Traditions Quotes

483 Traditions quotes by 408 unique authors

English is, from my point of view as an Americanist, an ethnicity. And English literature should be studied in Comparative Literature. And American literature should… — Paula Gunn Allen
If we trace the history of any nation backwards into the past, we come at last to a period of myths and traditions which eventually… — Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Traditions are imploding and exploding everywhere - everything is coming together, for better or worse, and we can no longer pretend were all living in… — Philip Glass
As Americans, preserving the best of our traditions, we have the right- nay the duty-to fight for participation in the forward march of humanity — Paul Robeson
Using trees as a symbol of peace is in keeping with a widespread African tradition. For example, the elders of the Kikuyu carried a staff… — Wangari Maathai
Uplifting traditions . . . that promote love for Deity and unity in families and among people are especially important. — Donald L. Hallstrom
The solution to the nation's problems, depends on the true American achievers. It's people like you, playing by the rules and celebrating and continuing to… — Rush Limbaugh
That's why we're doing this, to defend our traditions a little. I don't have anything against it (Halloween), but it's not our tradition. — Fernando Flores
Our culture has few taboos that can't be violated, and our establishment has largely given up on setting standards in the first place. Except where… — Ross Douthat
The biggest political change in my lifetime is that Americans no longer assume that their children will have it better than they did. This is… — Peggy Noonan
We are a nation called to defend freedom - a tradition that is not a grant of any government or document, but is an endowment… — John Ashcroft
Believe nothing on the faith of traditions, even though they have been held in honor for many generations and in diverse places. Do not believe… — Gautama Buddha
So in this case, Kalamas, don't go by reports, by legends, by traditions, by scripture, by logical conjecture, by inference, by analogies, by agreement through… — Gautama Buddha
The idea that consciousness is the ground of being is the basis of all spiritual traditions. — Amit Goswami
There is a fundamental spiritual quality to gratitude that transcends religious traditions. Gratitude is a universal human experience that can seem to be either a… — Angeles Arrien
The time has come to make the protection of children - all our children - a common cause that can unite us across the boundaries… — Olara Otunnu
Women represent 70 percent of the 1.3 billion people in our world who live in absolute poverty. Consequently, as Joan Holmes, president of the Hunger… — Riane Eisler
Soccer isn't the same as Bach or Buddhism. But it is often more deeply felt than religion, and just as much a part of the… — Franklin Foer
I have strong doubts that the first Thanksgiving even remotely resembled the 'history' I was told in second grade. But considering that (when it comes… — Unknown Author
Going around this country, I have found a great hunger in America for spiritual revival; for a belief that law must be based on a… — Ronald Reagan
I SEND YOU MY HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS UPON BEGINNING THE THIRTIETH YEAR OF YOUR GREAT CAREER AS MANAGER OF THE NEW YORK GIANTS, IN WHICH YOU… — Herbert Hoover
There has been a strong tradition in this country that it is not the function of the military to educate the public on political issues. — J. William Fulbright
Let's try winning and see what it feels like. If we don't like it, we can go back to our traditions. — Paul Tsongas
The Japanese garden is a very important tool in Japanese architectural design because, not only is a garden traditionally included in any house design, the… — Unknown Author
Russia is an ancient country with historical, profound traditions and a very powerful moral foundation. And this foundation is a love for the Motherland and… — Vladimir Putin

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