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Tradition Quotes

What we carry forward, and why it matters.

Tradition here is personal and inherited - a performer noting South India's deep arts culture, and a Sikh explaining the religious tradition of never cutting one's hair. Related reading: Family.

We are trying to make politics more open. It became a Ukrainian tradition to make decisions behind closed doors.

Quotes by Vitali Klitschko

In the Catholic tradition, the idea of giving something up on a Friday - the act of self denial - has always been tied with being generous to those in need.

Quotes by Vincent Nichols

I don't want to make films that are constantly pleasing the audience, it is not my tradition.

Quotes by Vijay Krishna Acharya

I don't like traditions, I am very personal, very independent, I don't like intimate ladies, I mean in German lieder there's a lot of copy, a lot of imitation, a lot of tradition, and this I have put it aside.

Quotes by Victoria de los Angeles

Seeing various aspects of the secret state and surveillance state echoes a long tradition in art of looking at the sublime.

Quotes by Trevor Paglen

I've always loved musical theater. It's a bit of a family tradition.

Quotes by Trey Anastasio

We have a long tradition in this state of caring for our neighbors - it is truly an Iowa value.

Quotes by Tom Vilsack

Mine is not a traditional music, but it comes from a tradition.

Quotes by Tom Chapin

Because the more you write the more you're aware of the weight of your tradition and the difficulties of the form and the more you have already done that you do not want to do again.

Quotes by Tobias Wolff

'The Conjuring' is incredibly effective and scary without the use of blood, gore, and death. It's a horror film that emphasizes atmosphere and suspense in the tradition of classics like 'Psycho' or 'The Others.'

Quotes by Toby Emmerich

I think there's a fine, healthy tradition of, you know, the people on the fringes satirizing the process of Hollywood.

Quotes by Tim Heidecker

Novelty is adaptive when things are changing and you need to adapt yourself. Tradition is essential to lay down the stability to raise families and form cohesive social groups.

Quotes by Tim Jackson

Under normal conditions the research scientist is not an innovator but a solver of puzzles, and the puzzles upon which he concentrates are just those which he believes can be both stated and solved within the existing scientific tradition.

Quotes by Thomas Kuhn

Redemption basically is about holistic health, if you want to translate it into modern parlance. What I suggest - based on the Christian tradition but not often preached - is that you can't enter into the fullness of the Pascal...

Quotes by Thomas Keating

Baseball is a game of tradition. It lives, in large measure, on its past.

Quotes by Thomas Hauser

When you learn about the teaching and the practice of another tradition, you always have a chance to understand your own teaching and practice.

Quotes by Thich Nhat Hanh

We have no information, not even a tradition, concerning the first migration of the human race into Italy. It was the universal belief of antiquity that in Italy, as well as elsewhere, the first population had sprung from the soil.

Quotes by Theodor Mommsen

Irish fiction is full of secrets, guilty pasts, divided identities. It is no wonder that there is such a rich tradition of Gothic writing in a nation so haunted by history.

Quotes by Terry Eagleton

There was an honorable tradition of using anonymous sources that was ruined by Jayson Blair.

Quotes by Ted Rall

Among those who are satisfactory in this respect it is desirable to have represented as great a diversity of intellectual tradition, social milieu and personal character as possible.

Quotes by Talcott Parsons

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a quote about being overlooked despite a strong cultural tradition?
Yes: "Though there is such a rich tradition of culture and arts, I have never been invited to perform at a concert in South India." It's a personal observation about being excluded despite a region's artistic heritage.
Is there a quote about religious tradition?
Yes: "I'm a Sikh; it's part of my religious tradition to never cut my hair and keep it wrapped in a turban." It's a respectful, firsthand description of a Sikh religious practice.
Is there a politically charged quote about tradition and gun rights?
Yes - one real quote frames gun rights as under political threat, stating that certain named senators, "given the chance - would indeed wipe out our tradition of the right to keep and bear arms." This is presented here strictly as that individual speaker's own political opinion, not a fact or position this page takes or endorses.
Is there a quote about film school and creative influences tied to tradition?
Yes, one describes the tradition of an AFI film program, recalling how "you make three cycle films your first year, and then you make a thesis film your second year," and being "blown away" watching Darren Aronofsky's early cycle films.
Where can I find more quotes about heritage, family, or history?
Try Family quotes and History quotes for related themes, or Long quotes for other long-standing, enduring ideas.

One line even traces a film-school tradition, the cycle films every student makes before their thesis year. See also History and Great.