Being and working in America, it's very important to work hard, work smart and work in a certain way. France and Europe has, with the tradition and culture, it's slow-moving and it's not always good. Votes: 4
When I was sixteen I started acting, and I also started to embrace my tradition and culture. I had a young medicine man interpret for me what it is to be an Indian. He really caught me at a good time because I was really vulnerable after the loss of my parents with all of the feelings of abandonment. Votes: 3
The people in Japan love jazz music, man, and also in Europe, far more than they ever did here. And that always puzzled me until I went over there to really get into it for myself and find out what it is. It's their tradition and culture, man. We've gotten away from that in America, man. We live in a country of complete fantasy. Votes: 3
In many countries today, moral and ethical norms are being reconsidered; national traditions, differences in nation and culture are being erased. Votes: 2
Though there is such a rich tradition of culture and arts, I have never been invited to perform at a concert in South India. Votes: 2
Japan is not a Western democracy. The Japanese have kept their traditions, culture and heritage, but they have joined the community of free nations. Votes: 2
The emphasis and value on ideas and original thinking is an innate part of British culture, and in many ways, that describes the traditions of design. Votes: 2
Every culture has something to be ashamed of, but every culture also has the right to change, to challenge negative traditions, and create to new ones. Votes: 2
In my culture, there's a tradition that when you're in an overwhelming situation and you don't know what to do, you put yourself in a woman's shoes. Votes: 2
Our literary culture is marinated in deep traditions of the fantastic and the supernatural, and we export those rich qualities in films and books on a spectacular industrial scale. Votes: 2
I celebrated my 18th birthday in Japan, which was quite memorable; I was quite fascinated by the different traditions and the culture; it was so completely different to Australian culture. Votes: 2
Most cultures traditionally link food and spirituality directly with periodic restrictions and celebrations punctuating the year. Abstinence from particular foods or full-on fasting is part of many religious traditions and holidays. Votes: 2
I love living around black people. Home is home. We suffer under racism and the physical deprivations that come with that, but beneath that, we form cultures and traditions that are beautiful. Votes: 2
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. Votes: 2
At the heart of globalisation is a new kind of intolerance in the West towards other cultures, traditions and values, less brutal than in the era of colonialism, but more comprehensive and totalitarian. Votes: 2
Strong women, when respected, make the whole society stronger. One must be careful with such rapid changes, though, and make an effort to preserve, at the same time, the positive traditions of Indian culture. Votes: 2
I go to South Dakota for ceremonies when I have the time. And when you learn what the Indian peoples have gone through to hold onto their culture and traditions... wow, it's an amazing story. Votes: 2
What are you going to do to preserve a tradition that is the peculiar and unique culture that Judaism inculcates? The American Jewish community is not going to survive by lining up against its common enemy. Votes: 2
To recover a spiritual tradition in which creation, and the study of creation, matters would be to inaugurate new possibilities between spirituality and science that would shape the paradigms for culture, its institution, and its people. Votes: 2
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. Votes: 2
Cultures, along with the religions that shape and nurture them, are value systems, sets of traditions and habits clustered around one or several languages, producing meaning: for the self, for the here and now, for the community, for life. Votes: 2
Party and ideology routinely trump institutional interests and responsibilities. Regular order - the set of rules, norms and traditions designed to ensure a fair and transparent process - was the first casualty. The results: No serious deliberation. No meaningful oversight of the executive. A culture of corruption. Votes: 2
We should accept diversity in culture and tradition and coexist peacefully... Votes: 0
Something is missing in our culture. We can't quite celebrate the scientific literary tradition. Votes: 0
In every culture and in every medical tradition before ours, healing was accomplished by moving energy. Votes: 0
Gujarat is all about Trade with Tradition, Commerce with Culture, Enterprise with Entertainment and Development with Disaster management. Votes: 0
Violence against women in all its forms is a human rights violation. It's not something that any culture, religion or tradition propagates. Votes: 0
As a product of Anglo-Saxon-Protestant culture, I am familiar with its centuries-old tradition of hiding its abuse of women under pretty packaging. Votes: 0
There are very few adults in our culture able to imagine any genuine life coming from the vertical plane - tradition, religion, or devotion. Votes: 0
The point is there is more information now then you can pass along comfortably in an oral tradition, say a strictly speaking culture. That is a problem. Votes: 0
Science is an integral part of culture. It's not this foreign thing, done by an arcane priesthood. It's one of the glories of the human intellectual tradition. Votes: 0
The difficulty of carrying on a leisure-oriented tradition of culture in a work-oriented society is enough in itself to keep the present crisis in our culture unresolved. Votes: 0
Unlike water or wine or even Coca-Cola, sweet tea means something. It is a tell, a tradition. Sweet tea isn't a drink, really. It's culture in a glass. Votes: 0
When it comes to politics and elections, far too many Christians spend more time appealing to family, history and tradition, culture, racial expediency, and personal preference than they do to what the Bible teaches. Votes: 0
A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots. Votes: 7 Marcus Garvey
Tradition ist das Ruhekissen der Urteilskraft. Votes: 3 Graff, Sigmund
Tradition is the illusion of permanance. Votes: 9 Woody Allen