culture Quotes

Do women compete for the favours of men? Yes. They've spent 5,000 years competing.

Rich cultures, patriarchal cultures, value thin women, like ours; poor ones value fat women. But all patriarchal cultures value weak women. So for women to become physically strong is very profound.

In a way, women are a psychic immigrant group.

Perfectionism attaches to what is valued in the culture.

To understand how any society functions you must understand the relationship between the men and the women.

It's true that it's within the realm of cultural politics that young people tend to work through political issues, which I think is good, although it's not going to solve the problems.

I'm half-Irish, half-Dutch, and I was born in Belgium. If I was a dog, I'd be in a hell of a mess!

There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites of religion held in contempt.

I've always been very curious about fringe cultures where people temporarily adopt a different social model or way of presenting themselves.

A film has to maintain a certain decorum in order to be broadcast to a vast audience.