Quotes About Tradition

Marriages, both good and bad, were defined by repetition.

Habit and tradition often render change undesirable.

If I had a motto, it would be, 'Believe in God, fear the church'.

I am proud to be a daughter of the mountains.

Many Americans don't mourn in public anymore - we don't wear black, we don't beat our chests and wail.

In Asia, red is the colour of joy; red is the colour of festivities and of celebration. In Chinese culture, blue is the colour of mourning.

It's hard for the Catholic Church to accept change. When the mass was no longer said in Latin, loyalists went into mourning for years.

A lot of churches have not moved with the times.

The way we do music in Brazil is very different because we are so moved by music; we grow up with that.

It's fine with me if people want to applaud between movements of a concerto. It doesn't bother me - it's part of performance experience.

I grew up loving Etta James and Aretha Franklin and Al Green and Otis Redding, and I just love old-school R&B. It's just music that moves you and grooves you, and it was very important, I think, for music.

The world moves fast, but change isn't always a good thing when you got it right the first time around.

My folks always let me go to the movies every Saturday. We were really motion-picture goers.

I grew up in a house made out of mud.

In Australia, we cling on to whatever culture we have. We're such a multicultural country.

My dad was a great eater but Mum was the cook.

Shepton Mallet have a really big antiques market that my mum always makes me go to.

I learnt basic cookery by watching my mum.

My roots are Scottish. My dad's parents are from Scotland, and my mum's dad is Scots.

Mum and I were delighted to find out we were descended from 'bog-trotters.'

For four years, my mum allowed only church music in the house.

Diwali means family, so either I go down to Bangalore, or my family comes to Mumbai. I always ensure I take a few days off.

I am a full Parsi born and brought up in South Mumbai.

Kolkata does not look like a Delhi or Mumbai. The city has its identity.