Tradition Quotes

1555 Tradition quotes by 1164 unique authors

I will have my voice: Indian, Spanish, white. I will have my serpent's tongue - my woman's voice, my sexual voice, my poet's voice. I… — Gloria E. AnzaldÃºa
There is a tradition of opposition between adherents of induction and of deduction. In my view it would be just as sensible for the two… — Alfred North Whitehead
Whether or not we follow any particular spiritual tradition, the benefits of love and kindness are obvious to anyone. — Dalai Lama
I'm not into division. I'm into coordination, discipline and tradition. — Sun Ra
Every generation deals with the breaking down of its tradition, and I think that they rediscovered the film. — Norman Jewison
The Nation State as such is totally a construction: what we feel for it in terms of habits, traditions, countryside or nature could exist without… — Janne Teller
Today, nobody cares about European culture. We have a tradition, a vision, a culture of the past, we have legacy, but we don't have a… — Frederic Martel
My personal political convictions are rooted in the populist political traditions of western Canada. — Preston Manning
The United States-Israeli relationship is based on the broadest conception of American national interest in which our two nations are bound forever together by common… — Colin Powell
When I ask people to contemplate selflessness, the sometimes react as if I've asked them to put their house on the market or give away… — Sakyong Mipham
With honesty of purpose, balance, a respect for tradition, courage, and, above all, a philosophy of life, any young person who embraces the historical profession… — Samuel Eliot Morison
Japan is not a Western democracy. The Japanese have kept their traditions, culture and heritage, but they have joined the community of free nations. — Natan Sharansky
Anything well written with good language and clarity and honesty is worth doing. It comes out of the same tradition as Shakespeare. — Michael Moriarty
In the same period, Polish literature also underwent some significant changes. From social-political literature, which had a great tradition and strong motivation to be that… — Andrzej Wajda
I'm very much a traditionalist, but I think it's important to know about tradition so that you can evolve the music you are deciding to… — Chely Wright
Save a life this Thanksgiving, and join me in starting a new tradition by adopting a turkey instead of eating one through Farm Sanctuary's Adopt-A-Turkey… — Ellen DeGeneres
In reality no food is valued solely for its nutritive power and no garment or house solely for the protection it affords against cold weather… — Ludwig von Mises
In revolt against this new and very evil thing came the republicanism of the eighteenth century, inspired and directed in large measure by members of… — Ralph Adams Cram
We use a Native American tradition of the talking stick. You sit and pass it around and whoever has the stick has to talk. Some… — Lisa Bonet
We may be thankful that frightened civil authorities ... have not managed to eradicate from the country the tradition of the possession and use of… — John Steinbeck
There is little value in insuring the survival of our nation if our traditions do not survive with it. And there is very grave danger… — John F. Kennedy
Religions, of course, have their own demanding intellectual traditions, as Jesuits and Talmudic scholars might attest.... But, in its less rigorous, popular forms, religion is… — Wendy Kaminer
Traditions have been replaced by lifestyles. — Lars Svendsen
Successfully functioning in a society with diverse values, traditions and lifestyles requires us to have a relationship to our own reactions rather than be captive… — Robert Kegan
...the more strictly and faithfully every man and woman lives up to the guidance and teaching of this Inward Anointing - and never turns aside… — Elias Hicks

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