Traditions Quotes · Page 5

I have great respect for Catholic traditions; my family is Catholic, and it's part of my life.

— Juanes

Christmas is a day of meaning and traditions, a special day spent in the warm circle of family and friends." ~ (1925-…

— Margaret Thatcher

And we had our own laws. I mean, I wrote them. And we had our own customs, and traditions, and proprieties.

— James Stockdale

Let's try winning and see what it feels like. If we don't like it, we can go back to our traditions.

— Paul Tsongas

Ritual is important to us as human beings. It ties us to our traditions and our histories.

— Miller Williams

The traditions of a nation are very important and the anthem written by Francis Scott Key in the early days of our…

— Lee Greenwood

“(…) symbolism did not fall out of heaven or rise out of subterranean depths: it was elaborated like language, by the human reality…”

— Simone de Beauvoir

I am very happy that TV is going back to where we belong and what we believe in, the traditions.

— Sudha Chandran

Across Central Virginia, the traditions of Thanksgiving bring us closer together with those we love. We gather with family and close friends,…

— Abigail Spanberger

Historically and culturally, New York City and our entire nation simply would not be the same without the infusion of Asian traditions.…

— Nydia Velazquez

“If you wanna pass on a ritual to your children, pass on the ritual of helping - if you wanna pass on…

— Abhijit Naskar

Despite the rigid classicism of the famous Paris Opera school and company, the French have done more than their share to unmoor…

— Robert Gottlieb

We [me and my husban] like to honor both of our family traditions whenever possible . We show the girls lots of…

— Adriana Lima

I have been instilled with culture from such a young age that I know who I am, and I know once sporting…

— Patty Mills

Our religion is the traditions of our ancestors - the dreams of our old men, given them in solemn hours of the…

— Chief Seattle

'The Guardian,' with its deep journalistic traditions, is careful about context and explanation. It sees itself as a gatekeeper, and it worries…

— Graydon Carter

Some people think that English poetry begins with the Anglo-Saxons. I don't, because I can't accept that there is any continuity between…

— James Fenton

“MOTHER TIME: Every New Year is the same. Every day, every second is too for that matter. But when we deliver them…

— Hillary DePiano

“Better than those mobile phones the young ones check hundreds of times a day which makes them go mental She’s read about…

— Bernardine Evaristo

“Once upon a time, we were Africans involved in a unique lexicon of beliefs, lore, stories, and customs that were designed to…

— Stephanie Rose Bird

Like Love, Art ties together all the great sacred traditions because they all used creative expression, or we wouldn't know about them.

— Alex Grey

“Traditions stifle imagination. They are the invisible destroyer of dreams.”

— Jen Fraser

I respect traditions, you can't walk all over them, but at the same time our world is changing. Life is about moving…

— Motsi Mabuse

Most higher education is devoted to affirming the traditions and origins of an existing elite and transmitting them to new members.

— Mary Catherine Bateson

All religions, all indigenous traditions, all origin stories provide a large map of where you are.

— David Christian

You have to accept that traditions exist, that people don't change their minds very quickly, that people are scared.

— Theodore Zeldin

“Traditions are seldom lies; traditions reflect people’s deepest beliefs and customs. They have their own truth,”

— Anne Rice

In many countries today, moral and ethical norms are being reconsidered; national traditions, differences in nation and culture are being erased.

— Vladimir Putin

Archaeologists have made discoveries that challenge fundamental traditions of Judaism as well as those of Christianity and Islam.

— Stephen Kinzer

Radicals don't care about the institutions. They are looking for an ideological crusade. Traditions don't matter.

— Norman Ornstein

In many traditions, crows are messengers and close attention is paid to their actions.

— Robert Moss

By virtue of my traditions, and my community, I worked hard to ensure that I was accepted as part of the traditional…

— Anonymous

“We are free falling backward through time, reincarnating ourselves from our past, reflecting the chaotic energy of the present.”

— Lorin Morgan-Richards

Churches all over the country have decided they love their traditions more than their children.

— Erwin McManus

There are storytelling traditions that come from Africa that are unique from anywhere else.

— Elvis Mitchell

Our moral, religious, and political traditions are united in their respect for the dignity of human life.

— Robert Casey

If we go back in the history of different nations, violence and the use of force are part of their heritage. These…

— Harri Holkeri

Creating traditions in the blended family promote unity and a sense of belonging.

— Diane Greene

“Tradition is a detestable peddler of errors, to which, alas, the Devil lends a long and tenacious life.”

— Jean Ray

“In times when the grain was harvested by hand, many traditions and superstitions grew up around this important event.”

— Carole Carlton