Quotes About Tradition

We didn't invent anything new. Hospitality has been around forever.

Most people outside of America won't get it. It's the Easter bunny. It's another lie and I don't understand why we had to invent this character.

Historically, the French have had a romantic attachment to their bikes. Though the first functioning two-wheeler is thought to have been invented by a German in 1817, it was the French who popularized and marketed the device in the 1860s, giving it the name 'bicycle.'

Certain people and groups seem invested in convincing black people that black people are liberal. We've traditionally been conservative, church-going people.

There is an invisible moat around the senior royals.

When you invite friends over, especially for food, with the food you want to send out a message of affection, of appreciation, of celebration. But also of culture - who your family is.

If he invited you out, he's got to pay.

My whole family's been involved with music, and it's been so since the minstrel days.

Gujarat is a state which gave shelter to Parsi community who came from Iran; this is not the tradition and heritage of Gujarat.

Iranian people are very hospitable, very family-oriented and besides that they have a very beautiful country.

I was raised in a very old fashioned Ireland where women were reared to be lovely.

You can listen to carpenters talk for hours in Ireland. The people have a relationship to words that I don't think you will run into anyplace in the world.

What makes Ireland inclined toward the drama is that it's a great country for conversation.

Acting is something you didn't do in Ireland.

The name is Irish-Gaelic. In old Ireland, the Rabbitts were counselors to the chiefs.

I love a lot of Irish folk music and Irish folk songs.

Irish people are educated not only about artistry but local history.

That's what the holidays are for - for one person to tell the stories and another to dispute them. Isn't that the Irish way?

Being Irish means you belong to the clan. It's what you feel. They feel Irish.

I'm proud of my Irish heritage and culture and this show will feature a lot of Irish dancing.

Yes, I am an Irish lass through and through.

For me, being Catholic was who I was and who I am, just like I'm Irish and Slovak. It's just so ingrained in us.

I'm a product of my Irish culture, and I could no more lose that than I could my sense of identity.

I'm proud to be Irish.