Rosemary Mahoney Quotes

I have always been intrigued by other cultures, and traveling to foreign lands has always been a part of my personal passion for learning about our world.

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

An English man does not travel to see English men.

The films I enjoy seeing are those that reveal lives I was unaware of... in different cultures or whatever.

One of the aims of higher education is to broaden perspectives, and what better way than by a home stay in a really different country, like Bangladesh or Senegal? Time abroad also leaves one more aware of the complex prism of suspicion through which the United States is often viewed.

I always spend time exploring the customs and attitudes of the countries I'm using for locations, and interviewing the people who live there. I've visited over 90 countries thus far.

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.

We have an amazing job. We get to travel around the world and experience different cultures and just learn so many things.

I've been exposed to so many different cultures.

This is my hobby. Reaching out, getting to know other people's cultures, traveling to other people's countries.

I like to meet new people and learn about their cultures - new cultures.

I got to travel to some pretty awesome places, learn other people's customs, and see what works in their world differently than in ours.

I think we are evolving rapidly into one world culture. It's certainly one world economy. With billions of people online, I think we'll appreciate the wisdom in many different traditions as we learn more about them. People were very isolated and didn't know anything about other religions 100 years ago.

I like making films about different cultures. I'm interested in things that I've never encountered before. I try to put myself in the audience's position.

I think that one of the main privileges of what I do, which I am just starting to learn, is to have the ability to travel all over the world and experience different cultures.

In Italy, I had an Afro, and a lot of the kids came up and felt my hair. It really was funny. I wish I had understood Italian.

One of the great ambitions is to discover the diversity of the world, to discover who inhabits the world.

The thing I always liked best about touring abroad was constantly running into different people, different cultures, different foods. It really pumped up my batteries... I'm constantly playing to a demographically diverse audience... one generation is driven by nostalgia, the next by curiosity. And that's why I have no plans to retire.

I've never been in any country for more than four years, and I'm learning different languages all the time. It gives you a different attitude.

Globalization means we have to re-examine some of our ideas, and look at ideas from other countries, from other cultures, and open ourselves to them. And that's not comfortable for the average person.

Whether you go to Turkey or Mexico, China or Australia, find time to involve yourself with the people you're dealing with.

Travel early and travel often. Live abroad, if you can. Understand cultures other than your own. As your understanding of other cultures increases, your understanding of yourself and your own culture will increase exponentially.

The ability to mingle with so many countries and cultures is extremely valuable for men and women.

I would like to spend Christmas in different countries all over the world. I love seeing how different cultures celebrate the holidays in their own unique ways.

Exploring an ever-expanding world of diverse cultures and beliefs is at the very heart of the 'Dragonships' series.