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"We are what we think about and meditate on. Look around people! America is a buffet of violence, a total immersion."
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"Culture is a symbolic veil with which we hide our animal nature from ourselves - and other animals."
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"Cultural heritage define the uniqueness of individuals. Appreciate cultural diversity."
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"The way of the consumerist culture is to spend so much energy chasing happiness that it has none left to be happy."
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"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."
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"Strategy, role-model, systems thinking, trust, relationship management, balance, etc., are all important culture change principles."
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"We are all artificial and have been unnaturally changed by violence and unwholesome conditioning."
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"Culture and holiness must be made compatible in the environment of the kingdom."
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Personal Development

"The American's literature is all about being hot and sexy, inspiring a girl and going to bed with her. It focuses on being a hero, saving lives and surviving last, but it has nothing to do with dignity, serenity."
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"Could dump two Chinee down in one of our maria and they would get rich selling rocks to each other while raising twelve kids. Then a Hindu would sell retail stuff he got from them wholesale--below cost at a fat profit. We got along."
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"Part of the secret of a success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside."
Happiness

"A man is accepted into a church for what he believes and he is turned out for what he knows."
Religion

"It is better to take what does not belong to you than to let it lie around neglected."
Attitude

"He had had much experience of physicians, and said 'the only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like, and do what you'd druther not'."
Health

"I was sorry to have my name mentioned as one of the great authors, because they have a sad habit of dying off. Chaucer is dead, Spencer is dead, so is Milton, so is Shakespeare, and I'm not feeling so well myself."
Mortality

"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness."
Wisdom

"What is the difference between a taxidermist and a tax collector? The taxidermist takes only your skin."
Humor

"From his cradle to the grave a man never does a single thing which has any first and foremost object save one-to secure peace of mind spiritual comfort for himself."
Spiritual

"The perfection of wisdom, and the end of true philosophy is to proportion our wants to our possessions, our ambitions to our capacities, we will then be a happy and a virtuous people."
Philosophy

"I always take Scotch whiskey at night as a preventive of toothache. I have never had the toothache; and what is more, I never intend to have it."
Health
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