“There is a single thread of attitude, a single direction of flow, that...” — Arthur Erickson Quote

“There is a single thread of attitude, a single direction of flow, that joins our present time to its early burgeoning in Mediterranean civilization.”

“You have to see a building to comprehend it. Photographs cannot convey the experience, nor film.”

“We find Japan a little more difficult to understand because it has proven its 20th century prowess though the ancient traditions still persist.”

“Information's right at our fingertips, but so is what you want to believe. It's the classic thing of someone Googling 'autism vaccines' - they'll find what they're looking for, depending on what they think. You'll find lots of people who are just bolstering what they already think, bolstering their cultural attitude.”

“Measuring success in cultural diplomacy - the use of education, creative expression in any form, or people-to-people exchange to increase understanding across regions, cultures, or peoples - is challenging. How does one quantify changes in attitude, abandoning stereotypes, or feeling empathy as a result of a performance, a film, a book?”