Tradition Quotes · Page 31

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

— Hans Bender

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

— Michael Strahan

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

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

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

— Hugh Gaitskell

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

— Sixto Rodriguez

The "great tradition" does not brook even the possibility of libidinal gratification between the pages as an end in itself, and FR…

— F. R. Leavis

You will not be asked about your culture in your grave. And you will not be judged based on your Father's last…

— Boonaa Mohammed

Existential anxiety of doubt drives the person toward the creation of certitude of systems of meaning, which are supported by tradition and…

— Paul Tillich

I wanted to stay hooked because it was the first time I've been part of the tradition where forgetting was just fine.…

— Laurie Anderson

I am a traditionalist, and I'm an innovator. Most of what I do is to weigh change and legislate to the best…

— Judith Martin

What's great about this country is that America started the tradition where the richest consumers buy essentially the same things as the…

— Andy Warhol

Every religious tradition is rooted in mysteries I don't pretend to understand, including claims about what happens after we die. But this…

— Parker Palmer

It seems other rap artists are trying to follow a "tradition", or something... I don't consider us [Migos] as weirdos, we just…

— Quavo

The mind unlearned in reverence, says Bonaventure (1221-1274), is in danger of becoming so captivated by the spectacle of beings as to…

— Anonymous

I come from a family with a long tradition in shoemaking, and I still live in a region famous for its shoemakers.…

— Diego Della Valle

First of all, in many Muslim countries women have incredible amounts of freedom, sometimes more than in some countries in Europe. So…

— Queen Rania of Jordan

Whatever you want to call it, socialism, liberalism, this is who they are. They corrupt everything. Folks, their targets are the institutions…

— Rush Limbaugh

The commercialism of yoga, the commercialism of Ayurveda, the commercialism of guru-ism, is difficult. It's difficult because it confuses, it confuses the…

— Maya Tiwari

Jews are no longer pressed and obliged to fight, hide or deny their Jewishness. What for? No one actually requires today to…

— Zygmunt Bauman

Persecution has come upon us, right honorable brethren, and persecution in the severest form. Shepherds are persecuted that their flocks may be…

— Saint Basil

To come out here and play on Woodstock grounds, first year ever headlining on the main stage there's nothing more iconic. [Mysteryland]…

— Steve Aoki

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

— Robert L. Payton

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

Tradition, if not constantly recreated, can be as much a millstone as a mill-wheel.

— Colin MacInnes

Sometimes it is easy... to enhance your prestige by not exercising your responsibility, but that's not been the tradition of the court.

— Anthony Kennedy

Folk singers are the unsung heroes. They keep our tradition and culture alive but don't expect anything in return.

— Devi Sri Prasad

I have such a personal life history with R&B - it's the first music I remember hearing, and it feels like a…

— Giveon

Tradition is an important help to history, but its statements should be carefully scrutinized before we rely on them.

— Joseph Addison

I call myself a traditionalist, although I have fought against tradition all my life.

— Philip Johnson

People struggle most with seeing new ways of doing things and often need help in breaking through their tradition-bound mindsets.

— Stewart D. Friedman

The problem to be faced is: how to combine loyalty to one's own tradition with reverence for different traditions.

— Abraham Joshua Heschel

I find it inspiring to actively choose which traditions to celebrate and also come up with new ideas for traditions of my…

— Sara Sheridan

Forming an alliance is not the tradition of the AAP and we will not fight elections in collaboration with any political party…

— Gurpreet Ghuggi

You do not understand your own tradition if you do not see it in relation to others.

— John Searle

As to the American tradition of non-meddling, Anarchism asks that it be carried down to the individual himself.

— Voltairine de Cleyre

I went to a boarding school with a strong Maori tradition, where we were taught all about the haka.

— Jonah Lomu