Tradition Quotes

I like narrative storytelling as being part of a tradition, a folk tradition.

You don't really need modernity in order to exist totally and fully. You need a mixture of modernity and tradition.

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.

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

Tradition is an explanation for acting without thinking.

The tradition of Italian cooking is that of the matriarch. This is the cooking of grandma. She didn't waste time thinking too much about the celery. She got the best celery she could and then she dealt with it.

I'm not a friend of that explanation. Yes, tradition and history and all these things play a role, and there is a revolutionary tradition in France and not in Germany, and all that.

We have a great tradition here.

We're truly excited to locate a dynamic and innovative person to help us continue our tradition of being at the forefront of the cocktail revolution.

That Lutheran tradition is very important to the university, but I think it's important that people understand people of other traditions and figure out a way for them to all get along and respect each other.

Coach Adams has a first-hand understanding of our football tradition and a wonderful vision for what is possible going forward. There have been a lot of positives within the football program over the past seven months and we are looking forward to seeing these play out as success on the field.

Like some of our best ideas, trust.salesforce.com was inspired by our conversations with customers. We have a tradition of leading the on-demand revolution with breakthrough innovations, and we hope that trust.salesforce.com will take its place among some of our best new products.

He represents the American tradition of excellence and honesty and integrity. In a sense, he was the Steven Spielberg of his time.

It hurts a lot. As much as it's a tradition for football, we try to take it along with us. We don't want to get beat by Michigan any time. To go up there and play like that just hurts a lot.

The Boston Marathon is internationally recognized and has a great tradition, and I know there will be high expectations for me. I always run to win. It's the motto that I live by.

It?s big knowing we kept the tradition going. It?s not just for the team that?s wrestling. It?s also for all the alumni from years past. They want to see us keep the tradition going that they started.

Upholding my family tradition is extremely important not just for me, but everyone in my family.

The ancient Romans had a tradition: whenever one of their engineers constructed an arch, as the capstone was hoisted into place, the engineer assumed accountability for his work in the most profound way possible: he stood under the arch.

You always want to be remembered as one of the greats. We know the history and tradition of this program.

A new tradition begins.

A lot of the major players of this music are also European, and they're Gypsy. They're keeping the tradition alive. ... We just love the music, and we hope to put our own little 2 cents in there.

People have to step up and help each other. There's a tradition here and a certain level of expectation.

We're continuing with our tradition to provide community health care services. We want to continue to have a collaborative relationship with Maine Med in the delivery of health care, and certainly the proximity to Maine Med would allow for that coordination.

We tried really hard to get things right, to honor and respect the tradition of the geisha.

committed to getting past the narrow partisanship of contemporary politics and rebuilding a tradition of thoughtful dialogue and political civility.