“It was just as the 1914 War burst on me that I made the discovery that 'legends' depend on the language to which they belong; but a living language depends equally on the 'legends' which it conveys by tradition. ... Volapuk, Esperanto, Ido, Novial, &c &c are dead, far deader than ancient unused languages, because their authors never invented any Esperanto legends.” MadeWarLanguageDependsDiscoveryTraditionAncientLegendsEsperanto Book:The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien Source: The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
“It seems other rap artists are trying to follow a "tradition", or something... I don't consider us [Migos] as weirdos, we just went the other way and didn't follow the rap tradition. We just killed it and made it our tradition.” WayTryingMadeSeemsArtistTraditionRapMade ItWeirdoRap Artist Author:Quavo
“The scientific spirit, the contempt of tradition, the lack of discipline and the exaltation of the individual have very nearly made an end of art. It can only be restored by the love of beauty, the reverence for tradition, the submission to discipline and the rigor of self-control.” ArtMadeEndsSelfSpiritIndividualDisciplineTraditionContemptReverenceSelf ControlSubmissionExaltationRigor Author:Kenyon Cox