Tradition Quotes · Page 19

The tradition of the oppressed teaches us that the "state of emergency" in which we live is not the exception but the…

— Walter Benjamin

There was an honorable tradition of using anonymous sources that was ruined by Jayson Blair.

— Ted Rall

Obviously Manchester United's tradition and history speaks for itself.

— Tobin Heath

I see myself writing in the tradition of urban ethnography and in the tradition of the sociology of poverty.

— Matthew Desmond

“Thanks to arranged marriages: There are countless women who have never been their husband's girlfriend.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

When you create something new, you're breaking tradition - which is an act of defiance.

— Steven Strogatz

For in my tradition, as a Jew, I believe that whatever we receive we must share.

— Elie Wiesel

Nine English traditions out of ten date from the latter half of the nineteenth century.

— C.P. Snow

I think the myths are keeping us limited to, and tied to, what I would call the hyper-masculine tradition. All the major…

— Arjuna Ardagh

Traditions cannot themselves, simply with their own powers, do what needs to be done. These earlier experiences and accomplishments were dealing with…

— Thomas Berry

She was happy, and perfectly in line with the tradition of those women they used to call "ruined," "fallen," feckless, bitches in…

— Jean Genet

Japan is the most intoxicating place for me. In Kyoto, there's an inn called the Tawaraya which is quite extraordinary. The Japanese…

— Roman Coppola

Dalai Lama is very interested in learning from and sharing tips with people in other traditions, but he always stresses that we…

— Pico Iyer

I'm very much a traditionalist, but I think it's important to know about tradition so that you can evolve the music you…

— Chely Wright

Every Yom Kippur, Jewish tradition requires a strict spiritual inventory. You aren't supposed to just sit around feeling guilty, but to take…

— Naomi Wolf

My concern is to develop a North American type of anarchism that comes out of the American tradition, or that at least…

— Murray Bookchin

Jorge Luis Borges was lamenting a variety of Orientalism that was used to measure the alleged authenticity of Argentine and Latin American…

— Adam Morris

Tradition is something you can't bottle.You can't buy it at the corner store.But it is there to sustain you when you need…

— Fritz Crisler

We do have a big kind of history in literate tradition of Vikings and we have a lot of Viking blood in…

— Craig Ferguson

When I'm asked to define "Southern food," I usually turn that question back to my audience and ask them what they think.…

— Marcie Cohen Ferris

Both Italy and Britain have a great tailoring tradition. British men are famously elegant and careful with their style: they love to…

— Domenico Dolce

Those of us raised in the Christian tradition need to choose to either see God in Jesus or to continue to let…

— Frank Schaeffer

Studies show that the more often families eat together, the less likely kids are to smoke, drink, do drugs, get depressed, develop…

— Nancy Gibbs

We must create the conditions for immigrants to normally integrate into our society, learn Russian and, of course, respect our culture and…

— Vladimir Putin

My dad always associated information with liberation. He was very much in that Malcolm X tradition.

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

“Even if another tradition goes against our own convictions, it has its own reason for being, in the support it provides for…

— Dalai Lama XIV

Through all of our various Christmas traditions, I hope that we are focused first upon the Lord Jesus Christ. Wise men still…

— Russell M. Nelson

I know as a nation we are stronger because of our immigrant tradition.

— Brad Schneider

Tottenham Hotspur is a great club with a strong tradition and fantastic support, both at home and throughout the world.

— Andre Villas-Boas

To see the other side, to defend another people, not despite your tradition but because of it, is the heart of pluralism

— Eboo Patel

Everybody loves Wimbledon, with all the tradition and everything else.

— Angelique Kerber

There's something very fine and lucid and rich in this tradition of the English actor.

— Roger Rees

When men are oppressed, it's a tragedy. When women are oppressed, it's tradition.

— Letty Cottin Pogrebin

Every generation deals with the breaking down of its tradition, and I think that they rediscovered the film.

— Norman Jewison

One thing I love about Christmas music is that it has a tradition of warmth.

— Zooey Deschanel

We must find a way to balance our tradition as a state welcoming of refugees while ensuring the safety and security of…

— Bruce Rauner

'Neil Young Heart of Gold', that was a valentine to Nashville and country music in the Grand Ole Opry tradition and Hank…

— Jonathan Demme

Philosophers have a long tradition of marrying stupid women, from Socrates on. They think it clever.

— Simon Gray

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite American traditions. I quickly picked it up when I moved to the U.S. from Sweden.

— Marcus Samuelsson

Every spiritual tradition has this idea of death and resurrection. It's not unique to Christianity.

— Deepak Chopra