Tradition Quotes

Small: Darwins idea of natural selection makes people uncomfortable because it reverses the direction of tradition
"Darwin's idea of natural selection makes people uncomfortable because it reverses the direction of tradition"
Daniel Dennett, Philosopher
Small: Tradition can, to be sure, participate in a creation, but it can no longer be creative itself
"Tradition can, to be sure, participate in a creation, but it can no longer be creative itself"
Kenzo Tange, Architect
Small: Lie detection is like language there is a learning window. Telling whoppers to small children seems to be a fa
"Lie detection is like language; there is a learning window. Telling whoppers to small children seems to be a family tradition in many families"
Keith Henson, Scientist
Small: Tradition demands that we not speak poorly of the dead
"Tradition demands that we not speak poorly of the dead"
Daniel Barenboim, Musician
Small: I dont mind the sparkle - I think its kind of a tradition in skating. I dont think the men really need sparkle
"I don't mind the sparkle - I think it's kind of a tradition in skating. I don't think the men really need sparkles, but for the women it's part of the glamour of our sport"
Kristi Yamaguchi, Athlete
Small: Theres probably more in the American tradition than people give the place credit for
Donald Judd
"There's probably more in the American tradition than people give the place credit for"
Donald Judd, Artist
Small: Sometimes it is easy... to enhance your prestige by not exercising your responsibility, but thats not been the
"Sometimes it is easy... to enhance your prestige by not exercising your responsibility, but that's not been the tradition of the court"
Anthony Kennedy, Judge
Small: Tradition has made women cowardly
"Tradition has made women cowardly"
Nance O'Neil
Small: Countries under foreign command quickly forget their history, their past, their tradition, their national symb
"Countries under foreign command quickly forget their history, their past, their tradition, their national symbols, their way of living, often their own literary language"
Slobodan Milosevic, Criminal
Small: There is no country on earth with a stronger tradition of protecting the publics right to know
"There is no country on earth with a stronger tradition of protecting the public's right to know"
Roy Barnes, Politician
Small: Im passing on a tradition of which I am part. Theres a long line of poets who went before me, and Im another o
"I'm passing on a tradition of which I am part. There's a long line of poets who went before me, and I'm another one, and I'm hoping to pass that on to other younger, or newer, poets than myself"
Diane Wakoski, Poet
Small: Whatever he does should be seen as working at the Presidency and if he goes to Colorado for Christmas, it shou
"Whatever he does should be seen as working at the Presidency and if he goes to Colorado for Christmas, it should be for a minimum amount of time, the family tradition and family get-together aspect emphasized, and it be seen as a working vacation"
Robert Teeter, Politician
Small: I dont like political poetry, and I dont write it. If this question was pointing towards that, I think it is m
"I don't like political poetry, and I don't write it. If this question was pointing towards that, I think it is missing the point of the American tradition, which is always apolitical, even when the poetry comes out of politically active writers"
Diane Wakoski, Poet
Small: The higher American patriotism, on the other hand, combines loyalty to historical tradition and precedent with
"The higher American patriotism, on the other hand, combines loyalty to historical tradition and precedent with the imaginative projection of an ideal national Promise"
Herbert Croly, Author
Small: I know theres some kind of history to mountain music-like it came from Ireland or England or Scotland and we k
Loretta Lynn
"I know there's some kind of history to mountain music-like it came from Ireland or England or Scotland and we kept up the tradition"
Loretta Lynn, Musician
Small: If a race has no history, if it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of
"If a race has no history, if it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of the world, and it stands in danger of being exterminated"
Carter G. Woodson, Historian
Small: Ive always loved musical theater. Its a bit of a family tradition
"I've always loved musical theater. It's a bit of a family tradition"
Trey Anastasio, Musician
Small: Thats why were doing this, to defend our traditions a little. I dont have anything against it (Halloween), but
"That's why we're doing this, to defend our traditions a little. I don't have anything against it (Halloween), but it's not our tradition"
Fernando Flores, Politician
Small: And so, today, if the state can no longer appeal to the old moral principles that belong to the Christian trad
Christopher Dawson
"And so, today, if the state can no longer appeal to the old moral principles that belong to the Christian tradition, it will be forced to create a new official faith and new moral principles which will be binding on its citizens"
Christopher Dawson, Writer
Small: m thrilled to be joining the incredible team at ABC News. Being asked to anchor This Week and the superb tradi
"'m thrilled to be joining the incredible team at ABC News. Being asked to anchor 'This Week' and the superb tradition started by David Brinkley, is a tremendous and rare honor, and I look forward to discussing the great domestic and international issues of the day"
Christiane Amanpour, Journalist
Small: As I have pointed out, it is the Christian tradition that is the most fundamental element in Western culture.
Christopher Dawson
"As I have pointed out, it is the Christian tradition that is the most fundamental element in Western culture. It lies at the base not only of Western religion, but also of Western morals and Western social idealism"
Christopher Dawson, Writer
Small: Futurism: This was a movement of intellectuals who wanted to replace tradition with the modern world of machin
Brad Holland
"Futurism: This was a movement of intellectuals who wanted to replace tradition with the modern world of machinery, speed, violence, and public relations. It proves that we should be careful what intellectuals wish for, because we might get it"
Brad Holland, Illustrator
Small: My purpose is to have American Jews look away from the success story with which theyve cheered themselves up,
"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, Theologian
Small: Whatever your relationship is to your sacred tradition in the West, you have some relationship to the Bible if
Anita Diament
"Whatever your relationship is to your sacred tradition in the West, you have some relationship to the Bible if only through the names of the characters"
Anita Diament, Author
Small: Hawthorne has given us a tradition that some people refer to as Yankee Magic Realism, and I do think there is
"Hawthorne has given us a tradition that some people refer to as Yankee Magic Realism, and I do think there is a certain quality to the landscape that definitely leads into the dark woods"
Alice Hoffman, Author
Small: Im content to stand on tradition. Im even more content to wipe my feet on it
"I'm content to stand on tradition. I'm even more content to wipe my feet on it"
Aaron Allston, Novelist
Small: As soon as tradition has come to be recognized as tradition, it is dead
Allan Bloom
"As soon as tradition has come to be recognized as tradition, it is dead"
Allan Bloom, Philosopher
Small: Tradition does not mean that the living are dead, it means that the dead are living
Harold MacMillan
"Tradition does not mean that the living are dead, it means that the dead are living"
Harold MacMillan, Politician
Small: You dont really need modernity in order to exist totally and fully. You need a mixture of modernity and tradit
"You don't really need modernity in order to exist totally and fully. You need a mixture of modernity and tradition"
Theodore Bikel, Actor
Small: Poetry is a special use of language that opens onto the real. The business of the poet is truth telling, which
"Poetry is a special use of language that opens onto the real. The business of the poet is truth telling, which is why in the Celtic tradition no one could be a teacher unless he or she was a poet"
Huston Smith, Theologian
Small: Mine is not a traditional music, but it comes from a tradition
Tom Chapin
"Mine is not a traditional music, but it comes from a tradition"
Tom Chapin, Musician
Small: The cause of the break with the tradition of antiquity was the rapid and unexpected advance of Islam.
"The cause of the break with the tradition of antiquity was the rapid and unexpected advance of Islam. The result of this advance was the final separation of East from West, and the end of the Mediterranean unity"
Henri Pirenne, Historian
Small: We know that golf is an ancient game with great history and tradition, but our golf is only 10 years old so do
"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, Politician
Small: My mother, whose family was heavily rabbinic, said she wanted me to continue the family tradition in the rabbi
"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, Educator
Small: The tradition you have at the University of Texas is like no other. It helped me in the future where I got to
"The tradition you have at the University of Texas is like no other. It helped me in the future where I got to play in 2 cities that were rich in tradition"
Roger Clemens, Athlete
Small: In revolt against this new and very evil thing came the republicanism of the eighteenth century, inspired and
"In revolt against this new and very evil thing came the republicanism of the eighteenth century, inspired and directed in large measure by members of the fast perishing aristocracy of race, character and tradition"
Ralph A. Cram
Small: It is tradition in Ireland that youre given money for your first communion
"It is tradition in Ireland that you're given money for your first communion"
Roma Downey, Actress
Small: The fact that tradition hinders the individual savage from thinking logically by no means proves that he canno
"The fact that tradition hinders the individual savage from thinking logically by no means proves that he cannot think logically"
James M. Baldwin
Small: Not a single man on earth knows from his own experience the how and where of his birth, only from tradition, w
"Not a single man on earth knows from his own experience the how and where of his birth, only from tradition, which is often very uncertain"
E. T. A. Hoffmann, Critic
Small: With honesty of purpose, balance, a respect for tradition, courage, and, above all, a philosophy of life, any
"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, Historian