#traditions

To follow imperfect, uncertain, or corrupted traditions, in order to avoid erring in our own judgment, is but to exchange one danger for another. ↗

— Richard Whately

#avoid #corrupted #danger #exchange #follow

Traditions are the guideposts driven deep in our subconscious minds. The most powerful ones are those we can't even describe, aren't even aware of. ↗

— Ellen Goodman

#deep #describe #driven #even #minds

We are not abandoning our convictions, our philosophy or traditions, nor do we urge anyone to abandon theirs. ↗

— Mikhail Gorbachev

#abandoning #anyone #convictions #nor #our

I have always compared our traditions of liberty, like those of Abraham Lincoln and Ho Chi Minh. ↗

— Hanoi Hannah

#abraham lincoln #always #chi #compared #i

With faith and courage, generations of Armenians have overcome great suffering and proudly preserved their culture, traditions, and religion and have told the story of the genocide to an often indifferent world. ↗

— Jerry Costello

#courage #culture #different world #faith #generations

My parents are both college professors, and it made me want to question authority, standards and traditions. ↗

— Maya Lin

#both #college #made #me #parents

What is new in all of this is that the old poles of attraction represented by nation-states, parties, professions, institutions, and historical traditions are losing their attraction. ↗

— Jean-Francois Lyotard

#historical #institutions #losing #new #old

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. ↗

— Yo-Yo Ma

#bring #concerts #connect #each #festivals

I like traditions, and the national anthem is important. ↗

— Kate Mara

#i #important #like #national #national anthem

Golf is game of respect and sportsmanship; we have to respect its traditions and its rules. ↗

— Jack Nicklaus

#golf #respect #rules #sportsmanship #traditions