Cory Wells Quotes

I'm trying to learn from various corners of the world.

American audiences very rarely deal with material outside their borders.

You can learn a lot when you're around people that are completely different than yourself.

In fact that is the struggle that most Americans - As rich as this country is, most Americans are very limited in their interaction with the world, unless the world comes to us in a very shocking way.

When I was growing up, I didn't know there was a world outside of California.

Travel is so important in its capacity to expand the mind. It's exciting to start as young as possible - you get to see how other cultures live, challenge your senses, and try different cuisines.

I'm very curious about the world, foreign cultures.

When I was growing up, I don't think I knew any other child who had been out of Sri Lanka.

I'm interested in internationalism. It's the new multiculturalism. How we deal with each other isn't sufficient any more. It's about time we examine how we interact with the rest of the world we live in.

I grew up abroad, so I would love to have my child grow up the same way and experience the world.

Prior to getting into music, I interacted with, on a daily basis, about 5-10 percent of the people that I've interacted with since then. I've been meeting people from different backgrounds and different cultures. That did allow for a lot of change. I've changed as a product of that, but it's been positive.

If you ask any of my kids today what their most important experience was in their education, they would say it was the travel and the ability to see and be in other cultures.

I have learned to create from a hybridized point of view. It's an asset - something rather liberating.

I've been exposed to so many different cultures.

I understand different cultures because I have travelled a lot.

You go to Africa, and you see how things are over there. Spiritually, it opens you up.

With my family, I'm trying to raise them to have respect for all people and make friends around the world and feel at home with the world and really live a truly global life because I think it's what forms them and it's really important to me.

In childhood, we used to read stories from the Arabian Nights. Why were we so interested when it happened somewhere in Arabia, in a different culture? Until now, we hadn't gone to the Hindi audience with a good story.

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.

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

I enjoyed living abroad. I enjoyed the differences as much as anything.

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

I enjoy the company of overseas people. It's always good learning.

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.

Traveling is an experience that you can always carry with you. It makes the world come together more so we understand each other better.