Charles Sturt Quotes

People have to start talking to know more about other cultures and to understand each other.

The two cultures of East and West are very different, and the priorities are very different. So when you understand that - if you are from this side or this side - when you understand that the other is different than you, and you respect these differences, you can build communication.

I say the same thing that I've said for decades now, which is: don't go over to Japan trying to change it, thinking that you know better. Go there trying to understand.

Believing in each culture's right to be understood by the other party without any form of falseness or distortion is paramount.

Learn to understand the culture of those that you wish to influence.

China is a company of contradictions. Nothing is what it appears to be. We have to be extremely respectful when we go overseas.

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

I understand different cultures because I have travelled a lot.

The spirit of seeking understanding through personal contact with people of other nations and other cultures deserves the respect and support of all.

Every relationship has its own language. It takes a long time to evolve and read one another. Just as it's true for people, it's also true on a national or cultural level.

I had a hard time convincing students that they were going to North Africa to understand the North Africans, not to understand themselves.

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.

What the United States does best is to understand itself. What it does worst is understand others.

As an actor, you come in contact with so many different people and cultures. It makes you a more accepting person.

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

… technologies that convene different cultures do not always help them interact peaceably.

I now talk to different cultures, and I hope that I can bridge those gaps and differences between us. It's an adventure, a dream... I feel like I'm on an anthropological mission.

I don't think that people understand enough about each other's cultures any more.

Wherever you go, respect the local culture or you will suffer.

Cultural differences can be delicate situations we have to work within the respectful boundaries of.

Granted, everybody is different, but I think it's real important to know all the people that you are around, and how they operate their history, and things like that. You know where they are coming from a little bit, and you don't insult them, or take something for granted.

A lot of issues that we have in the world today rise from the fact that we do not know enough about each other's cultures, that we don't respect each other's origins and there is so much negativity and strife around because we don't know where the other person is coming from.

I face no problem in communicating with the people of Orissa whom I meet everyday.

We must teach the next generation to not just learn languages, but whole cultures and belief systems. We will then make more of an effort to understand people and their different cultures.

One of the most effective ways to learn about oneself is by taking seriously the cultures of others. It forces you to pay attention to those details of life which differentiate them from you.