{"quotes":[{"text":"Civilization could not exist without tremors of desire and without the counteracting, negation force of disciplined denial. Nor would the gyratory pulsations of a lively civilization exist devoid of the convulsive chemistry of union and repellency. We are born with a desire to be immortal. Cursed with the knowledge that we must die, people live their orthodox lives out by displaying reckless abandon as to the outcome of human life or nervously hounded by utter despondency nipping their heels. How we resolve this decidedly human complex of carrying out our daily lives while burden by our inescapable mortality determines our essential character. The collation of similar values adopted by our community determines who we are as a people.","author":"Kilroy J. Oldster","tags":["attitude","attitude","attitude-toward-life","attraction","attraction","character","civilization","culture-and-attitude","culture-identity","denial","desire","desires","desires-and-dreams","desires","existence","existentialism","immortality","personal-development","philosophy-of-life","self-discipline"],"id":3758,"author_id":"Kilroy+J.+Oldster"},{"text":"If America is to be strong in the future, Americans must see America as home, not divided by race or region. Build American jobs for the future and come together with compassion to solve problems.","author":"Phil Mitchell","tags":["america","american-dream","culture-identity","election","future-inspirational","political"],"id":28472,"author_id":"Phil+Mitchell"},{"text":"We are all a part of a culture of violence that dominates every aspect of our lives.","author":"Bryant McGill","tags":["culture-identity","racism","violence"],"id":31447,"author_id":"Bryant+McGill"},{"text":"The overriding reason why we should take other people's cultures seriously is because God has taken ours seriously.","author":"John R.W. Stott","tags":["christianity","culture","culture-identity","god","missions"],"id":57619,"author_id":"John+R.W.+Stott"},{"text":"A significant number of people believe tribal people still live and dress as they did 300 years ago. During my tenure as principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, national news agencies requesting interviews sometimes asked if they could film a tribal dance or if I would wear traditional tribal clothing for the interview. I doubt they asked the president of the United States to dress like a pilgrim for an interview.","author":"Wilma Mankiller","tags":["culture-and-imperialism","culture-identity","native-american","race"],"id":79803,"author_id":"Wilma+Mankiller"},{"text":"We are nothing but bricks from our cultural molds.","author":"Bangambiki Habyarimana","tags":["culture","culture-identity","destiny","destiny","fate","free-will"],"id":98171,"author_id":"Bangambiki+Habyarimana"},{"text":"Look for a miracle in every encounter.","author":"Lailah Gifty Akita","tags":["cultural","culture-critique","culture-diversity","culture-identity","diversity","encounter","encouragement","expectation","expectations-illusions","faith-in-god","faith","faith-strength","god","living-life","living-together","mankind","mind-body-spirit","mind","mindset","miracle-mindset","miracle-qoutes","miracle","miracles-of-life","relationship","religion","religion-and-philoshophy","religion-spirituality","religious-faith","spiritual","spiritual","spirituality","wisdom-inspirational","wisdom","wise","wise-words"],"id":99461,"author_id":"Lailah+Gifty+Akita"},{"text":"Seattle is for people who love culture, but refuse to sacrifice their wild nature to attain it.","author":"Kimberly Kinrade","tags":["culture","culture-identity","seattle","truth"],"id":112820,"author_id":"Kimberly+Kinrade"},{"text":"I had never said those words because there were no words left. My beloved and I were both exiles from language. Our love couldn't be expressed in words. Our love had been woven into the melodies rendered by his flute, and it was subsumed in the atoms of the air we breathed. It had been consecrated in this shrine. It had never been named. It was an unnamed thing that had remained unspoken, unuttered, unsaid. I did not need to name it when he could already hear it.","author":"Faiqa Mansab","tags":["culture-identity","diverse-characters","fiction","poc"],"id":131403,"author_id":"Faiqa+Mansab"},{"text":"All trademarks, company names, registered names, products, characters, mottos, logos, jingles and catchphrases used or cited in this work are the property of their respective owners and have only been mentioned and or used as cultural references to enhance the narrative and in no way were used to disparage or harm the owners and their companies. It is the author's sincerest wish the owners of the cited trademarks, company names, etc. Appreciate the success they have achieved in making their products household names and appreciate the free plug.","author":"E.A. Bucchianeri","tags":["company-names","copyright","creative-process","culture","culture-identity","culture-making","disclaimer","free-advertising","free-plug","funny","gadfly","household-name","humor","humour","jingle","logo","logos","mottos","trademarks","writing"],"id":149471,"author_id":"E.A.+Bucchianeri"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":29,"pages":3,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}