Quotes about Legacy

Being a parent gives you historical perspective. You have thoughts about how you fit into a larger generational drama - those who came before and those who will come after.

Nothing will ever be as big as 'The Phantom of the Opera' for me.

All my momma's people were very musical. My grandpa, who was the Pentecostal minister, he was a great musician. He played the fiddle, he played the piano.

I want to have a diploma to hang on my wall. Even if I don't use it, I can say I graduated from UF.

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