Mark Shand

My flat is a bit like an oriental bazaar. It's filled with the oddest objects from all my travels, and you can't really move in it. I love collecting antiques and often spend weekends driving around bric-a-brac markets.

British Writer

Olivia De Havilland

The one thing that you simply have to remember all the time that you are there, is that Hollywood is an oriental city. As long as you do that you might survive. If you try to equate it with anything else you'll perish.

American Actress

David Hockney

Shadows sometimes people don't see shadows. The Chinese of course never paint them in pictures, oriental art never deals with shadow. But I noticed these shadows and I knew it meant it was sunny.

English Artist

James J. Hill

If you review the commercial history, you will discover anyone who controls oriental trade will get hold of global wealth.

American Businessman

Jose Rizal

Orientals, and the Malays in particular, are a sensitive people: delicacy of sentiment is predominant with them.

Filipino Writer

Malcolm de Chazal

The flower is a jumble of thighs, the sun's harem - the most oriental thing imaginable.

French Writer

A. B. Yehoshua

I come from two parts of the oriental community - Jerusalemite and North African Jews.

Israeli Novelist

Li Keqiang

The world today needs both western thinking and oriental vision.

Chinese Politician

Johnny Mathis

I love Puccini and that oriental influence in his music.

American Musician

Tom T. Hall

Faulkner was almost oriental. I never got into Faulkner.

Some may find 'oriental' outdated or offensive. Use 'Asian' for modern contexts.

Cultural Sensitivity

'Oriental' specifically denotes East Asian countries, not all of Asia.

Geographical Precision

The term is more common in older texts than in contemporary language.

Historical Context

'Oriental' as an adjective often refers to decor styles, like rugs or vases.

Decorative Use

Be cautious not to associate 'oriental' objects with clichés or stereotypes.

Avoid Stereotyping

Using 'oriental' to describe people is often seen as outdated or offensive in many contexts.

Sensitivity As Noun

Within the U.S, 'oriental' can have regional variations in acceptability and use.

Regional Nuance

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