Mine was not an Enlightened mind, I now was aware: it was a Gothic mind, medieval in its temper and structure. I… — Russell Kirk Copy Share Image
On the contrary, a trust in the staying power and travel-worthiness of such good should encourage us to credit the possibility of… — Seamus Heaney Copy Share Image
There are dozens of young poets and fictioneers most of them a little insane in the tradition of James Joyce, who, however… — Sinclair Lewis Copy Share Image
I never was in the Nation of Islam... I mean, what I call myself is a natural Muslim, 'cause it's just me… — Ice Cube Copy Share Image
Read carefully, then don't read; work hard, then forget about it; know your tradition, then liberate yourself from it; learn language, then… — Gary Snyder Copy Share Image
To whom can I expose the urgency of my own passion?…There is nobody—here among these grey arches, and moaning pigeons, and cheerful… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
The less men are fettered by tradition, the greater becomes the inward activity of their motives, and greater again in proportion to… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
For me, actually, being a bishop in a bishopric where there's an academic tradition gives me this fascinating, challenging, but open invitation… — N. T. Wright Copy Share Image
The individuals inside are frequently fighting that their individual voices be heard, while the walls of the place, which are the mask,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
American traditions and the American ethic require us to be truthful, but the most important reason is that truth is the best… — Edward R. Murrow Copy Share Image
Tradition, history and respect; that kind of qualities I admire, that I want to see preserved. Time is the only commodity that… — Randy Pausch Copy Share Image
Gardening is a luxury occupation: an ornament, not a necessity, of life… Fortunate gardener, who may preoccupy himself solely with beauty in… — Vita Sackville-West Copy Share Image
In the West the whole Western tradition of religion and psychology propounds, preaches, persuades people to have strong egos - because unless… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
Incidentally, I am intrigued by how many European and Latin American writers expressed their political views in the columns they routinely wrote… — Pankaj Mishra Copy Share Image
The Realization of the Nondual traditions is uncompromising: There is only Spirit, there is only God, there is only Emptiness in all… — Ken Wilber Copy Share Image
It's pretty clear in how things are moving in empirically supported treatments that we're going to be speaking to the culture in… — Steven C. Hayes Copy Share Image
I like the dynamism and the joy cabare creates. I have always taken my job very seriously, but have always liked to… — Jean Paul Gaultier Copy Share Image
If I belong to a tradition, it is a tradition that makes the masterpiece tell the performer what to do, and not… — Alfred Brendel Copy Share Image
Tradition is not something a man can learn; not a thread he picks up when he feels like it; any more than… — Talal Asad Copy Share Image
We have a long and proud tradition as a nation of investing in our human capital so that we can build a… — Tom Perez Copy Share Image
In my case, I was representing my family name, honor, legacy... I did not see it as a sport requiring winning or… — Rickson Gracie Copy Share Image
There is definitely a mood in the party for making sure that two cabinet heavyweights we have got, who come from different… — Nicky Morgan Copy Share Image
I tell my students, 'It's an important tradition and you have to go back and hear this music and learn its language… — Jackie McLean Copy Share Image
When there is a respect for small things, there will be an even greater respect towards the bigger things. When there is… — Elder Paisios of Mount Athos Copy Share Image
I want to be a traditional king first and foremost, building on the tradition of my predecessors standing for continuity and stability… — Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange Copy Share Image
I think we need to think about Islamic tradition as a way of asking questions that cut across (and transgress) the assumptions… — Talal Asad Copy Share Image
No matter what the legislature may say, a man has the right to make his speech, print his handbill, compose his newspaper,… — William O. Douglas Copy Share Image
For me to go casual is not to go simple. To me, it is to be able to bring back the art… — Daniel Boulud Copy Share Image
Meditation, in all its forms and traditions, is an invitation to listen, to open, to quietly enlist the courage to be touched… — Mark Nepo Copy Share Image
As players of instruments, it is our duty to reach out and give light to those in the dark in whatever way… — Sizzla Copy Share Image
Most people are fragile. They're fragile in the sense that they're afraid of the unknown, so they cling to each other. They… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
In some of the countries where we operate, there is a tradition of corruption, in which the political elites work with business… — Lee R. Raymond Copy Share Image
There is somewhat of a tradition when you are coming out with the first project where you want to anchor yourself in… — Koffee Copy Share Image
Songun is a proud tradition of the Korean revolution which was pioneered by Comrade Kim Il Sung and led by him and… — Kim Jong-un Copy Share Image
I grew up in Minnesota, where we treasure our tradition of civic engagement - and our record of having the nation's highest… — Al Franken Copy Share Image
At the halfway point of any drunken night, there is a moment when an Indian realizes he cannot turn back toward tradition… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
The world has a rich tradition of leaders who fancy themselves smart enough to determine what the people should and shouldn't hear,… — Mary Katharine Ham Copy Share Image
There's a tradition in British intellectual life of mocking any non-political force that gets involved in politics, especially within the sphere of… — Harold Pinter Copy Share Image
My background is deep and set in deep time, and in a narrow space, oral traditions going back a long, long time,… — Alan Garner Copy Share Image
The man of the true religious tradition understands two things: liberty and obedience. The first means knowing what you really want. The… — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
