AAPI Month: Quotes About Culture

Categories: Diversity & Inclusion

Failure is not falling down but refusing to get up.

"Failure is not falling down but refusing to get up." - Chinese Proverb

Asian culture has a profoundly different relationship to work. It rewards people who are persistent.

"Asian culture has a profoundly different relationship to work. It rewards people who are persistent." - Malcolm Gladwell

The Chinese culture belongs not only to the Chinese but also to the whole world.

"The Chinese culture belongs not only to the Chinese but also to the whole world." - Hu Jintao

When we say 'Asian American' we are talking about so much more than can be fit in a single stereotype.

"When we say 'Asian American' we are talking about so much more than can be fit in a single stereotype." - Ijeoma Oluo

I need to talk about Chinese culture. We have deep, strong philosophy and culture. I want to share some information, tell the worldwide audience.

"I need to talk about Chinese culture. We have deep, strong philosophy and culture. I want to share some information, tell the worldwide audience." - Jet Li

The Asian culture has to be a part of what we see on TV and in movies.

"The Asian culture has to be a part of what we see on TV and in movies." - Elodie Yung

My parents kept the best aspects of the Asian culture, and they Americanized the family. My mother was a great example for me. She was a working mother with a good career.

"My parents kept the best aspects of the Asian culture, and they Americanized the family. My mother was a great example for me. She was a working mother with a good career." - Andrea Jung

Don't be disquieted in time of adversity. Be firm with dignity and self-reliant with vigor.

"Don't be disquieted in time of adversity. Be firm with dignity and self-reliant with vigor." - Chiang Kai-Shek

When the world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful.

"When the world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful." - Malala Yousafzai

Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.

"Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality." - The Dalai Lama

The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.

"The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows." - The Buddha

To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don't need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.

"To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don't need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself." - Thich Nhat Hanh

In a gentle way, you can shake the world.

"In a gentle way, you can shake the world." - Gandhi

You can change the world by being yourself.

"You can change the world by being yourself." - Yoko Ono

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