I always wanted to be a farmer. There is a tradition of that in my family.
The American patriots of today continue the tradition of the long line of patriots before them, by helping to promote liberty and freedom around the world.
I think cycling has always had a tradition of being a bit dapper, especially back in the day.
Almost always tradition is nothing but a record and a machine-made imitation of the habits that our ancestors created.
It is suggested that all written works, including this one, have dangerous implications to the vitality of an oral tradition and to the health of a civilization, particularly if they thwart the interest of a people in culture, and following Aristotle , the cathartic effects of culture. "It is written but I say unto you" is a powerful directive to Western civilization.
I believe it is a tradition in baseball that when a pitcher has a no-hitter going, no one reminds him of it.
I was brought up in the great tradition of the late nineteenth century: that a writer never complains, never explains and never disdains.
I see myself as the oldest griot tradition of speaking to truth out here. There's a dark side that people don't even know is there.
It's an honor to walk in the footsteps of a legend. As host I intend to honor the tradition of The Bob Hope Classic and have a great time blazing a new path.
Scripture is not inerrant; believers are called to interpret biblical texts in light of tradition and reason.
We should stand by our allies, but we should also stand by our ideals and work with our allies and encourage them to live up to the democratic institutions and traditions that they enjoy.
There is always change, bad customs pass and give way to better ones.
If in Nietzsche's thinking the prior tradition of Western thought is gathered and completed in a decisive respect, then the confrontation with Nietzsche becomes one with all Western thought hitherto.
There's a tradition in British intellectual life of mocking any non-political force that gets involved in politics, especially within the sphere of the arts and the theatre.
We must learn not to take traditional morals too seriously. And it is just because even the least dogmatic of religions tends to associate itself with some kind of unalterable moral tradition, that there can be no truce between science and religion.
In the same period, Polish literature also underwent some significant changes. From social-political literature, which had a great tradition and strong motivation to be that way, Polish literature changed its focus to a psychological rather than a social one.
The assumption must be that those who can see value only in tradition, or versions of it, deny man's ability to adapt to changing circumstances.
Habit is not mere subjugation, it is a tender tie; when one remembers habit it seems to have been happiness.
I spent the 1960s and 1970s seeking myself - the working-class tradition of self-education.
An ounce of logic can be worth more than a ton of tradition that has become obsolete through the weathering of time.