Whether he is aware of it or not, every human being dwells in tradition and history. Human memory is this constant dwelling in tradition. It constitutes that fundamental human characteristic of historicity. – Medard Boss
The assumption must be that those who can see value only in tradition, or versions of it, deny mans ability to adapt to changing circumstances. – Stephen Bayley
Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes — our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit to the small and arrogant oligarchy of those who merely happen to be walking around. – G. K. Chesterton
My dad has sometimes felt that I grew up a little lacking in sufficient eccentricity – in the sense that Im willing to live as an adult in a house with walls that are parallel to each other, that sort of thing. – Jaron Lanier
Now, being a girl, I was ashamed of my body and my lack of strength. So I tried to be a man. I shot, rode, jumped, and took part in all the fights of the boys. – Agnes Smedley
