Embracing Cultural Differences Quotes & Sayings

Sometimes the only way to get rid of an unpleasant feeling is to replace it with another unpleasant feeling. — Chetan Bhagat

I'm not good at accepting help. — Patricia Heaton

I love it when a photographer lets me create my own movement and feeling to the images. By that I mean he doesn't restrict me in his or her own ideas but rather gives me a direction and lets me work within those boundaries freely. — Kylie Bax

Sorry. I had to put out a fire." "You had to put out a fire here, on your day off?" "Uh-huh." Technically, the fire in question had been in her panties, but no need to go into those details. — Samanthe Beck

In spring they lie flat at the first warmth, they ruin my summer and in autumn they smell of women. — Hugo Claus

If you currently travel abroad or plan to in the future, make sure you understand the cultural convention of the country that you are visiting. Particularly with regard to greetings. If someone gives you a weak hand-shake, don't grimace. If anyone takes your arm, don't wince. If you are in the Middle East and a person wants to hold your hand, hold it. If you are a man visiting Russia, don't be surprised when your male host kisses your cheek, rather than hand. All of these greetings are as natural as way to express genuine sentiments as an American handshake. I am honored when an Arab or Asian man offers to take my hand because I know that it is a sign of high respect and trust. Accepting these cultural differences is the first step to better understanding and embracing diversity. — Joe Navarro

I love finding songs, going through them, tearing them apart, and seeing if I can find anything wrong with them. — Randy Travis

By learning to open your heart and body while embracing and trusting all energies, from rough ravishment to sublime gentleness, you can open to be lived by the mystery that lives the entire universe. — David Deida

But I have no sex feelings about you, and I kind of feel the sleeping-together thing is just odd. So we're not doing the fairy sleep-athon of comfort anymore. — Charlaine Harris

It is gracious ambition to covet to be like the Most Holy, for he has said, Be ye holy, for I am holy; but it is sinful ambition to aim to be like the Most High, for he has said, He who exalts himself shall be abased. — Matthew Henry

Partying and having all of those pictures taken distracts from the work that I do. It's not why I started acting. I didn't get into acting to be written about. It kind of just happened - so I accept that it's my life. — Lindsay Lohan

I would like to show the world today as an ant sees it and tomorrow as the moon sees it. — Hannah Hoch

Trade your expectations for appreciation and the world changes instantly. — Tony Robbins

You're beautiful, Replied the fly, to the spider. — Pleasefindthis

a common language was a wonderful idea, but utterly utopian. All good ideas were, she said sadly. Ursula — Kate Atkinson

The only control you have is the amount of work you put into something. Never lose because someone else worked harder than you. — Candy Atkins