#traditions

It is my contention that civil disobediences are nothing but the latest form of voluntary association, and that they are thus quite in tune with the oldest traditions of the country. ↗

— Hannah Arendt

#civil #contention #country #form #latest

The Occultists, however, know that the traditions of Esoteric Philosophy must be the right ones, simply because they are the most logical, and reconcile every difficulty. ↗

— H. P. Blavatsky

#difficulty #esoteric #every #however #know

We find Japan a little more difficult to understand because it has proven its 20th century prowess though the ancient traditions still persist. ↗

— Arthur Erickson

#ancient #because #century #difficult #find

Each time, storytellers clothed the naked body of the myth in their own traditions, so that listeners could relate more easily to its deeper meaning. ↗

— Joan D. Vinge

#clothed #could #deeper #deeper meaning #each

First of all, when you live in a country like Canada, it's quite different from America in the sense that it's very tied to traditions that were born in Britain. ↗

— Geddy Lee

#born #britain #canada #country #different

The Indians have such strong traditions and aesthetics, and the people are beautiful, as are their goods. ↗

— Georgina Chapman

#goods #indians #people #strong #such

We do not deny any nation's legitimate interest in security. But protecting the security of one nation by robbing another of its national independence and national traditions is not legitimate. In the long run, it is not even secure. ↗

— Ronald Reagan

#security #traditions #freedom

What history can do is show that people have to take responsibility for what they activate out of their tradition. It’s not just a given thing one slavishly follows. You have to be accountable. ↗

— Karen L. King

#history #religion #traditions #religion

I love music passionately. And because I love it I try to free it from barren traditions that stifle it. ↗

— Claude Debussy

#because #free #i #i love #love

I've brought the traditions from Spain to the United States: spending the afternoons with my husband and my son, enjoying the little things. ↗

— Paz Vega

#enjoying #husband #i #little #little things