Tradition Quotes

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It is my contention that civil disobediences are nothing but the latest form of voluntary association, and that they are thus quite in tune with… — Hannah Arendt
Our tradition of political thought had its definite beginning in the teachings of Plato and Aristotle. I believe it came to a no less definite… — Hannah Arendt
Alas, all traditions lose their primal purity and we all fail our founders. — Karen Armstrong
While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart. — Francis of Assisi
Monty Python crowd; half of them came from Cambridge, and half of them came from Oxford. But, there seems to be this jewel, this sort… — Rowan Atkinson
When a tradition gathers enough strength to go on for centuries, you don't just turn it off one day. — Chinua Achebe
Violence against women in all its forms is a human rights violation. It's not something that any culture, religion or tradition propagates. — Michelle Bachelet
The Muppets have such a great tradition of bringing together all of genres of actors and all ages of actors. — Amy Adams
Our society is the product of several great religious and philosophical traditions. The ideas of the Greeks and Romans, Christianity, Judaism, humanism and the Enlightenment… — Jan Peter Balkenende
Tradition demands that we not speak poorly of the dead. — Daniel Barenboim
In opera tradition, when opera die-hard fans, there is a replacement of singer or singer wasn't at his or hers vocal best, doing something, they… — Mikhail Baryshnikov
Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition. — Jacques Barzun
Informed decision-making comes from a long tradition of guessing and then blaming others for inadequate results. — Scott Adams
Baseball may be our national pastime, but the age-old tradition of taking a swing at Congress is a sport with even deeper historical roots in… — Evan Bayh
I am going to take something I learned over in Israel. Their Independence Day is preceded the 24 hours before with Memorial Day, so it… — Glenn Beck
Free yourself from the rigid conduct of tradition and open yourself to the new forms of probability. — Hans Bender
The Catholic tradition maintains that the objective norms governing right action are accessible to reason, prescinding from the content of revelation. — Pope Benedict XVI
Build traditions of family vacations and trips and outings. These memories will never be forgotten by your children. — Ezra Taft Benson
Pakistan is heir to an intellectual tradition of which the illustrious exponent was the poet and philosopher Mohammad Iqbal. He saw the future course for… — Benazir Bhutto
I always wanted to be a farmer. There is a tradition of that in my family. — Bjork

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