proud of it.

If someone were to put a proposition before men bidding them choose, after examination, the best customs in the world, each nation would certainly select its own.

I think my Latino culture has equipped me with a different point of view than the rest of my counterparts, and seeing things from a different angle has helped me a lot. I feel very proud of my culture, of my Latino heritage.

I really hold on to my culture because it is what made me.

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

We are, at almost every point of our day, immersed in cultural diversity: faces, clothes, smells, attitudes, values, traditions, behaviours, beliefs, rituals.

Unfortunately, I don't look as Latin as I am. I get called a white guy a lot, but I am very proud of my heritage. I try my hardest to bring honor to my Mexican roots. Latin people are very passionate and loyal, and I will always remember who I am and where I come from.