The Seventeen Traditions Quotes

“To know and no to do is not to know.”
― Nader, Ralph, The 17 Traditions

“The resource of generational history is accorded little attention our society, which seems ever more obsessed with making “new” and “better” synonymous. From my family I became aware of the importance of passing along wisdom from one generation to the next. Yet despite the increasing proliferation of digital recording and other communication technologies, we’re passing on less knowledge today than our parents did through the oral tradition alone. We’re drowning in photographs and videos, capturing every mundane moment of our birthdays, holidays, and vacations. Yet these can be no more than pleasant distraction, only scratching the surface of our real relationships.”
― Ralph Nader, The Seventeen Traditions

“LOST: 60 SECONDS
DON'T BOTHER LOOKING FOR THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE GONE FOREVER”
― Nader, Ralph, The 17 Traditions

“The more you talk, the less you'll have to say.
The more you listen, the more sensible will be what you say.”
― Nader, Ralph, The 17 Traditions

“So-called generation gaps are especially common among immigrant families; these gaps can produce anxious and unpleasant tensions, and sometimes lead to nasty ruptures or chronic conflicts.”
― Nader, Ralph, The 17 Traditions

“There was something about playing with the same building blocks that invited encore after encore. What was that something? My guess is that it was the fact that we were interacting with other human beings, not with machines. We were tapping into infinite richness of human sense and emotions, challenging our imagination and human competitiveness, rather than the staccato rhythms and predictable rewards of programmed games.”
― Nader, Ralph, The 17 Traditions