Jean-Philippe Courtois Quotes

We should never denigrate any other culture but rather help people to understand the relationship between their own culture and the dominant culture. When you understand another culture or language, it does not mean that you have to lose your own culture.

We live in a global society today where all our cultures intermingle.

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

Multiculturalism may well be our saviour, wresting us out from the straitjacket of our history, thrusting the old continent into an environment where other ethnicities, less cynical and more positive, will play a big role in its future.

When I see the cultural diversity that exists today, I feel that we must defend it, and we need Europe, because otherwise we are going to live in a society with a single model, the Anglo-American model.

It's different cultures that make the world go 'round at the end of the day.

I'm very optimistic because I think that the real strength of a nation like the United States comes from blending cultures. There's no way that you can close the frontiers anywhere. The borders are there to be violated permanently.

Every culture is very important. Dartmouth has always been dedicated to diversity of culture.

Multiculturalism isn't just a buzzword; it's not just something to debate - I am multiculturalism.

I have no problems with a multicultural society; I think that is to the benefit of the country. But you have to be careful what levels you take it to.

I remember always going to the train station where I grew up, and on the wall was written, 'The real wealth of a nation is diversity of cultures.' Where I grew up, that's what I saw, and that's what I believe in as well - and I still believe it.

I grew up with all cultures in the world.

I'm a fan of mixing cultures together.

I think we are evolving rapidly into one world culture. It's certainly one world economy. With billions of people online, I think we'll appreciate the wisdom in many different traditions as we learn more about them. People were very isolated and didn't know anything about other religions 100 years ago.

I'm not Chinese. I thrive in interesting times.

The Filipino embraces civilization and lives and thrives in every clime, in contact with every people.

I grew up in Africa surrounded by a lot of culture. It's made me aware that the world is a big place.

The Chinese culture belongs not only to the Chinese but also to the whole world.

I feel that there are a few things in the world without cultural barriers.

I make no claim that Jewish culture is superior to other cultures or that the Jewish song is better than the song of my neighbor.

I don't think you lose culture because you act different cultures.

Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit.

People in the Middle East may consider the U.S. an evil hegemony that has tainted their culture, but when I look at the growth of racial and ethnic tolerance and understanding in my generation in the U.S., and see those sentiments make it around the world, it makes me feel proud.

As a cultural product of both 'East' and 'West', I do not believe there is a fundamental basis for a clash of civilisations, or that the West is the cause of all problems.

Being an American is such a rich environment, because there's so many people from other countries and cultures, and through that you're able to see other people's experiences.