"Culture is more often a source of conflict than of synergy. Cultural differences are a nuisance at best and often a disaster."

-- Geert Hofstede

#Differences Quotes #Nuisance Quotes #Culture Quotes

“Despite a lingering low inventory and increasing prices, consumers still have the confidence to purchase a home. More and more people recognize the many opportunities in this market and the significant value of low interest rates. As job creation and wages continue to improve, many more first-time buyers are now making the decision to become homeowners.”
“Nobody wants to hear Metallica at lunchtime.”

Source : Interview with Chris Heath, www.gq.com. May 15, 2012.
“It's one thing believing in yourself, it's another thing having other people believe in you, and that is the greatest gift, honestly.”
“One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.”
“I think about my life and what's important to me sometimes. Working for WWE and being a Diva has really been the only thing that's made me feel great about myself.”
“I think some people have a different idea of what the band Young the Giant is. We're normal guys. We're down to earth. We like doing other things besides music although for the past three years music has been our life. We're not trying to be too pretentious. Some people take that as a red flag. They say, 'these guys are boring' or 'they don't have anything flamboyant or left field-ish to say,' but if they don't like that then they don't like that. That's who we are. Just even tempered people. We're not too crazy.”
“[H]istory is a melodrama on the theme of parasitism, characterized by scenes that are exciting or dull, as the case may be, and many a sudden stagetrick.”

Source : Max Nordau (1911). “The Interpretation of History”
“I also believe that it's almost impossible for people to change alone. We need to join with others who will push us in our thinking and challenge us to do things we didn't believe ourselves capable of.”

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