Trad Quotes & Sayings

We should always forgive. We should forgive the repentant for their sake, the unrepentant for our sake. — Marie Von Ebner-Eschenbach

He watched a catbird hopping around in an azalea that was readying itself to bloom; he envied the bird for knowing nothing of what he knew; he would have swapped souls with it in a heartbeat. And then to take wing, to know the air's buoyancy even for an hour: the trad was a no-brainer, and the catbird, with its lively indifference to him, its sureness of physical selfhood, seemed well aware of how preferable it was to be the bird. — Jonathan Franzen

Brambleclaw dipped his head. "The battle is won," he growled. "The clearing is ours. Do you concede or shall we fight for it again?"
Blackstar flashed a look of burning hatred over his shoulder. "Take it," he hissed. "It was never worth the blood that has been spilled here today. — Erin Hunter

All sorts of spiritual gifts come through privations, if they are accepted. — Janet Erskine Stuart

If an actor knows how to milk a cow, I always know it will not be difficult to be in business with him. — Werner Herzog

Sometimes movies gloss over things, and it was important to me that this was realistic. — Jami Gertz

I got into trad jazz, then modern jazz, then avant-garde jazz, between the ages of 16 to 18. — Roy Harper

I cared for you when I believed you dead." Her voice quivered. "You were more interesting then. — Katharine Ashe

The myth of Oedipus . . . arouses powerful intellectual and emotional reactions in the adult-so much so, that it may provide a cathartic experience, as Aristotle taught all tragedy does. [A reader] may wonder why he is so deeply moved; and in responding to what he observes as his emotional reaction, ruminating about the mythical events and what these mean to him, a person may come to clarify his thoughts and feelings. With this, certain inner tensions which are the consequence of events long past may be relieved; previously unconscious material can then enter one's awareness and become accessible for conscious working through. This can happen if the observer is deeply moved emotionally by the myth, and at the sametime strongly motivated intellectually to understand it. — Bruno Bettelheim

Think not thy time short in this world, since the world itself is not long. The created world is but a small parenthesis in eternity, and a short interposition, for a time, between such a state of duration as was before it and may be after it. — Thomas Browne

It's numbers like these that both bubble-theorists and market cheerleaders can pounce on to make their points. Reality is more mundane. — Prentice Marshall

Shallow believers prefer a shallow God. — Toni Morrison

I wish my nose was smaller and that I was a little taller. I also had this perennial pimple problem, so I felt people were just being polite when they said I was beautiful. — Madhuri Dixit

when your consciousness or mental attitude shifts, remarkable things begin to happen. That shift is the ultimate business tool and life tool. — Guy Spier

What's wrong with these Volkswagen model names anyway?
What the fuck is a Tiguan?
They should go back to the trad German names,
names like
Masterracer,
Schwarzersmashen,
Judenkillen,
and Boschenbabybayoneten. — Sienna McQuillen

In a formal conversation in Ukraine, it is always correct to ask how things are, how life is; about your interlocutor's job and his or her ongoing projects. You should be prepared to hear "And what about you?" in return. Be ready to give an answer in the same way. It is simply a matter of politeness. — Trad Online

A good memory is needed once we have lied.
[Fr., Il faut bonne memoire apres qu'on a menti.] — Pierre Corneille

This is a proud moment for our city. This is the first time we have won a Finals game in this city, and I'm happy to be part of the history. — LeBron James

I need good friends who can say, 'I love you to death, but you look terrible in that, and you need to change right now.' — Blake Lively