Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Tradition Quotes
HeritageNatureReflectionSimplicityTradition Fishing is much more than fish. It is the great occasion when we may return to the fine simplicity of our forefathers.
CelebrationFamilyHappinessJoyTradition Holidays are the best. I couldn't imagine being from a small family.
ChangeModernityTimelessnessTradition You can't imagine parlor ballads drifting out of high-rise multi-towered buildings. That kind of music existed in a more timeless state of life.
EnjoymentFamilyMemoryRelaxationTradition I would always see my dad who was a big scotch drinker just enjoying his scotch with one ice cube or neat.
CelebrationFamilyLoveMusicTradition My sister and I used to sing at weddings. We would sing 'When a Man Loves a Woman' to the bride. We'd do it right before the garter ceremony.
CultureIdentityMusic and DanceSamoan HeritageTradition I've been known to have a good step or two. I'm half Samoan, you know, and part of our culture is singing and dancing daily.
IdentityLegacyMemoryTradition Who has fully realized that history is not contained in thick books but lives in our very blood?
FaithFamilyReligionSpiritualityTradition My mom is very religious - Catholic - and from a young age they brought me to the church.
CourageFamily HeritageIdentityStrengthTradition My family's lineage, we are warriors. The McGregor clan, we are warriors all through. We are famous all through the world for our fighting capabilities of all generations. So I have no doubt that's stood to me and that led me down this path and gave me what I have.
AuthorityDestinyFamily DynamicsIdentityTradition The name Zahra was to have been lman's own name at birth, but a senior member of the family changed it to lman at the last minute.
AuthenticityIntegrityRulesTradition The game of golf would lose a great deal if croquet mallets and billiard cues were allowed on the putting green.
ContinuityCultural HeritageLearningRespectTradition The colored folks been singing it and playing it just like I'm doin' now, man, for more years than I know. I got it from them.
ConnectionFamilyLeisureMemoryTradition I don't travel with them, but they can't be missing in my home. There have to always be dominoes... I used to play with my family - dad, my grandpa, my uncles.
Cultural SignificanceInnovationResilienceTradition People predicted in the 1910s that live theater was going to be all gone and that we'd just be watching movies. No, live theater is still around, because it does things that are specific to it.
ChivalryCourageHonorLeadershipTradition One aim of the Boy Scouts scheme is to revive amongst us, if possible, some of the rules of the knights of old.
FriendshipHuman ConnectionToleranceTradition It's surprising to me how many of my friends send Christmas cards, or holiday cards, including my atheist and secular friends.
ArtCreativityInnovationTechnologyTradition I want to see if I can keep the integrity of my music but also allow myself to try out a bit of what modern technology allows.
InnovationNarrow-MindednessProgressSelfishnessTradition A spirit of innovation is generally the result of a selfish temper and confined views. People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors.
CultureIdentitySocietySportsTradition Next to religion, baseball has had a greater impact on our American way of life than any other American institution.
BrotherhoodIdentityPassionResilienceTradition Mickey Rourke's character in 'The Wrestler' - that was my dad, that was my uncles, that was so many members of my family. It was the only thing they knew. And then they would end up wrestling for a hundred bucks, go to autograph signings for two hundred bucks.
CultureHeritageIdentitySupportTradition Supporting Celtic, waving a tricolour because your parents are Irish - that's a valid culture.
AppreciationBridgeNostalgiaTradition Playing bridge is a pretty old fashioned thing in a way that I really like.
AdaptationDeclineLegacyTradition Probably the battle of Waterloo was won on the playing-fields of Eton, but the opening battles of all subsequent wars have been lost there.
AnxietyControlFearPsychologyTradition Ritual is another word for fear, manifested in a different way.
CookingFamilyFrench CuisineMemoriesTradition My mom had Julia Child and 'The Fannie Farmer Cookbook' on top of the refrigerator, and she had a small repertoire of French dishes.
Community SpiritConsumerism Vs AltruismPausesPhilanthropyTradition You may have heard of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. There's another day you might want to know about: Giving Tuesday. The idea is pretty straightforward. On the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, shoppers take a break from their gift-buying and donate what they can to charity.