Edward T. Hall Quotes

A collection of quotes by Edward T. Hall.

Edward T. Hall (1914-2009) was an American anthropologist and cross-cultural communication expert. He is best known for his research on proxemics, the study of how people use and perceive space in different cultures. Hall’s groundbreaking work shed light on the significance of nonverbal communication and the impact of cultural norms on human behavior. He was also influential in the field of intercultural relations, emphasizing the need for cultural sensitivity in a globalized world. Through his numerous publications, including the influential book "The Hidden Dimension," Hall continued to shape our understanding of communication and cultural dynamics.

We should never denigrate any other culture but rather help

We should never denigrate any other culture but rather help people to understand the relationship between their own culture and the dominant culture. When you understand another culture or language, it does not mean that you have to lose your own culture.

Edward T. Hall

Relationship

Age affects how people experience time. The observations on

Age affects how people experience time. The observations on this are well known, so it is only necessary to outline briefly what has been the experience of everyone I have ever talked to or read about: the years go faster as one gets older. At the age of four or six, a year seems interminable; at sixty, the years begin to blend and are frequently hard to separate from each other because they move so fast! There are, of course, a number of common-sense explanations for this sort of thing. If you have only lived five years, a year represents 20 percent of your life; if you have lived fifty years, that same year represents only 2 percent of your life, and since lives are lived as wholes, this logarithmic element would make it difficult to maintain the same perspective on the experience of a year

Edward T. Hall

Age