“ We're [New York] the world's second home, the place where every religion is practiced and every culture is celebrated. Michael Bloomberg Former Mayor Of New York City
“ I'm very optimistic because I think that the real strength of a nation like the United States comes from blending cultures. There's no way that you can close the frontiers anywhere. The borders are there to be violated permanently. Isabel Allende Writer
“ I'm of Nigerian descent, from the Yoruba tribe. Names are very significant in that culture. It basically states your purpose in life. Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Actor
“ Placing on writers the responsibility to represent a culture is an onerous burden. Amy Tan Film Writer
“ Our art culture makes no attempt to search the past for precedents, but transforms the entire past into a sequence of provisional responses to a problem that remains intact. Andre Malraux Novelist