Rula Ghani Quotes

Successful occupation will not occur unless the special circumstances of this unusual country are heeded.

The PC way of handling culture has been to not talk about it. But we should be talking about it.

There's a difference between being culturally insensitive - being insensitive towards a culture - and being insensitive.

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

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

You cannot transpose the U.S. system on Turkey, and the Turkish system on France etc. You have to understand the people and their culture. That's leadership.

I deal with cultural issues whether they be in the Middle East, Far East, the Orient or the West. You broach questions in the context of their culture and then present Christian answers.

Company cultures are like country cultures. Never try to change one. Try, instead, to work with what you've got.

I'm glad I was faced with different cultures when I was growing up because I wasn't fazed by it. It has been a huge benefit to me; I feel comfortable wherever I go.

When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to make you comfortable. It is designed to make its own people comfortable.

If you respect a language and culture, it shows in your work.

I think why my content does so well with so many different types of people is because it speaks to everyone. I'll make a Soca music reference, I'll use a Tamil word, I'll do a Jamaican Patois accent. I know about all these people, and I'm not afraid to indulge in their culture.

Whatever country you go to, you need to definitely follow the rules. So I believe it's very important for people, wherever they go, any immigrant should know or should try to learn something about the culture.

Multicultural markets are nuanced but not alien.

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

The world looks different and is understood differently at every spot on earth. Without accepting this simple truth it is hard for us to grasp the behavior of others, the motives and aims of those actions.

Genuine cosmopolitanism is a rare thing. It requires comfort with real difference, with forms of life that are truly exotic relative to one's own.

Executives in Hollywood are missing a lot because they don't want to watch other cultures.

I'm not good at finding 'encouraging' features in American culture. I doubt that aesthetic literacy has much of a future here.

People should be able to express their culture without getting into all that chauvinistic thing.

No matter how certain I am about some culture or some group of people, my opinions are only as accurate as the amount of time I've spent with them.

I think when you move to a country like the U.S., you need to understand the culture, to understand how people see the game, and adapt yourself.

I want to live in Britain with a sense of humour - where there are no groups whose life choices are 'above' criticism.

I feel like I'm cultured enough to fit into any environment.

The first rule of multiculturalism is that you can't talk about multiculturalism.