Intercultural Competence Quotes

You have to travel globally today to know what's going on and maintain an edge.

I’ve lived in several countries and been a disaster everywhere.

Tolerance can lead to learning something.

Well, the capacity of French intellectuals to understand a Texan way of thinking is finite.

We want our men and women to be closely attuned to the cultures in which they operate and to speak the local language.

The South African native is probably the one impossible person to train in the entire world; he is probably impossible by any human standard.

The essence of intercultural education is the acquisition of empathy-the ability to see the world as others see it, and to allow for the possibility that others may see something we have failed to see, or may see it more accurately. The simple purpose of the exchange program...is to erode the culturally rooted mistrust that sets nations against one another. The exchange program is not a panacea but an avenue of hope.

Increasingly, corporate executives who don't speak Japanese are coming into Japan. Unlike their predecessors, they expect their employees to be able to communicate in English.

I like to be multi-contextual, which is much more important than being multicultural.

The world is diverse, and having a professional team that mirrors the world is going to be more helpful for us.

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

The fact of the matter is that fewer people in Tokyo are able to do business in English than in many other big Asian cities, like Shanghai, Seoul or Bangkok.

We want to raise our children so that they can take a sense of pleasure in both their own heritage and the diversity of others.

As an international player, the players have to adapt to the condition no matter what the situation is.

Speaking Spanish and Japanese has opened doors in my career and helped me bridge cultural differences, both in my personal and business life. During my football career I realised quickly what difference language skills can make

Well it is sometimes difficult to act in another language.

Everyone can help. We can educate ourselves and our children about other countries and cultures. We have a responsibility to be aware of others and I believe this will inspire the individual way each person can make their difference.

Breaking down barriers, succeeding away from home, living in another country, another culture, different football, makes you much stronger.

It is, of course, clear that a country with a large foreign population must endeavour, through its schools, to assimilate the children of immigrants. It is, however, unfortunate that a large part of this process should be effected by means of a somewhat blatant nationalism.

What would it be like to have not only color vision but culture vision, the ability to see the multiple worlds of others.

Americans' scandalous incompetence in foreign languages also explains our dangerously inadequate understanding of world affairs.

People put 'study abroad' on their resume. I actually like when they don't study abroad because that means they aren't entitled. What about study abroad will make you a better J.Crew associate?

I do feel like once you know you are someone who is in the world and there are other countries and cultures, that stays with you and your decision-making forever.

We have to spend a lot more time training people to be good advocates of U.S. business.

There is no substitute for the riches gained on a lifetime basis by the young American who studies or works abroad.