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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.

The long-established and noble rule of Law, one of the greatest products of the character and tradition of British history, has suffered a deadly blow. Blackmail has become respectable.

Quotes by Robert Menzies

Every heart that has beat strongly and cheerfully has left a hopeful impulse behind it in the world, and bettered the tradition of mankind.

Quotes by Robert Louis Stevenson

For me, theater will always be very, very much alive, but not necessarily in the theatrical tradition.

Quotes by Robert Lepage

I'm not an advocate of true rhymes, I don't think. I think that everyone who writes musical theater needs to know how to do true rhymes, because that's the tradition of it, but I do think that in order for...

Quotes by Robert Lopez

One of my greatest inspirations for stand-up was Jonathan Winters. He was a genius. One thing about him, and also Lenny Bruce, is that they were in the tradition of the one-man show. That's why Richard Pryor was so great,...

Quotes by Robert Klein

Homer's whole language, the language in which he lived, the language that he breathed, because he never saw it, or certainly those who formed his tradition never saw it, in characters on the pages. It was all on the tongue...

Quotes by Robert Fitzgerald

I would then go on to say that Homer, as we now know, was working in what they call an oral tradition.

Quotes by Robert Fitzgerald

The invention of Bob Dylan with his guitar belongs in its way to the same kind of tradition of something meant to be heard, as the songs of Homer.

Quotes by Robert Fitzgerald

Now, if King Crimson accepts responsibility for innovating its own tradition, you can't accept responsibility for the audience. And there is an enormous tangible weight of expectation, which comes from an audience attending a King Crimson concert.

Quotes by Robert Fripp

I like the tradition of ordinary men in extraordinary circumstances and how they react to events which force them to be heroic in a way that is not in their natures.

Quotes by Rob Lowe

Washington State has a strong tradition of a positive relationship - positive working relationship between labor and management, whether in the private sector or the public sector. It needs to continue to be that way.

Quotes by Rob McKenna

The R K banner has had this tradition to make good films, and good films always take a lot of time to complete because of the hassles involved.

Quotes by Rishi Kapoor

I'm always told that what I say is controversial. Why is it controversial? Because I speak from a tradition that has now fallen out of favor with the dominant media in this country. And so when I say things like...

Quotes by Rick Santorum

Britain has had a very honourable tradition of literary sci-fi - H. G. Wells, John Wyndham, J. G. Ballard, Brian Aldiss, Michael Moorcock - but for whatever reason, they have never really been given the time of day on screen.

Quotes by Richard Stanley

The tradition of Chicago price theory is a good one, and it is a low-tech methodology that tries to apply simple economic theory to the world.

Quotes by Richard Thaler

There is a Jewish tradition of family, too, but then not all Italian or Jewish families are close.

Quotes by Richard Rogers

You can count on one hand the number of Novus Ordo churches in this country that feature a fully Catholic music program of any quality, consistent with the Roman rite tradition.

Quotes by Richard Morris

To me, the failure of liberalism - the tradition I come from - was not recognizing there has to be justice across the generations.

Quotes by Richard Lamm

For decades, Saddam and his Sunni minority had imposed their will on Iraq, carrying on a 14-century tradition of Sunnis controlling Mesopotamia despite a Shiite majority.

Quotes by Richard Engel

In order to understand the history of the banjo, and the history of bluegrass music, we need to move beyond the narrative we've inherited, beyond generalizations that bluegrass is mostly derived from a Scotch-Irish tradition with influences from Africa. It...

Quotes by Rhiannon Giddens

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.