Tradition Quotes · Page 22

I studied anthropology and art history, as I have always been captivated by living traditions.

— Cosima Spender

I see myself working in the tradition of sociology and journalism that tries to bear witness to poverty.

— Matthew Desmond

If I have smashed the traditions, it was because I knew no traditions.

— Anonymous

You don't need fancy highbrow traditions or money to really learn. You just need people with the desire to better themselves.

— Anonymous

I think it's a Blondie tradition that all of our albums sort of have a wide spread of styles.

— Debbie Harry

Mickey Mouse to me means safety, comfort and tradition. A general wash of happiness.

— Phillip Schofield

I will always support St. John's University in keeping our basketball tradition alive!

— Chris Mullin

“A kilt swings with the wind and stands firm in spirit—Scottish soul in every fold.”

— Haider Ali Bajwa

[Bob] Dylan's many quotations from classic American roots music (that song is from an album aptly titled Love and Theft) join the…

— Jay Michaelson

Truth is new, as well as old. It has new forms; and where you may find a new statement, an earnest statement,…

— Edwin Hubbel Chapin

The American people are beginning to think in new ways about health and illness . . . Bernie Siegel is helping to…

— Norman Cousins

America glories in its tradition of the self-made individual. Political candidates compete to be a friend to entrepreneurs, and policymakers, imagining the…

— Mark McKinnon

It should be emphasized that the balagtasan also served a higher social and political function. More than mere entertainment, it enhanced the…

— Virgilio S. Almario

“They say, dead men tell no tale, and yet, We live our lives based on dead men's tale. It is okay to…

— Abhijit Naskar

In those countries with centuries of a craft tradition behind their building methods, techniques are tightly coordinated under the direction of the…

— Arthur Erickson

The importance of Plotinus is not only his own philosophical ideas which are quite interesting, but his historical impact as the founder…

— Peter Adamson

A lot of women seem to have a similar attitude, - 'I'm not a feminist' - and it gets wearying. What's wrong…

— Mary Stott

As a guiding principle I believe that every poem must be its own sole freshly created universe, and therefore have no belief…

— Philip Larkin

I do think that this represents a kind of shift towards myth, a recovery of myth, largely through the popularity of writers…

— Marina Warner

Whenever I see those crmison jerseys and crimson helmets, I feel humbled to have played football for Alabama. Other players in the…

— Derrick Thomas

“With a sigh, he grabbed hold of his chair and lifted himself out of it, then wrote on the blackboard: How will…

— John Green

The old time strongmen used to lift huge weights just enough to clear a sheet of paperit is in this tradition that…

— Frank Zane

“This tradition doesn't exist for Bengalis, naming a son after father or grandfather, a daughter after mother or grandmother. This sign of…

— Jhumpa Lahiri

Every age, every culture, every custom and tradition has its own character, its own weakness and its own strength, its beauties and…

— Hermann Hesse

Of course a certain number of scientists have to go mad, just to keep the tradition alive.

— Matt Ruff

Change does not change tradition, it strengthens it. Change is a challenge and anopportunity, not a threat.

— Prince Philip

The safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato.

— Alfred North Whitehead

Percy: Don't I get a kiss for luck? It's kind of a tradition, right? Annabeth: Come back alive, Seaweed Brain. Then we'll…

— Rick Riordan

I know there's some kind of history to mountain music-like it came from Ireland or England or Scotland and we kept up…

— Loretta Lynn

Everywhere, authority and tradition have to justify themselves in the face of questions.

— Gustav Heinemann

The Latin musical tradition is very rich and gives the singer a lot of freedom to explore a range of

— Ednita Nazario

The belief in a satanic kingdom exists today only where religious and theological traditions keep this believe alive.

— Walter Rauschenbusch

Our family tradition is to make a trip up to Acadia and do some hiking and enjoy the outdoors there.

— Michelle Wu

He who does not believe according to the tradition of the Catholic Church is an unbeliever.

— John of Damascus

So often, our sporting allegiances are shaped by family tradition, passed down like heirlooms.

— Clint Smith

It was the family tradition. I wanted to live up to the name-McNair.

— Steve McNair

Following the Romanian tradition, garlic is used in excess to keep the vampires away.

— Calvin Trillin

I like the catholicity in time: our tradition is one of 2,000 years.

— Hans Kung

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

— Jean Ray

We can't allow a long-cherished tradition to go by the wayside because of political correctness.

— Mike Johnson