Traditions Quotes

483 quotes by 421 authors

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
Alas, all traditions lose their primal purity and we all fail our founders. — Karen Armstrong
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
Build traditions of family vacations and trips and outings. These memories will never be forgotten by your children. — Ezra Taft Benson
Our moral, religious, and political traditions are united in their respect for the dignity of human life. — Robert Casey
In my definition of consciousness, consciousness is the same thing as life. What wisdom traditions also call spirit. — Deepak Chopra
Tradition is the illusion of permanance. — Woody Allen
People come here penniless but not cultureless. They bring us gifts. We can synthesize the best of our traditions with the best of theirs. We… — Mary Pipher
Mathematics as an expression of the human mind reflects the active will, the contemplative reason, and the desire for aesthetic perfection. Its basic elements are… — Richard Courant
We must stop using the Bible as though it were a potpourri of inerrant proof-texts by which we can bring people into bondage to our… — Robert D. Brinsmead
... the more we recruit from immigrants who bring no personal traditions with them, the more America is going to ignore the things of the… — Katharine Fullerton Gerould
War on terrorism defines the central preoccupation of the United States in the world today, and it does reflect in my view a rather narrow… — Zbigniew Brzezinski
It has seemed so strange to me that the larger culture, with its own absence of spirit and lack of attachment for the land, respects… — Linda Hogan
The greatest miracle Christianity has achieved in America is that the Black man in white Christian hands has not grown violent. It is a miracle… — Malcolm X
They (Women Marines) don't have a nickname, and they don't need one. They get their basic training in a Marine atmosphere, at a Marine Post.… — Thomas Holcomb
The only traditions of the Royal Navy are rum, sodomy and the lash. — Winston Churchill
No single tradition monopolizes the truth. We must glean the best values of all traditions and work together to remove the tensions between traditions in… — Nhat Hanh
The Islamic teachings have left great traditions for equitable and gentle dealings and behavior, and inspire people with nobility and tolerance. These are human teachings… — H.G. Wells
The hallmark of an authentic evangelicalism is not the uncritical repetition of old traditions but the willingness to submit every tradition, however ancient, to fresh… — John Stott
Hardened round us, encasing wholly every notion we form is a wrapping of traditions, hearsay's, and mere words. — Thomas Carlyle

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