Tradition Quotes · Page 2

“The past informs the present.”

— Fennel Hudson

The dead govern the living.

— Auguste Comte

All tradition is merely the past.

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

“Tradition, Honor, Excellence.”

— Kate Brian

You can't go back. I know that. But you can look back.

— Jacob Collins

“The youth of America is their oldest tradition.”

— Oscar Wilde

A love of tradition has never weakened a nation...

— Winston Churchill

Cultures grow on the vine of tradition.

— Jonah Goldberg

We have years of tradition in lucha libre in Mexico.

— Alberto Del Rio

Chicago Bears tradition speaks for itself.

— Brian Urlacher

If we depart form tradition, it is out of knowledge, not innocence.

— Adolph Gottlieb

Tradition demands that we not speak poorly of the dead.

— Daniel Barenboim

Amazing tradition. They throw a great party for you on the one day they know you can't come.

— Jeff Goldblum

Always be suspicious of conclusions that reinforce uncritical hope and follow comforting traditions of Western thought.

— Stephen Jay Gould

“Tradition is never said to be “God-breathed”[6] and is never exalted to a place of equality with (or supremacy over) the Scriptures.”

— James Robert White

Jockeying for a popularity position has been a valorized teen tradition since the notion of a discrete teen stage of life was…

— Mary H.K. Choi

People love the traditional pantomimes and I don't think we need to disregard that tradition.

— Clive Rowe

Doubt in my tradition is something that is very helpful. Because of doubt, you can thirst more and you will get a…

— Nhat Hanh

Simon is clearly in the tradition of romantic archetypes, your Darcys, your Heathcliffes.

— Rege-Jean Page

It's a tradition in Islamic society to issue pardons at the end of Ramadan.

— Hooman Majd

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

— Chief Seattle

Anybody who had come up with a new concept would have been under suspicion for being out of step with the tradition…

— John Templeton

The history of our nation is intertwined with a certain religious tradition, and that the First Amendment was not intended to result…

— William Bennett

I'm very optimistic that there are sincere believers out there that are okay with tradition but don't want to endorse traditionalism for…

— LeCrae

The hallmark of an authentic evangelicalism is not the uncritical repetition of old traditions but the willingness to submit every tradition, however…

— John Stott

'The Godfather' illustrated the family values - the reality that it was really a family thing, honor and tradition. It wasn't just…

— Frank Vincent

Americans as no one else in the Old World are looking ahead and are future-minded without the limitations of traditions and can…

— Jürgen Moltmann

Wahhabism goes and takes elements from the Islamic tradition that are most oppressive of women, and highlights and enlarges them and makes…

— Khaled Abou El Fadl

Ancient tradition always depicts a true Chinese musician as blind. Esoterically, this implies that his gift of the divine art is so…

— Corinne Heline

Although it is tempting to imagine an ancient era innocent of biochemical weaponry, in fact this Pandora's box of horrors was opened…

— Adrienne Mayor

Humanity will continue, but in a different way. Material structures will change. From this we will have the opportunity to be more…

— Carlos Barrios

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

— Adriana Lima

I love musicals but it's very, very different. It's really just a different form than serious drama, and has very different rules…

— Tony Kushner

There is no basis in text, tradition, or even in contemporary practice (if that were enough), for finding in the Constitution a…

— Antonin Scalia

As Razam so aptly demonstrates, a new kind of traveler is emerging-one that embarks into the mysterious and uncharted domain within, where…

— Yossi Ghinsberg

The significance of the vast Islamic scientific tradition for Muslims and especially for young Muslims today is not only that it gives…

— Seyyed Hossein Nasr

Filibuster has long tradition, but used to harm civil rights.

— Barack Obama

Tradition is an explanation for acting without thinking

— Grace McGarvie

The great tradition of Delhi can be seen through its cuisine.

— Mohit Chauhan

I keep up the tradition, the zydeco.

— Boozoo Chavis