Tradition Quotes

1555 Tradition quotes by 1164 unique authors

The great biblical tradition says that loving God and loving one's neighbor are not two separate actions but two sides of the same action. It… — John Shelby Spong
Efforts to revive the art principles of the past at best produce works of art that resemble a stillborn child. — Wassily Kandinsky
I believe that if the silent majority were to protest against those who believe in irrational blind faith - who want to go backwards instead… — Taslima Nasrin
We have a tradition of passing our history orally and singing a lot of it and writing songs about it and there's kind of a… — Sinead O'Connor
I was sad to leave Europe in 1890, after my student days in Germany... But then, once back in New York, I experienced an intense… — Alfred Stieglitz
The quilt format is highly appropriate for repetition and serialization. Formal issues of balance and color, space and light in landscape are endlessly engaging. I… — Elizabeth Barton
There ought to be three traditions in the art of humanity: the realistic, the visionary and the wild. — Ben Okri
We cannot inherit a fixed, unmoving view of life and of art from the past generation. — Asger Jorn
Tradition is a prop for social security. — Walter J. Phillips
We are deeply saddened by the tremendous loss of life and devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, .. Starbucks has a long tradition of striving to… — Howard Schultz
There is a long standing tradition of using code to evade censorship in China, so that goes on. The trouble is the Chinese government has… — John Palfrey
A great introduction to cultures is their cuisine. It not only reflects their evolution, but also their beliefs and traditions. — Vikas Khanna
That's what Hanukkah is about: trying to survive the darkness on the far-fetched hope there's still some life and light left in the universe. It's… — Lawrence Kushner
Perhaps the greatest contribution that those of us who come from a Christian tradition can make is to throw out the old just-war theory, embrace… — Mairead Corrigan
Stale artifacts of the past' are always 'active components of the present moment' when they are experienced in the present moment. — Walter Darby Bannard
Landscape painting tends to fall under more academic controls. I must say I often like working within these controls. It gives me the feeling that… — Robert Genn
Many of us knuckle-dragging brush-painters think that 'behind the times' is part of our job description. Why deny ourselves the authentic journey of a time-honoured… — Robert Genn
It requires courage to face and to conquer the immense weight of inertia and the dead and dying traditions and sophistications that clutter the minds… — Lawren Harris
We were told, quite seriously, that there never would be a Canadian art because we had no art tradition. — Lawren Harris
Persecution has come upon us, right honorable brethren, and persecution in the severest form. Shepherds are persecuted that their flocks may be scattered. And the… — Saint Basil
I know well the coequal role of the Congress in our constitutional process. I love the House of Representatives. I revere the traditions of the… — Gerald R. Ford
There are a lot of New York City Thanksgiving traditions. For example, a lot of New Yorkers don't buy the frozen Thanksgiving turkey. They prefer… — David Letterman
Malcolm was a firm believer in the value and importance of our heritage. He believed that we have valuable and distinct cultural traditions which need… — Betty Shabazz
Whether surrounded with error or truth, the web woven around them in childhood's days lasts, and seldom wears threadbare...The traditions of my earliest recollection are… — Brigham Young
With smoking axle hot with speed, with steeds of fire and steam, Wide-waked To-day leaves Yesterday behind him like a dream. Still, from the hurrying… — John Greenleaf Whittier

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