Quotes About Tradition

Just the little bit that I've learned about Judaism, I didn't realize how, dare I say, intense that religion is as far as all of the things that you have to know and remember and the ritualism of it.

Judaism is a big part of my background, obviously, and my reality.

Judaism is a brilliant religion, and the main function of Judaism is to learn and read.

Judaism is not just a religion but a people, and the food and customs of one part of the people is connected to the other part of the people. They are part of a larger story.

For years, Judaism has been a sort of product put on the religious shelf, and on holidays, we would take it off the shelf and let seculars play with it for a bit. Now, Judaism is going back to being something that more closely touches everyone.

Although Alchemy has now fallen into contempt, and is even considered a thing of the past, the physicain should not be influenced by such judgements.

I grew up in a small, old-school Catholic world, imprinted with an above-average number of categories and judgments.

Maharashtrians in America have a Maharashtra mandal every year. You know when they celebrate it? On July 4, the American Independence Day. That's respect for local culture.

After living in the United States for over 10 years, here is what I have learned about the Fourth of July: it is more of a barbecuing holiday than anything else.

My wife asked me to marry her. But we did not jump the broom.

The jury system is one of the few ideas from the 13th century which still flourishes in the 21st century.

I was raised Catholic. Not just a little bit Catholic, like my wife, Catherine. When she was young, many Catholics in France already barely went to church, except for the big three: baptism, marriage, and funeral. And only the middle one was by choice.

You can't have Thanksgiving and not just be like, 'All right, where's the football.' It's been branded very, very well. You can't have one without the other at this point.

Times change. Context changes. Just because something is old and a 'part of our history' shouldn't mean we are forced to honor it forever.

Growing up, I cooked in the house, and when I cooked, everyone would sit down and eat, and it was just kind of the way I connected with my family.

Being from South Louisiana, we're just kind of rootsy.

My dad would always tell me, 'When you meet a man, look him in his eye and shake his hand,' and that's just something I've been doing for a long time.

Going to church and stuff was just something I did with my mom.

Baseball's just something that's always been a part of my family. My dad did it, my brother did it, I grew up doing it.

When I think of Kansas, I think of family.

My mom grew up in Kansas, my dad in Indiana. They had boring childhoods.

I come from Kansas; we're steak-and-potato boys. I grew up on meat.

When you take over at Kansas, they've always won, so you're expected to win.

I'm half-Filipino and Filipinos love karaoke.