Tradition Quotes · Page 19

“That’s it?” “That’s it. And then you jump in. It’s all just tradition. I mean,”

— Lev Grossman

“Discrimination is discrimination, even when people claim it's 'tradition.”

— DaShanne Stokes

Habit is not mere subjugation, it is a tender tie; when one remembers habit it seems to have been happiness.

— Elizabeth Bowen

The round-up is an aggressive tradition. I'm trying to objectively be a steward of the tradition and what it means in its…

— Sufjan Stevens

I have simply wished to assert the reasoned and independent feeling of my own individuality within a total knowledge of tradition.

— Henri Matisse

Violence as a way of gaining power... is being camouflaged under the guise of tradition, national honor [and] national security...

— Alfred Adler

Our country has the oldest tradition of storytelling, and this was much before writing stories even became a norm.

— Ashwin Sanghi

My work holds up the mirror to hypocrisy, which puts me in a tradition of American writing that reaches back to Nathaniel…

— Ishmael Reed

I grew up in Minnesota, where we treasure our tradition of civic engagement - and our record of having the nation's highest…

— Al Franken

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

There is somewhat of a tradition when you are coming out with the first project where you want to anchor yourself in…

— Koffee

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

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

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

For me to go casual is not to go simple. To me, it is to be able to bring back the art…

— Daniel Boulud

I think we need to think about Islamic tradition as a way of asking questions that cut across (and transgress) the assumptions…

— Talal Asad

I consider myself spiritual and I'm married to a man who is both an atheist and a humanist, and my kids have…

— Jodi Picoult

I'm always told that what I say is controversial. Why is it controversial? Because I speak from a tradition that has now…

— Rick Santorum

The creation story unfurling within the scientific enterprise provides the fundamental context, the fundamental arena of meaning, for all the peoples of…

— Brian Swimme

This overcoming of all the usual barriers between the individual and the Absolute is the great mystic achievement. In mystic states we…

— William James

I hope it might help players have confidence in our own ways, and not to be afraid of them, as Bernstein showed…

— Wynton Marsalis

To engage in war is always to pick a wild card. And war must always be a last resort, not a first…

— Robert Byrd

We are deeply saddened by the tremendous loss of life and devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, .. Starbucks has a long tradition…

— Howard Schultz

When I write what publishers call 'fantasy' I am writing in what I think is the most important tradition of fiction: starting…

— Janet Morris

Something is missing in our culture. We can't quite celebrate the scientific literary tradition.

— Ian Mcewan

“Every generation is inculcated in traditions of prejudice which are encouraged as normal, natural and healthy.”

— Bryant McGill

I had always assumed the weekend was a holy tradition, respected by good people everywhere. Not so at Wexford.

— Maureen Johnson

There's a long tradition in Western thought that humans are not shackled by biology, whereas animals are pure instinct machines.

— Frans de Waal

Golf is game of respect and sportsmanship; we have to respect its traditions and its rules.

— Jack Nicklaus

The Moon Pie is a bedrock of the country store and rural tradition. It is more than a snack. It is a…

— William R. Ferris

Is this really the church of Christ, or are we just calling it the church because of our traditions and history?

— K.P. Yohannan

Why should men love the Church? Why should they love her laws? She tells them of Life and Death, and of all…

— T. S. Eliot

It's hard to rest knowing that millions of people merely carry on religious traditions but don't actually reach God.

— Aiden Wilson Tozer

Tradition and heritage are all dead peoples baggage. Stop carrying it. Move forward.

— Doug Stanhope

One of the traditions of film acting is a sort of mumbled realism. Be minimal, and do less. 'Even less than that.'

— Danny Boyle

I love big, bold, truthful theater - the tradition of Victorian theater.

— Harold Prince

A love for tradition has never weakened a nation, indeed it has strengthened nations in their hour of peril.

— Anonymous

My wife and I have a tradition of popcorn and videos with our kids on Friday evenings.

— Ozwald Boateng

My goal... not to go back to Rembrandt... but to bring the great tradition and whatever is great about it, up to…

— Jack Levine

Musicians coming together at a time of need is one of the great traditions in this country. It's like people taking charge.

— Mark O'Connor