They recite their sacred books, although the fact informs me that these are a fiction from first to last. O Reason, thou… — Al-Maʿarri Copy Share Image
The only influence that can really upset the injustice and iniquity of men is the power that breathes in the Christian tradition,… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
I suggest that what we want to do is not to leave to posterity a great institution, but to leave behind a… — Henry R. Luce Copy Share Image
While some artists hunt for more groundbreaking ideas, A Hawk and a Hacksaw finds novelty in tradition, proving that what's new depends… — Anthony Fantano Copy Share Image
Like down the little pickiney inna de prom. Dis is one thing me got fi over stand. Most of the youth dem… — Capleton Copy Share Image
It's America's classical music ... this becomes our tradition ... the bottom line of any country in the world is what did… — Louis Armstrong Copy Share Image
Once again, in the fine tradition of North Texas Lab Bands, this is truly a superb band. Under the artful leadership of… — Michael Brecker Copy Share Image
The youngest metal kids are less impressed by tradition, so you get metal that encompasses everything. It's not a defining kind of… — Ian Christe Copy Share Image
Tradition is an element that enters into play with destiny, because you are born into a particular family - Jewish or Islamic… — Laura Esquivel Copy Share Image
Bands get passed down as a tradition because people say to their kids: 'You want to hear this, because this right here… — B-Real Copy Share Image
There is little value in insuring the survival of our nation if our traditions do not survive with it. And there is… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
“The part of the tradition that I knew best was mostly written (or rewritten for children) in England and northern Europe. The… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
He had been to see Mrs. Erlich just before starting home for the holidays, and found her making German Christmas cakes. She… — Willa Cather Copy Share Image
Anyone who thinks sports are ruled by athletes need only think of American sports' most enduring tradition: Immediately after a championship, as… — Steve Rushin Copy Share Image
You are being suffocated by tradition... Why don't you say, 'I am going to build a life for myself, for my time,… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
I am a judge born, raised, and proud of being a Jew. The demand for justice runs through the entirety of the… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
There are not many female role models to guide voters, and the tradition that a Southern woman's place is in the home… — Madeleine M. Kunin Copy Share Image
My very first lessons in the art of telling stories took place in the kitchen . . . my mother and three… — Paule Marshall Copy Share Image
It's important for me to really play with the traditions and keep things simple and easy. Ultimately I believe in animal instincts… — Peter Dundas Copy Share Image
The tradition has always been that in Roman films, the Romans are always British, and it's usually posh British: Laurence Olivier and… — Kevin Macdonald Copy Share Image
When I was a young priest in the 1960s and 1970s, there was much experimentation and confusion in the Church. Teachers and… — Donald Wuerl Copy Share Image
My parents were active in the anti-war movement in the 1960s, so I grew up with a tradition of civic activism around… — Jared Polis Copy Share Image
Traditions are neither good nor bad, they simply are... Rationality is not an arbiter of traditions, it is itself a tradition or… — Paul Feyerabend Copy Share Image
I think of myself as a poet. I grew up with poetic influences - what I know from my background is the… — Donovan Copy Share Image
Our traditions have been waking up on Christmas morning and feasting on a southern breakfast. I'm from the South. We eat grits… — Leigh-Allyn Baker Copy Share Image
Any Democratic statement of core beliefs about the importance of families must include all our families, gay and straight. Our party has… — Jeanne Shaheen Copy Share Image
The meditation traditions I started and have continued practicing have all emphasized inclusivity: anyone can do this who is interested. — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
There's something about doing theatre in London - it sinks a little bit deeper into your soul as an actor. It's something… — Christian Slater Copy Share Image
Western philosophers gained access to Asian and African traditions initially by noting similarities and differences. But that, as A.C. Mukerji, of Allahabad,… — Jay L. Garfield Copy Share Image
There's a kind of training, when you are sitting in a session in the Japanese tradition or any of the Buddhist traditions,… — Anne Waldman Copy Share Image
People are interested in family traditions, and I think a lot of families can benefit from some of the ways that my… — Ralph Nader Copy Share Image
Women become the objects of rules; they are repressed and lose their rights in the name of religion, or they lose their… — Okky Madasari Copy Share Image
It's a better tradition for people who think for themselves and who don't pray in aid of any supernatural authority. That's what… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
Acting as a career is a long term thing and that work is kind of progressive and you can build on a… — Sigourney Weaver Copy Share Image
People don't understand why guys keep coming back, why a lot of older players who played for the Celtics keep coming back.… — Rasheed Wallace Copy Share Image
We always think from where we come from. We always think from the sources that shape our understanding. I think about the… — Tariq Ramadan Copy Share Image
The US Constitution serves the same function as the British royal family: it offers a comforting symbol of tradition and continuity, thereby… — Joseph Sobran Copy Share Image
For me, the main thing is spontaneity and taking chances. You have to study and know the traditions, but then you have… — Dave Kikoski Copy Share Image
“The Dolly's around here can't be seen to coddle a snitch's family --- that's the always been our way. We're old blood,… — Daniel Woodrell Copy Share Image
People say modernism killed poetry for them: it doesn't rhyme, it doesn't touch a popular musical oral tradition. Years ago, you memorized… — Campbell McGrath Copy Share Image
