Dean Inge Quotes

We impose the form of the old on the content of the new.

What is aught but as 'tis valued?

As a musician you have to keep one foot back in the past and have one foot forward into the future.

An ounce of logic can be worth more than a ton of tradition that has become obsolete through the weathering of time.

Originality is going back to origins.

At times the mirror increases a thing’s value, at times denies it.

There is no new world that you make without the old world.

The notion that you could discard the old world and now make a new one. This is what was so bad about Modernism.

There is no creation without tradition; the 'new' is an inflection on a preceding form; novelty is always a variation on the past.

The entire Nintendo group will carry on the spirit of Mr. Yamauchi by honoring, in our approach to entertainment, the sense of value he has taught us - that there is merit in doing what is different - and at the same time, by changing Nintendo in accordance with changing times.

The endless legacy of the past to the present is the secret source of human genius.

Tradition, if not constantly recreated, can be as much a millstone as a mill-wheel.

Old and new make the warp and woof of every moment. There is no thread that is not a twist of these two strands.

The avant-garde has always existed throughout the history of mankind. The good things from the avant-garde last and eventually, after many years, become tradition and people forget they were ever part of the avant-garde. The kitchen is a living discipline, always evolving, and there will always be cutting edge things that over the years, ends up being part of tradition.

In contemporary art or movies, it makes perfect sense to be focused on the bleeding edge, on the new idea that's never been previously contemplated. But when we're discussing our goals, our passion and the way we interact with the culture, it seems to me that what works is significantly more important than what's new.

For most Americans, progress means accepting what is new because it is new, and discarding what is old because it is old.

Be assured, there is nothing new in theology except that which is false.

The tradition of the new. Yesterday's avant-gard-experiment is today's chic and tomorrow's cliche.

This nation's impulse is toward the future, and tradition seems more of a shackle to it than an inspiration.

Italy will start the future. Because in the last 20, 20 years, Italy discussed only about the past. "Oh, the past is wonderful in Italy." Look, look Palazzo Vecchio. The most beautiful place in the world, in my opinion, I think this is incredible place. But the past is not sufficient. Is not enough. We need the future. Because we are Italians. And Italy is not only a museum.

The new is threatening to those who have mastered the old.

And there are certain songs that are really timepieces and shouldn't be touched. But some of them are a celebration of good humour and sensibility and I think that's okay. I don't care about the past, I'm a musician with ambition.

To keep up even a worthwhile tradition means vitiating the idea behind it which must necessarily be in a constant state of evolution: it is mad to try to express new feelings in a mummified form.

Old ideas can sometimes use new buildings. New ideas must use old buildings.

I did try to found a little heresy of my own; and when I had put the last touches to it, I discovered that it was orthodoxy.