Tradition Quotes

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 to make.
Chely Wright

Music, Important, Evolve

I suggest that what we want to do is not to leave to posterity a great institution, but to leave behind a great tradition of journalism ably practiced in our time.
Henry R. Luce

Time, Great, Leave

In some of the countries where we operate, there is a tradition of corruption, in which the political elites work with business in the framework of unsavory relationships.
Lee R. Raymond

Work, Business, Political

This character in the film, these things that he says which sound like advice and wise things, they are very common for Orientals. It's all the tradition.
Omar Sharif

Wise, Character, Advice

My mother, whose family was heavily rabbinic, said she wanted me to continue the family tradition in the rabbinate. My father said he wanted me to be a scholar of the Talmud, but he wanted me to make my living in science.
Norman Lamm

Family, Science, Mother

I think 'tradition' is in the past - and how can someone really 'fear' a color? A man may prefer navy to turquoise, but a self assured man could wear any color and he knows that. It's a distinction of confidence.
Jean Pigozzi

Fear, Past, Someone

Where I come from, there were traditions with my race and whenever you faced a curve in life, there was always a tradition.
Chaske Spencer

Life, Race, Whenever

The Lounge Lizards were relating with a tradition and it was like I was playing within a musical context. The guitar playing stood out as being different in some way. That was a real education for me.
Arto Lindsay

Education, Real, Different

The Sparks have always been committed to success and making the right moves to build upon their rich tradition in the WNBA.
Candace Parker

Success, Rich, Making

I'm content to stand on tradition. I'm even more content to wipe my feet on it.
Aaron Allston

Stand, Content, Feet

To have the opportunity to lead the Solicitor General's office is the honor of a lifetime. As you know, this is an office with a long and rich tradition, not only of extraordinary legal skill but also of extraordinary professionalism and integrity. That is due, in large measure, to the people who have led it.
Elena Kagan

Legal, Long, Integrity

Testimony is an integral part of the Black religious tradition. It is the occasion where the believer stands before the community of faith in order to give account of the hope that is in him or her.
James Hal Cone

Faith, Hope, Black

Anything well written with good language and clarity and honesty is worth doing. It comes out of the same tradition as Shakespeare.
Michael Moriarty

Good, Honesty, Same

The English tradition offers the great tapestry novel, where you have the emotional aspect of a detective's personal life, the circumstances of the crime and, most important, the atmosphere of the English countryside that functions as another character.
Elizabeth George

Life, Great, Character

My father has developed a tradition of surprising us at some point by appearing in fancy dress. He buys a new costume each year and typically gets carried away. A couple of Christmases ago he appeared in an inflatable sumo outfit. It's endearing, really, and only quite embarrassing.
Pippa Middleton

Father, Away, Year

Tradition is a very powerful force.
John P. Kotter

Powerful, Force

We must honor our country's tradition of openness and continue to welcome new immigrants.
Jose Serrano

Country, Honor, Welcome

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.
Rob Lowe

Men, Force, Events

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.
Pat Oliphant

Art, Strong, Black

With honesty of purpose, balance, a respect for tradition, courage, and, above all, a philosophy of life, any young person who embraces the historical profession will find it rich in rewards and durable in satisfaction.
Samuel E. Morison

Life, Courage, Respect

Well, it's a - I don't want to disappoint you, but it's a time worn tradition of Australian Governments over many years not to get into any discussion about that aspect of intelligence matters.
Alexander Downer

Time, Matters, Disappoint

Almost every venerable tradition at a men's club starts out as a joke.
Joe Bob Briggs

Men, Joke, Almost

Certainly the emphasis I place in this chapter on coordination of behavior and cooperation to mutual benefit is something that ought to be very congenial to people in the libertarian tradition.
Robert Nozick

Place, Behavior, Benefit

The Faculty of Technology of Tohoku University is renowned for its tradition of practical studies.
Koichi Tanaka

Technology, Studies, University

My purpose is to have American Jews look away from the success story with which they've cheered themselves up, and to have them remember the classical tradition, whatever it is.
Arthur Hertzberg

Success, Remember, Away

What are you going to do to preserve a tradition that is the peculiar and unique culture that Judaism inculcates? The American Jewish community is not going to survive by lining up against its common enemy.
Arthur Hertzberg

Enemy, American, Against

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.
Nursultan Nazarbayev

Great, History, Judge

The fact that tradition hinders the individual savage from thinking logically by no means proves that he cannot think logically.
James M. Baldwin

Thinking, Cannot, Fact

My mum was very conscious about fashion and my dad was born into the tailoring tradition, so fashion has always been my life, although now, really, I wear the same thing - just in different weights - light and heavy cashmere in winter and cotton in summer.
Domenico Dolce

Life, Dad, Different

My dad doesn't like religion much, but I grew up very close to the Baptist tradition. God isn't this distant thing. God is right here with you all the time. He's your buddy, and you can talk about everything.
Lucy Alibar

Religion, Time, God

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