Quotes About Tradition

It was the part of Gambian culture where they give each other advice a lot, how they're always comparing things in order to get a message across... that really influenced the way I write.

I used to watch my mother cooking when I was a child; she influenced me a lot.

Of course, I have been influenced by my Punjabi and Hariyanvi roots.

I am from the country, and I grew up mostly influenced by country music.

We want to return to an era when we think music was better basically but still infuse it with something modern.

When you do something all of your life, it's still ingrained in you.

There is nothing inherently conservative in the ancient world.

According to Celtic law, all sons equally divided the inheritance and principalities of their father.

At Knopf, everything is inherited.

I like to fish. I collect pocketknives. I inherited a nice collection from my father and grandfather.

Every Frenchie has inherited their own way of making ratatouille, usually just as maman used to make. Well, my mum never made one, so I consider that my licence to make mine as I please.

Multilingualism in our nation extends back to several millennia. This multilingualism is an asset, a heritage we have inherited, and is, in fact, a resource we deeply cherish.

I come from a line of women who can bake, so I think I've inherited a bit of family knowledge.

I know he wanted me to love fishing and hunting, and I believe that he deliberately set about to make me want to do it on my own initiative.

Aboriginal art and culture draws from the land, for Aboriginality and the land are essential to each other and are inseparable.

As you know, divorce is still not allowed in the Catholic Church. But here insert a large 'however' - she is liberal in the granting of annulments.

Kumbh Mela is the best way to get an insight of our culture.

I absolutely adore Thanksgiving. It's the only holiday I insist on making myself.

When my mother was around, she would insist on celebrating my birthdays.

I was almost surprised to realize that I had actually done something right as a parent by insisting on regular family dinners.

India always inspires me.

We used to have prawn tempura: that was my mother's favourite dish. But she had to go out to work instead of my father, so she couldn't find the time to cook nice meals. So we ate more modern food: a lot of frozen and instant food. But I never complained about it to my mother.

Ballet is certainly appreciated in New York, but it has been a part of the Russian culture, history and heritage for hundreds of years, so it's much more instilled in the Russian blood.

My roots really instilled Chicago values in me.