Passing on Traditions Quotes

Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another.

God knows why nobody ever learns from the preceding generation - but they don't.

It's always fun to pass on what I've learned to the younger people.

My dad lived by example. I lived by watching him. I watched all the great things he did and said. I try to walk that talk for my children.

I want my kids to have a life like I did growing up. The greatest gift I was given in life was from my parents. Though I can't match them, I'd like to be that kind of parent.

Parents who wonder where the younger generation is going should remember where it came from.

The respect I had to give my brothers and sisters growing up I think has helped me. I want my kids to be raised the same way.

Jack has two boys, and when they grow up they're gonna wanna be like the D. I've already got the name: Mini D.

My da used to sing 'Take Her Up to Monto' to me when we were walking down the street - he still does, actually - because it's got a walking tempo, and I still sing it to myself when I'm walking along.

Canada is our inheritance from our parents and our legacy to our children.

When an elder turns to face the dead, that means he turns away from facing the future and his own retirement in Phoenix, let's say. He turns and finds himself facing the children.

By the grace of God, my parents were fantastic. We were a very normal family, and we have had a very middle-class Indian upbringing. We were never made to realise who we were or that my father and mother were huge stars - it was a very normal house, and I'd like my daughter to have the same thing.

The guest artists pass on not only their experiences but also the pitfalls.

Carrying on the Blanchard name is a huge honor for me because my grandfather, my father and my step-father - they've all put a lot into their legacy and for me to carry that on, it's a lot of weight on my shoulders.

I know a lot for me, personally, the best moments have come from watching my kids have an experience I never thought about as a kid but then remembered as a parent.

By forbidding Jews to destroy their hair, the Bible warns them away from seeking the siren song of eternal youth. By encouraging Jews to grow beards, it reminds them that they will not be young forever, that they must prepare the ground for those who come after, just as their fathers did for them.

When you're older you want to learn from other people.

That is where I got my childhood memories, watching the Home Run Derby as a kid. Maybe some kids are watching me. I would like to return that.

My father started me in football. So what better way is there to honor him than to wear his last name on my back and make him proud?

As I get older and I see all my friends starting to have children, I see them have different reactions to the material that was probably not of great interest to them when they were younger, because they're re-experiencing it through their kids.

As a dad, it's kind of exciting to see that your son follows what you believe in so strongly.

I have four daughters, the eldest is 19, the youngest is 12, and I watched all of them journey into motherhood. Motherhood is very deep. It starts when you're very, very young. Now, my 12 year old comes in, wants to put me to bed. And she'll, you know, put her hand on my forehead and say the prayer with me. As for years I've done for her! It's almost like a very beautiful, natural transition.

Obviously, the World War II guys, that's where we, we learned everything from those guys. And then we hopefully, what we learned, we pass down to the newer generation.

It's very important to me to give something back - to pass on my know-how, to give all the lessons I learned onto the next generation so they don't make the same mistakes.

For me, it's vital to continue to share my experiences and allow my experiences to help the younger generation.