Thandie Newton Quotes

Over the past several years, all of us as Canadians, and as members of the North American cultural and economic environment, have been to a greater or lesser extent party to a significant attitudinal change towards our culture.

Globalization means we have to re-examine some of our ideas, and look at ideas from other countries, from other cultures, and open ourselves to them. And that's not comfortable for the average person.

We must be aware of the superiority of our civilization.

Certainly, the foreigner the better.

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

Britain is undoubtedly becoming more cultural. No question of it. People who say it is dumbing down simply don't look around enough. They don't know enough.

For a global company, it is imperative to respect and honor local culture and weave that into the core company values rather than the other way around.

There's the fine line between presenting your culture and learning about other cultures so it becomes global.

Culture is a critical piece of success.

I've been exposed to so many different cultures.

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

Like the ancient Silk Road itself, 'The Sound of Silk' will make the foreign familiar while challenging long-held notions of identity and our place in the world.

I think it is so beneficial to English and British football when youngsters see different cultures and environments.

In everything I've done, I've always tried to make room for indigenous people, to include them.

I think cross-cultural dialogue is something that has hugely impacted the richness of the culture of our world.

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

While globalization will make the world smaller and more accessible, we must continue to appreciate its vibrant diversity.

You can't share things about India with Americans, as they don't seem interested. Their culture is different.

Others think their American ways will work in other countries. That's not always accurate and can be disrespectful to the local culture.

American music has infiltrated the entire world enough as it is. Mexican music must be defended with vigilance.

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

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 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 think it's important that the English culture changes a little bit and we do start to go abroad and step out of our comfort zone.

I understand different cultures because I have travelled a lot.