Cultural Effects Quotes

I presume that nobody will deny the positive aspects of the North American cultural world. These are well known to all. But these aspects do not make one forget the disastrous effects of the industrial and commercial process of 'cultural lamination' that the USA is perpetrating on the planet.

Unhealthy cultures create addiction. Healthy cultures create social bonds.

I'm trying to look at many, many things in modern life that I believe are going faster, and I'm trying to look at why they're going faster and what effect they have on us. We all know about FedEx and instant pudding, but it doesn't mean we've looked at all the consequences of our desire for speed.

Television has been the single greatest shaper of emptiness.

a steady diet of mass culture is a form of deprivation.

Television is an instrument which can paralyze this country.

The idea that cinema can be dangerous is a great idea.

The fact is that the culture does not have only positive effects on our intellectual and moral functions but also negative effects.

Don't forget - you're dealing with aberrated people. They're not responsible for their answers. They're victims of culture. That means they have been influenced by their culture.

I'm trying to write about serious issues, about Iceland's journey into modernity, about the soul of Iceland - on how people react when they get too much money too quickly and how it affects our culture.