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There's a tradition in American fiction that is deadly serious and earnest - like the Steinbeckian social novel. John Hodgman

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Since 1981, I've spent every Thanksgiving Day broadcasting a game, and it is one of my favorite days. You can say, 'Woe is me, I never get to be part of the tradition,' or you can say, 'Heck, we've got our own tradition, and it's pretty good.' John Madden

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In the days when regional music was very clearly defined and had a clear personality - Memphis, Detroit, Chicago, whatever - Philadelphia had a tradition that was very distinct and unique. John Oates

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Tradition is a very powerful force. John P. Kotter

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In the European tradition, rivers are seen as divisions between peoples. But in the Aboriginal tradition, rivers are seen as the glue, the highway, the linkage between people, not the separation. And that's the history of Canada: our rivers and lakes were our highways. John Ralston Saul

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Anybody who had come up with a new concept would have been under suspicion for being out of step with the tradition or out of step with the teachings of the church. John Templeton

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Jazz has a tradition that has enriched the culture in America. The intellectualism of it does nothing but make you think on a higher level and make you a better person if you engage in the music and let it do what it does when it is played at its highest level. Jon Batiste

I'd like to start a tradition of getting No. 1s - how 'bout that? Jon Pardi

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I went to a boarding school with a strong Maori tradition, where we were taught all about the haka. Jonah Lomu

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'Neil Young Heart of Gold', that was a valentine to Nashville and country music in the Grand Ole Opry tradition and Hank Williams. Jonathan Demme

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I am keenly aware that I benefit from a wonderful tradition in the UK of designing and making. Jonathan Ive

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We have a strong tradition in our country of senior leaders being apolitical, nonpartisan. Joseph Dunford

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The Super Bowl is an occasion that's really associated with abundance - lots of snacks, parties, spectacle - and so it would be great if there were also some kind of tradition of generosity attached to it as well. Josh Gondelman

American populist politics has a long tradition, from Andrew Jackson to Huey Long to Joseph McCarthy. But the politician Trump is most like could be George Wallace. Joy Reid

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To be Jewish is to be specifically identified with a history. And if you're not aware of that when you're a child, the whole tradition is lost. Joyce Carol Oates

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I admire the Shabbat tradition, and no matter which faith you are of, there is nothing more wonderful than dedicating a certain day to spend time with your family and loved ones, absent of TV, phone, and other interruptions. Joyce Giraud

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When Zionism becomes co-extensive with Jewishness, Jewishness is pitted against the diversity that defines democracy, and if I may say so, betrays one of the most important ethical dimensions of the diasporic Jewish tradition: namely, the obligation of co-habitation with those different from ourselves. Judith Butler

I started writing music as a composer in school, in the classical tradition. Julia Holter

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'Big Night' is the best food movie ever made. It's such a celebration of food, and the Italian tradition of celebrating people. Plus, everything looked delicious! Julia Stiles

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People can see that we are part of a tradition of absurd comedy, stretching from Spike Milligan and Peter Cook through to Monty Python and Vic Reeves. We're not like Ricky Gervais's hyper-real cringe comedy. We're at the other end of the scale, but there's room for the sillier stuff, too. Julian Barratt

Bangkok is one of those places where it's so rich and full of tradition, but they're so open to different people - different gender expressions and gender identities. As a gay man, I never once felt uncomfortable there. As a black man, I never once felt uncomfortable. Karamo Brown

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