Tradition Quotes · Page 30

No practice or tradition trumps the human rights that belong to all of us.

— Hillary Clinton

Rap comes from the oral tradition. The oral tradition gives voice to those who would've otherwise been voiceless.

— Benjamin Zephaniah

If you plan on continuing a tradition, it might be a good idea to find out just what tradition it is that…

— Pat Metheny

I consider Birmingham a proper football club; the tradition and support base that fits the club.

— Chris Hughton

I have the best memories as a kid eating ice cream. It was a family tradition that I had with my father.…

— Michael Strahan

Free yourself from the rigid conduct of tradition and open yourself to the new forms of probability.

— Hans Bender

There is only one thing better than tradition and that is the original and eternal life out of which all tradition takes…

— James Russell Lowell

There are certain transfers you simply don't do. This has a lot to do with respect: respect for tradition and the fans.

— Toni Kroos

Unless criticism refuses to take itself quite so seriously or at least to permit its readers not to, it will inevitably continue…

— Leslie Fiedler

Soccer isn't the same as Bach or Buddhism. But it is often more deeply felt than religion, and just as much a…

— Franklin Foer

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

— Walter Benjamin

I was never interested in the two-party system per se. I was interested in how authority was abused by government, and how…

— Jules Feiffer

I briefly flirted with some of the new age offerings available in the early '90s and found strength in Buddhism, but ultimately…

— Linus Roache

If you have fear, you are bound by tradition, you follow some leader or guru. When you are bound by tradition, when…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

The bird that would soar above the level plain of tradition and prejudice must have strong wings. It is a sad spectacle…

— Kate Chopin

It was just an honor for me to be doing the role of Miguel because I identify with him. I grew up…

— Anthony Gonzalez

I want to emphasize in the great concentration which we now place upon scientists and engineers how much we still need the…

— John F. Kennedy

For neo-conservatism is a quintessentially Jewish project: a re-sanctification in everyday life of the core values of western civilisation, and the achievement…

— Melanie Phillips

Personally, I've realized that the tradition I thought of as too safe, too pretty, and too conventional is the space where women…

— Ann Powers

I came to see that man finds meaning in his existence only through the active demonstration of his human self, a cosmos…

— Pramoedya Ananta Toer

Just as some of the most ardent political ideologues in the West are young people, revolutionaries, the '60s generation, - in Islam…

— Michael Scheuer

One path I've used a lot is to deeply and thoughtfully consider a trope or a tradition, and then set about taking…

— Lidia Yuknavitch

When we respect our blood ancestors and our spiritual ancestors, we feel rooted. If we find ways to cherish and develop our…

— Nhat Hanh

The great intellectual tradition that comes down to us from the past was never interrupted or lost through such trifles as the…

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

I can assure you that there is no question of us throwing away the tradition of the Grammar Schools.

— Hugh Gaitskell

Laws and traditions that hold back women, hold back entire societies.

— Hillary Clinton

I think our sexuality is all yet to be recounted and that the rich male literary tradition constitutes a huge obstacle.

— Elena Ferrante

Rank imperialism and warmongering are not American traditions or values. We do not need to dominate the world.

— Molly Ivins

We should never lose sight of the very close link between individual giving and the formation of philanthropic traditions.

— Robert L. Payton

I loved the Woody Guthrie tradition of speaking about what's happening to the country.

— Sixto Rodriguez

Alas, all traditions lose their primal purity and we all fail our founders.

— Karen Armstrong

I tried my best to ensure I kept the respect for the middleweight division in the tradition of Sugar Ray Robinson and…

— Marvin Hagler

I see myself working in the tradition of sociology and journalism that tries to bear witness to poverty.

— Matthew Desmond

If I have smashed the traditions, it was because I knew no traditions.

— Anonymous

You don't need fancy highbrow traditions or money to really learn. You just need people with the desire to better themselves.

— Anonymous

Mickey Mouse to me means safety, comfort and tradition. A general wash of happiness.

— Phillip Schofield

I think it's a Blondie tradition that all of our albums sort of have a wide spread of styles.

— Debbie Harry

As a Member of Congress, I've continued my family's tradition of focusing on education.

— Mark Kennedy

There's a long tradition of people from the South living in New York City.

— Steve Earle

In India, tradition is paramount. Husband-wife relationship is okay. They do not allow girls to go out.

— Dutee Chand