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I have had a great deal of interaction with Koreans and feel a fairly strong bond with Korea.

You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.

The culture industry not so much adapts to the reactions of its customers as it counterfeits them.

For the introduction of a new kind of music must be shunned as imperiling the whole state; since styles of music are never disturbed without affecting the most important political institutions.

No culture can live if it attempts to be exclusive.

In Egypt, the living were subordinate to the dead.

According to Ethiopian custom, parents wait to name a baby because children often die in the first weeks of life.

You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.

If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home.

You know, I think we Indians are afraid to show and celebrate our happiness, lest things change around. But I feel that it’s okay to be sad and okay to show when you are happy.