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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.

There has always been quite a strong black and white art tradition in Australia, with quite a large contingent of cartoonists, given the size of the population.

Quotes by Pat Oliphant

The American tradition of Washington and Hamilton and Madison and Lincoln and TR and Pat Buchanan is of economic nationalism - making America an independent, self-sufficient, sovereign forever country that's able to stand on its own feet.

Quotes by Pat Buchanan

Every religious tradition is rooted in mysteries I don't pretend to understand, including claims about what happens after we die. But this I know for sure: as long as we're alive, choosing resurrection is always worth the risk.

Quotes by Parker Palmer

Tailoring was considered to be a world that was very traditional, and basically going out of fashion. Fashion designers did not have a real link with tailoring or tradition, so I fused the two worlds together.

Quotes by Ozwald Boateng

My wife and I have a tradition of popcorn and videos with our kids on Friday evenings.

Quotes by Ozwald Boateng

Music that is considered minimalism - or post-minimalism music in general - things of that nature or that come from that tradition, or even drone, or non-western music, have a more subtle and more open-ended verticality to them that allows...

Quotes by Oneohtrix Point Never

The U.S. has long characterized Haitian immigrants as criminals. This tradition began in 1963 when the first boat of Haitians seeking political asylum was summarily rejected by U.S. immigration officials, while at the same time the U.S. admitted thousands of...

Quotes by Opal Tometi

The characteristic feature of modernity is criticism: what is new is set over and against what is old, and it is this constant contrast that constitutes the continuity of tradition.

Quotes by Octavio Paz

The tradition in Serbia has always been team sports - football, basketball, handball, volleyball and water polo, individual sports are not supported.

Quotes by Novak Djokovic

We know that golf is an ancient game with great history and tradition, but our golf is only 10 years old so don't judge us too harshly.

Quotes by Nursultan Nazarbayev

The intellectual tradition is one of servility to power, and if I didn't betray it I'd be ashamed of myself.

Quotes by Noam Chomsky

I've always admired the tradition of storytellers who sat in the public market and told their stories to gathered crowds. They'd start with a single premise and talk for hours - the notion of one story, ever-changing but never-ending.

Quotes by Nicolas Roeg

You don't get that opportunity everyday to do Le Mans with Porsche, a brand that has so much tradition and history. So I just grabbed the opportunity while it was there.

Quotes by Nico Hulkenberg

For God's sake build not your faith upon Tradition, 'tis as rotten as a rotten Post.

Quotes by Nicholas Culpeper

I hardly grew up mono-lingually! I was raised religious, so there's a tradition of semi-access to a second language. When I learned my ABCs, they taught us our Aleph-Bet at the same time.

Quotes by Nathan Englander

I think massage is a very important part of life, which is present from centuries as an imminent part of India's tradition.

Quotes by Nargis Fakhri

Growing up in Luton, we’d always eat on a cloth, placed on the floor of the living room, with no TV allowed. There were no chairs back in Bangladesh and Dad wanted to keep the tradition, so we never owned...

Quotes by Nadiya Hussain

Indians are marvelous storytellers. In some ways, that oral tradition is stronger than the written tradition.

Quotes by N. Scott Momaday

Writing is not a matter of choice. Writers have to write. It is somehow in their temperament, in the blood, in tradition.

Quotes by N. Scott Momaday

Early economic theory was rooted in the Italian, French, and Spanish traditions, which were subjectivist oriented. Then it shifted onto the terrible path by Smith and Ricardo and the British classical tradition, which is 'objectivist' - values are in inherent...

Quotes by Murray Rothbard

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.