When you go to areas that have poverty of that level, you're ready to feel shocked and some degree of shame, coming in as a rich westerner.
Quotes about westerner (8 Quotes)
Being married to a daughter of India is a natural complement of my being in this country for 30 years. My roots are very much in this country, even though I remain a Westerner.
There is a double-standard. And quite often if you're from Africa, if you're from a developing country, you'll be executed. There aren't that many people protesting or making a big fuss. But our State Department and the media -- if you're a Westerner -- will make a big fuss.
I am a Westerner. We're not going to change the West by going East. The East has a lot to teach us, but essentially it's like a mirror, saying, hey, can't you see what's here in your own religion, what are you, stupid?
I am a Westerner of Westerners!
The type of Buddhist practices that I talk about in 'The Art of Happiness' have to do with reconditioning one's way of thinking and one's outlook, and one's perception and how one relates to people, ... That type of thing, any Westerner can practice at any time.
If you sit still for a few minutes, the insurgents will have time to figure out where you are, that you are a Westerner, and take you out. A lot of the casualties are from situations like that.
I had never seen poverty like that, ... It was extreme and tragic, and I felt a wave of guilt being a wealthy white Westerner walking through those slums filming a movie.