I'm interested in Russian language, culture, history... and I lived there, for four years, as a reporter for the Washington Post and have visited many times since.
Systematic philosophical and practical anti-intellectualism such as we are witnessing appears to be something truly novel in the history of human culture.
Proper history teaching is being crushed under the weight of play-based pedagogy which infantilises children, teachers and our culture.
I know about technology, about research, scientific applications, culture, civilization, differences between nations of the world, the nature of history.
Ultimately, you change the culture in Washington only one way, and it's one election at a time, with the character of the people you send.
America is not just a democracy, it represents a certain culture of competitive mobility and personality aspirations, politics is not merely a clash of interests, but a clash of dreams.
Education must, be not only a transmission of culture but also a provider of alternative views of the world and a strengthener of the will to explore them.
The point of my work is to show that culture and education aren't simply hobbies or minor influences.
A truly vibrant and creative culture depends on a system of education which is not divided along class and sectarian lines.
I'm sure mothers are important across every culture, but particularly in Korean society, the role of the mother is of great importance.
Jerusalem is a festival and a lamentation. Its song is a sigh across the ages, a delicate, robust, mournful psalm at the great junction of spiritual cultures.
The United States is definitely ahead in culture of innovation. If someone wants to accomplish great things, there is no better place than the U.S.
It is not just the Great Works of mankind that make a culture. It is the daily things, like what people eat and how they serve it.
Pakistan hasn't been cast in the role of... interesting cultural place or, you know, land of great comedians.
If someone can't behave with their colleagues and can't be part of the culture, it doesn't matter how good they are at what they do; they have to be asked to leave.
I've been to Australia several times, and I just like the earthiness; it's part of the culture. That's a really good vibe to be around.
Respecting other people's cultures is well and good, but I draw the line at where some branches of Islam, what they do to women. It's indefensible.
In this culture, where entertainers and athletes wield such power, it seems only right to me that they try to make their influence a good one.
But having said that, what's happening with campaign finance reform and our political culture is devastating.
We live, in North America in general, if I'm given the indulgence of selling us down the river, in a culture of fear of this connective sense of spirit.
Slowly but surely, we are acquiring that famous culture of democracy, which is our objective.
