"Culture is the collective programming of the mind which distinguishes the members of one group from another."

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Source : Geert Hofstede (1980). “Culture's Consequences: International Differences in Work-Related Values”, Sage Publications, Incorporated

Geert Hofstede

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“Fine, if you see no reason to worry about bisonbecks who do the bidding of Risto'-- he sat down on a log and pulled out his lunch--'or mordakleeps who team up with anything nasty and currently have a wonderful working relationship with that same evil wizard Risto, then why should I worry? Why should we warn Kale?' Leetu's scowl turned darker. Dar lifted his sandwich to his mouth, but had one more thing to say before he bit into it. 'Actually, I agree with you. Worrying now over an encounter that might occur later would only ruin our digestion.”

Source : Donita K. Paul (2008). “DragonSpell: A Novel”, p.62, WaterBrook
“An actor shouldn't undergo psychoanalysis, because there are a lot of things you're better off not knowing.”
“I love grabbing my wife and going to a distant location to film.”
“It's true that everything happens for a reason, but it is always our responsibility to choose the reasons.”
“Obviously we can't do what we do if no one is paying attention.”

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“The problem is once you've written the opening paragraph and worked out how the rest of the story will go in your head, there's nothing in it for you. I write in longhand using disposable fountain pens on the right-hand side of the notebook for the first draft, then I rewrite some of the sentences and paragraphs on the left-hand side.”
“Quite honestly, even as a woman dealer, I really wasn't interested in masculinity or femininity as such. What was important to me was the value of the work itself. If a woman had come along, somebody like Lee Bontecou or Louise Nevelson, and said, "I'm working on the land," I would have gone to see it.”
“Particularly in periods of crisis, governments have the obligation to lead by good example! Instead, many in Europe are confronting this global challenge with a penny-pinching mentality that drives me crazy.”

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