top of page
More

"Retro is a symptom of a generation that is too lazy to innovate."
Author Name
Personal Development

"Anyone who has used that comforting phrase 'a nice cup of tea' invariably means Indian tea."
Author Name
Personal Development

"Our culture has bred consumers and addicts. We eat too much, buy too much, and want too much. We set ourselves on the fruitless mission of filling the gaping hole within us with material things. Blindly, we consume more and more, believing we are hungry for more food, status, or money, yet really we are hungry for connection."
Author Name
Personal Development

"The Frenchman works until he can play. The American works until he can't play; and then thanks the devil, his master, that he is donkey enough to die in harness. But the Englishman, as he has since become, works until he can pretend that he never worked at all."
Author Name
Personal Development

"To breathe Paris is to preserve one's soul."
Author Name
Personal Development

"I see Lord Buddha in the 21st Century across national borders, across faith systems, across political ideologies, playing the role of a bridge to promote understanding to counsel patience and to enlighten us with tolerance and empathy."
Author Name
Personal Development

"Culture, religion, and education, are conspiracies to standardize worldviews."
Author Name
Personal Development

"Confession. Years ago, I was invited to a cocktail party for an Asian-American networking group. As I introduced myself to a Japanese businessman, I reached out and firmly shook his hand. Much to my embarrassment now, I automatically took my other hand and wrapped our hands in a "hand hug. This is a common gesture of friendship in the South. As his wife approached, however, she appeared appalled and felt disrespected that I was touching her husband. Our cultural differences were marked. Despite this cultural mishap, I was able to redeem myself. We all moved past it and delighted in an interesting conversation. Physical touch is a touchy topic (pun intended), especially when various cultures are involved."
Author Name
Personal Development

"The nation that honors a dancer more than a scholar is no more a nation."
Author Name
Personal Development

"Culture is a symbolic veil with which we hide our animal nature from ourselves - and other animals."
Author Name
Personal Development
More


"It is one thing to record an album but it's a huge difference when people play it and listen to it and embrace it the way that I do. It has always been my dream to get my music out to the world and have people hear it."
Music


"Over the holidays, and even during filming, I realized that I actually like my body, even if it's not perfect according to the book. I just feel sexy. For the first time, I don't want to get rid of the curves. I just want to tone it up. My body is comfortable, and it's not unhealthy, so I'm going to rock with it."
Time


"When I am putting looks together, I dare myself to make something work. I always look for the most interesting silhouette or something that's a little off, but I have to figure it out. I have to make it me. I think that's the thrill in fashion."
Work


"I want to give people a taste of the Caribbean, and show them the fun side of me."
People


"I hate going to the gym and doing it the old-fashioned way. I hate anything that's too straightforward, too routine, too familiar. I get bored really, really quickly."
Hate


"Music is in my DNA!"
Music


"When I was fourteen and first started going out, I always wanted to be the opposite of everyone else. So I would go to the club in a polo T-shirt and pants and sneakers and a hat on backward, just so I would not be dressed like other girls."
First


"I am a child but I have to think and act like a woman, this business forces you to."
Business


"I always keep my guard up with guys and I guess that can get in the way sometimes. I can make them go through hell."
Hell


"Dancing was always part of my culture growing up in Barbados. When I shot my 1st video I worked really hard with my choreographer to perfect the routines."
Culture
bottom of page