On Culture (Unsourced)

"[...] every culture in the world has had its own unique history and we can not therefore say that any culture observable in the present day world is an earlier form of any other." (Charles W Hart)

"He who cherishes the values of culture cannot fail to be a pacifist." (Albert Einstein)

"Human creative work is by excellence one of expression. The deep human desire is to be understood by other peoples. This expression which succeeds to be communicated is just what we call culture." (Grigore C Moisil)

"More and more, science has become not only increasingly necessary as a foundation for professional skill, but has come to be regarded as the most valuable instrument of culture." (Henry P Smith)

"Our models of communication [...] create what we disingenuously pretend they merely describe. As a result our science is [...] a reflexive one. We not only describe behavior; we create a particular corner of culture - culture that determines, in part, the kind of communicative world we inhabit." (James W Carey)

"Our will and testament has come about out of a vigorous conviction that a nation that does not highly esteem mathematical thought can never be capable of achieving the highest cultural goals and thereby enjoy the international respect which, in the long term, is an effective means of maintaining our position in the world, as well as asserting our right to live our own lives." (M Gustav Mittag-Leffler)

"Science with its strict analysis of the facts, its persevering search for new, more consummate truths, and its relentless struggle against discovered mistakes and prejudices - science must saturate all or technics, our culture, and everyday life." (Abram F Joffe)

"The acquiring of culture is the developing of an avid hunger for knowledge and beauty." (Jesse L Bennett [attributed])

"The highest culture is not obtained from the teacher when at school or college, so much as by our ever-diligent self-education when we become men." (Samuel Smiles)

"The mathematics of rhythm are universal. They don't belong to any particular culture." (John McLaughlin)

"The trademark of modern culture is science; if you can fake this, you’ve got it made." (Mario Bunge)

"We are caged by our cultural programming. Culture is a mass hallucination, and when you step outside the mass hallucination you see it for what it’s worth." (Terence McKenna)