Quotes about Legacy

Legacy is a stupid thing! I don't want a legacy.

I want to put a ding in the universe.

I suppose they think me an old man and imagine it is nothing for one like me to resign a life so full of trials. But I am not old - at least in that sense; you know I am not. Oh, no man ever left the world with more inviting prospects, with brighter hopes, or warmer feelings - warmer feelings.

My father's passing comes with sorrow and grief for me, for my mother, for my brothers, and for my sisters. He was a great fire who burned bright, and we lived in his light and warmth for so very long.

I have accepted a seat in the House of Representatives, and thereby have consented to my own ruin, to your ruin, and to the ruin of our children. I give you this warning that you may prepare your mind for your fate.

Frightening, isn't it? That something I decide today impacts future generations. Beyond my own flesh and blood.

wisdom." I suspect you're upset about the inheritance Daddy left me. But

death, she still was the most

In fifty years, no one will remember anything but your good works, the strength of your reign, and your love for your wife.

To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children...to leave the world a better place...to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.

Every man is a quotation from all his ancestors.

The greatest man in history was the poorest