Tradition Quotes

For 180 years, we voted in English. That is the true American tradition, and this amendment is true to our heritage, not what has existed unnaturally for the last 20 years.

In Europe, there is so much tradition, and everyone has established ideas as to what art should be and what it has always been.

To be Jewish is to be specifically identified with a history. And if you're not aware of that when you're a child, the whole tradition is lost.

The De Bernieres were very military. I broke the military tradition but I was terribly proud of my father being a soldier.

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

'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.

Well, first of all, I don't want to debate the word conservative, but by my definition, a conservative is someone who wants to conserve the Constitution of the United States and the American tradition and law that no one is above the law.

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.

In the time honored tradition of email, just ignore the question.

Sometimes it is easy... to enhance your prestige by not exercising your responsibility, but that's not been the tradition of the court.

I think we fool ourselves and really negate a great deal of history if we think that the oral history of poetry is shorter than the written history of poetry. It's not true. Poetry has a longer oral tradition than it does written.

Scripture is not inerrant; believers are called to interpret biblical texts in light of tradition and reason.

I felt there's a wealth in Jewish tradition, a great inheritance. I'd be a jerk not to take advantage of it.

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

It's a fun day, a day which kicks off the start of our tour, it's got great tradition - Australian cricketers just love tradition - and it's been a really pleasant day.

I decided that the University of Sussex in Brighton was a good place for this work because it had a strong tradition in bacterial molecular genetics and an excellent reputation in biology.

Tradition does not mean that the living are dead, it means that the dead are living.

Tradition is the illusion of permanance.

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

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

I don't really know of the Jewish tradition of comedy, only the Jewish tradition of not keeping your mouth shut. Complaining about all that is hard, unfair or ridiculous in life-having strong feelings, and not being able to suppress them. That, to me, is Jewish.

A poet clings to his own tradition and avoids internationalism.

But an innovation, to grow organically from within, has to be based on an intact tradition, so our idea is to bring together musicians who represent all these traditions, in workshops, festivals, and concerts, to see how we can connect with each other in music.

Texas was such a welcoming place, and with its unbelievable history and tradition, it's extra special to be a part of that.

My visit this autumn is an opportunity to continue that rich tradition of visits between Canterbury and Rome.

I think the only choice that will enable us to hold to our vision... is one that abandons the concept of naming enemies and adopts a concept familiar to the nonviolent tradition: naming behavior that is oppressive.

When they talk about family values, it's in a repressive way, as if our American tradition were only the Puritan tradition or the 19th century oppressive tradition. The Christian tradition.

Certainly going back to Sherlock Holmes we have a tradition of forensic science featured in detective stories.

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

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.