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    I do not want my house to be walled in on all sides and my windows to be stuffed. I want the cultures of all the lands to be blown about my house as freely as possible. But I refuse to be blown off my feet by any.

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His house was perfect, whether you liked food, or sleep, or work, or story-telling, or singing, or just sitting and read more

His house was perfect, whether you liked food, or sleep, or work, or story-telling, or singing, or just sitting and thinking, best, or a pleasant mixture of them all.

by J.r.r. Tolkien Found in: Houses Quotes,
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People make one happy, not houses? I do not think so. Houses are more to be trusted than people.

People make one happy, not houses? I do not think so. Houses are more to be trusted than people.

by Elizabeth Aston Found in: Houses Quotes,
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The culture used to move relatively slowly, so you could take aim. Now it moves so fast, and is so read more

The culture used to move relatively slowly, so you could take aim. Now it moves so fast, and is so fluffy and meaningless, you feel like an idiot even complaining about it.

by Susan Faludi Found in: Culture Quotes,
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The end of culture is right living.

The end of culture is right living.

by W. Somerset Maugham Found in: Culture Quotes,
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"What sets worlds in motion is the interplay of differences, their attractions and repulsions. Life is plurality, death is uniformity. read more

"What sets worlds in motion is the interplay of differences, their attractions and repulsions. Life is plurality, death is uniformity. By suppressing differences and pecularities, by eliminating different civilizations and cultures, progress weakens life and favors death. The ideal of a single civilization for everyone, implicit in the cult of progress and technique, impoverishes and mutilates us. Every view of the world that becomes extinct, every culture that disappears, diminishes a possibility of life"

by Octavio Paz Found in: Culture Quotes,
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Culture, with us, ends in headache.

Culture, with us, ends in headache.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Culture Quotes,
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It always amazes me to think that every house on every street is full of so many stories; so many read more

It always amazes me to think that every house on every street is full of so many stories; so many triumphs and tragedies, and all we see are yards and driveways.

by Glenn Close Found in: Houses Quotes,
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We are at the precipice of great transformation within our culture and government.

We are at the precipice of great transformation within our culture and government.

by Zachary Quinto Found in: Culture Quotes,
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Culture of the mind must be subservient to the heart.

Culture of the mind must be subservient to the heart.

by Mahatma Gandhi Found in: Culture Quotes,
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