Tradition Quotes · Page 18

Custom is petrification, nothing but dynamite can dislodge it for a century.

— Mark Twain

Though there is such a rich tradition of culture and arts, I have never been invited to perform at a concert in…

— Zubin Mehta

It is a Chinese tradition that everyone has to be in everyone else's life.

— Yiyun Li

Creativity is rich with unexpected possibility. Know-how is mere fragmented mechanics which lacks tradition.

— John O'Donohue

We can have reasonable, thoughtful gun control measure that I think respect the Second Amendment and people's traditions.

— Barack Obama

I'm actually in a tradition of classicists with a big public face who like sounding off.

— Mary Beard

If you look throughout human history ... the central epiphany of every religious tradition always occurs in the wilderness.

— John F. Kennedy

We know that golf is an ancient game with great history and tradition, but our golf is only 10 years old so…

— Nursultan Nazarbayev

You know, there is a long tradition in the U.S. of, um, promoting elections up to the point that you get an…

— Samantha Power

[Shirat ha-Yam ] is one of the earliest, if not the earliest, pieces of Biblical literature that we possess. It is much…

— Elie Wiesel

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

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

As players of instruments, it is our duty to reach out and give light to those in the dark in whatever way…

— Sizzla

Meditation, in all its forms and traditions, is an invitation to listen, to open, to quietly enlist the courage to be touched…

— Mark Nepo

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

At the halfway point of any drunken night, there is a moment when an Indian realizes he cannot turn back toward tradition…

— Sherman Alexie

There is more interest in what is occurring in technology companies that impact news. Such companies don't have the same sense of…

— Tom Rosenstiel

“The emotion of art is impersonal. And the poet cannot reach this impersonality without surrendering himself wholly to the work to be…

— T S Eliot

My belief is that the various religious traditions have great potential to increase compassion, the sense of caring for one another, and…

— Dalai Lama

All European tradition, Marxism included, has conspired to defy the natural order of all things. Mother Earth has been abused, the powers…

— Russell Means

I come from a school of people, folk singers, and the tradition there is troubadours, and you're carrying a message. Now admittedly,…

— David Crosby

I saw a documentary on the Naadam festival that happens in Mongolia during the summer. One of the features of it is…

— Caitriona Balfe

Hinduism, being one of the world's oldest, largest and most diverse traditions, also provides inspiration toward deities in our game. In fact,…

— Todd Harris

There's a lot of good people out here that want to help you grow and to help the music to continue to…

— Jon Gordon

The cure for false theology is motherwit. Forget your books and traditions, and obey your moral perceptions at this hour.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Sacred Tradition predates and precedes Sacred Scripture, but both come from the same source: God.”

— Consumer Dummies

Ignorance and bloodlust have a long tradition in the United States, especially in the red states.

— Jane Smiley

“Identity was partly heritage, partly upbringing, but mostly the choices you make in life.” Patricia Briggs.”

— Demetra Angelis Foustanellas

Thou shalt not covet; but tradition approves all forms of competition.

— Arthur Hugh Clough

Working at BBC, at the head of one of the top dramas, is a tradition for great actors.

— Idris Elba

Mehmet was the first sultan, and one of the first Muslims anywhere, to defy religious tradition by allowing his portrait to be…

— Stephen Kinzer

We have a rich tradition when it comes to Black folk... using their influence to effectuate real change.

— Jasmine Crockett

The discoveries of modern science do not disagree with the oldest traditions which claim an incredible antiquity for our race.

— H. P. Blavatsky

The Sparks have always been committed to success and making the right moves to build upon their rich tradition in the WNBA.

— Candace Parker

We always had to play the game and play for the team. It is a Kent tradition.

— Frank Woolley

It is a priority of my administration to continue New Hampshire's long tradition of Environmental Conservationism.

— Chris Sununu

Tradition does not mean that the living are dead, it means that the dead are living.

— Harold MacMillan

Just because something is traditional is no reason to do it, of course.

— Anonymous

Campaign promises are - by long democratic tradition - the least binding form of human commitment.

— Antonin Scalia

I think there's a dishonorable tradition in Hollywood to give the idea, particularly to children, that evil characters are dark.

— Tilda Swinton