Culture Quote by David Cutler

I don't think that those things [so called common practice] ever truly existed in the way that we like to believe that they do,…

— Missy Mazzoli

Having a tradition is a great thing to work within, and maybe today [it] is the only way to really land musically dramatic work.

— Alan Menken

We musicians play in Time and with Time, but sometimes it is Time that plays with us. One day, unpredictably, the evolution of culture…

— Igor Markevitch

In our society many of the old rituals have lost much of their power. New ones have not arisen.

— R. D. Laing

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…

— Chely Wright

It would be foolish to despise tradition. But with our growing self-consciousness and increasing intelligence we must begin to control tradition and assume a…

— Albert Einstein

Traditions cannot themselves, simply with their own powers, do what needs to be done. These earlier experiences and accomplishments were dealing with other issues,…

— Thomas Berry

In the music business I am surrounded by people who don't view music as a sacred voice. They view music as something that they…

— Billy Corgan

The only alternative to tradition is bad tradition

— Jaroslav Pelikan

Just because certain cultures have had long-standing traditions does not mean that in today's world they are acceptable any longer. The world and the…

— Hayden Panettiere

“Tradition is not good simply because it is tradition. It is for what it has given us and only so long as an alternative…

— Friedrich A. Hayek

“Rituals are the kindergarten of religion. They are absolutely necessary for the world as it is now; only we shall have to give people…

— Swami Vivekananda