Jane Seymour Quotes

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.

I got exposed to so many different cultures and people.

I think that we in the West expect people to adapt to our culture very, very quickly when they come to our country. But when we go over to someone else's, I don't think we are willing to meet them halfway like we expect them to meet us. I think having cultural sensitivity is a lot more important than we realize.

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.

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.

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

I have no idea what it would be like to be just one thing and speak one language. I feel enormously privileged to travel and be able to mingle and speak to people that, had I only known English, I wouldn't have been able to meet.

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.

Seriously, some Americans just shouldn't leave the country.

I have a great relationship with the Mexican people.

I try to study the background of the country I am in and what were my hits there, so I can at least give them some of what they want. It's like a wedding - give them something old, something new, something borrowed and definitely something blue!

Multicultural markets are nuanced but not alien.

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.

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

American audiences very rarely deal with material outside their borders.

Doing a film with somebody who's from a different country or culture than you is very fulfilling because they bring with them different insights, experiences, cultural norms, and expectations. All of those things can sort of broaden your own understanding of things or provide a different perspective.

The unknown makes people uncomfortable. And even living in a city that's as cosmopolitan as New York City is, there's so many things I don't know about other cultures, even though I encounter other cultures - maybe even 18 or 19 of them - when I get on a subway car every day.

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.

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.

The experience of travelling, getting familiar with other languages, other cultures definitely helps. It makes you a better person.

I've been exposed to so many different cultures.

Getting access to diverse civilizations should be easy, and languages are the gateway to that.