“When the Canadian confederation took place in 1867, a lot of people in Quebec said, 'Could we have a referendum?' They said, 'Oh, no. In the British tradition, the Parliament can do anything, excluding changing a man into a woman, and, therefore, no referendum' - and that was that.” PeopleMenSaidCan DoTraditionBritishThey SaidParliamentQuebecReferendumsConfederation Author:Jacques Parizeau
“I think violence, cynicism, brutality and fashion are the staples of our diet. I think in the grand history of story-telling, going back to people sitting around fires, the dark side of human nature has always been very important. Movies are part of that tradition.” PeopleThinkingHumansImportantStoriesSidesDarkFireViolenceFashionHuman NatureSittingTraditionDietsCynicismBrutalityDark SideSitting AroundStaples Author:Eric Stoltz
“The Senate as an institution is broken. We're not doing the work of the American people and the rules are being abused. The only way to get us back to the traditions where the Senate is doing the work of the American people is to change the rules.” PeopleWayBrokenTraditionInstitutionsSenate Author:Tom Udall
“I love that there's this tradition of being able to discuss the heaviest topics and the gnarliest stuff that goes down in people's lives in traditional Southern American music.” PeopleAbleStuffTraditionTraditionalSouthernTopicsAmerican Music Author:Gillian Welch