Tradition Quotes

1555 Tradition quotes by 1164 unique authors

...Since 1775 the United States Marines have upheld a fine tradition of service to their country. They are doing so today. I am confident they… — Franklin D. Roosevelt
Tradition implies authority, conformity, imitation, following. — Jiddu Krishnamurti
If you plan on continuing a tradition, it might be a good idea to find out just what tradition it is that you intend to… — Pat Metheny
When I write what publishers call 'fantasy' I am writing in what I think is the most important tradition of fiction: starting with Homer and… — Janet Morris
Conservatism cherishes tradition; innovation fetishizes novelty. They tug in different directions, the one toward the past, the other toward the future. — Jill Lepore
DAILY TRAINING in the Art of Peace allows your inner divinity to shine brighter and brighter. Do not concern yourself with the right and wrong… — Morihei Ueshiba
Settling other people's land is an American tradition. — Ariel Gore
Testimony is an integral part of the Black religious tradition. It is the occasion where the believer stands before the community of faith in order… — James H. Cone
Don't talk to me about aesthetics or tradition. Talk to me about what sells and what's good right now. And what the American people like… — George Steinbrenner
When you're entrusted with a tradition, you've got to protect it. — George Steinbrenner
The system of fathers of the world church, the clergy system of the state church, and the pastoral system of the independent churches are all… — Watchman Nee
We have a long tradition in this state of caring for our neighbors - it is truly an Iowa value. — Tom Vilsack
For many years, our Messianic Jewish brothers and sisters have paid a great price. Other Jews have rejected them, and the Christian church would require… — Bill McCartney
I believe that all poetry is formal in that it exists within limits, limits that are either inherited by tradition or limits that language itself… — Mark Strand
To follow imperfect, uncertain, or corrupted traditions, in order to avoid erring in our own judgment, is but to exchange one danger for another. — Richard Whately
I suggest that what we want to do is not to leave to posterity a great institution, but to leave behind a great tradition of… — Henry R. Luce
There's the tradition in jazz of having the Battle of the Bands, and you do not want to get your head cut when you're playing. — Wynton Marsalis
Men grind and grind in the mill of a truism, and nothing comes out but what was put in. But the moment they desert the… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
I want our government to encourage and protect freedom as well as our traditions of faith and family. — Jesse Helms
I am NOT a belly dancer. I have never been one, and never will be. What I do is not what Hollywood vulgarly calls 'belly… — Unknown Author
When it comes to politics and elections, far too many Christians spend more time appealing to family, history and tradition, culture, racial expediency, and personal… — Tony Evans
Sportsmanship is the ethical and moral dimension of sports. It is demonstrated by a number of attributes and attitudes such as fair play, respect for… — Michael Josephson
Theatre artists are essentially sort of charlatans and thieves, I mean that's the tradition that we come from, so I have absolutely no, I make… — Simon McBurney
Of course, the age-old tradition that a star must appear even if he or she is practically dying is an excellent one, but it can… — Noel Coward
There is no country on earth with a stronger tradition of protecting the public's right to know. — Roy Barnes

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