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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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Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit.

Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit.

by Jawaharlal Nehru Found in: Culture Quotes,
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A house is a machine for living in.

A house is a machine for living in.

by Le Corbusier Found in: Home Quotes, Houses 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 is the sum of all the forms of art, of love, and of thought, which, in the coarse or read more

Culture is the sum of all the forms of art, of love, and of thought, which, in the coarse or centuries, have enabled man to be less enslaved

by Andre Malraux Found in: Culture Quotes,
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Culture is a little like dropping an Alka-Seltzer into a glass-you don't see it, but somehow it does something.

Culture is a little like dropping an Alka-Seltzer into a glass-you don't see it, but somehow it does something.

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Culture is one thing and varnish is another.

Culture is one thing and varnish is another.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Culture Quotes,
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You can't walk alone. Many have given the illusion, but none have really walked alone. Man is not made that read more

You can't walk alone. Many have given the illusion, but none have really walked alone. Man is not made that way. Each man is bedded in his people, their history, their culture, and their values.

by Peter Abrahams Found in: Culture Quotes,
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Houses are built to live in and not to look on.

Houses are built to live in and not to look on.

by Francis Bacon, Sr. Found in: Houses Quotes,
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A house that does not have one worn, comfy chair in it is soulless.

A house that does not have one worn, comfy chair in it is soulless.

by George Moore Found in: Houses Quotes,
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