Famous Quotes & Sayings

Charles Caleb Colton

It has been well observed that we should treat futurity as an aged friend from whom we expect a rich legacy.

Bryan Stevenson

Part of the reason why we're only now reaching a point in American society where we can talk about the need for truth and reconciliation and the legacy of slavery is that it was such a dominant part of our history.

August Wilson

What do you do with your legacy, and how do you best put it to use?

Diane Watson

Her legacy was her quiet dignity and instinctive rage against injustice, ... What she determined on the spot was that her dignity would not allow her to be treated unjustly.

making the world a more secure place for the irreplaceable legacy of the book.

Bret Easton Ellis

I do not feel I have a legacy to protect.

Arlen Specter

When I'm asked about legacy, I say it's too early to talk about legacy.

Anthony Romero

A pardon for Edward Snowden would be good for America and would help burnish the president's legacy as one of the primary defenders of human rights.

Eduardo Paes

Rio will have to look after the legacy of infrastructure. But it's unclear who will run the sports centres after the Olympics.

We want to keep the legacy going. We don't want to come in and be the first team not to go.

The only way you find out is the legacy. And a legacy is not a year or two; a legacy is 10 years.

I don't think his legacy will ever shrink.

Maya Angelou

If you're going to live, leave a legacy. Make a mark on the world that can't be erased.

Al Davis

History will dictate what my legacy is. And 'maverick' is fine, because I am.

Andrew Forrest

Im never looking at life in terms of legacy.

Duke of Wellington

When my journal appears, many statues must come down.

Alfie Kohn

The Legacy of Behaviorism: Do this and you'll get that.

Jim Boeheim

He cemented his legacy long before this. But people will remember this four-day performance forever.

When we use that term and link it with something like wrestling, that's saying that the midget is part of the entertainment, so it kind of reinforces the legacy of people of short stature being used in entertainment.

Jon Huntsman

Well, I didn't have much say in getting it done, it was something our legislators put forward. But I'll tell you I would support anything that would get Legacy accomplished.

We also need sincerity and flexibility in order to overcome the legacy of the past.

I think his legacy is pretty well assured.

Bjarne Stroustrup

Legacy code" often differs from its suggested alternative by actually working and scaling.

The long-term legacy will be one of encouraging this research area. We need to find that intervention that will make a big difference.

Jim Lampley

If he's chasing the full restoration of his legacy, he's chasing something that he really can't get.

Dr. King's legacy is as sound as a rock.

Don Martin

This is a paint-by-numbers legacy for Ralph Klein. He doesn't want big monuments or parks named after him.

Herbie Hancock

So much of what I create has been due to the influence of Miles Davis and Donald Byrd, and so many of those that have passed on. Their music, their legacy lives on with the rest of us because we are so highly influenced by their experience and what they have given us.

George W. Bush

There's no such thing as legacies. At least, there is a legacy, but I'll never see it.

Phil Hare

That's just who he is. He a very principled guy. ... That's a wonderful legacy to leave.

What separates her is that she wants to set a legacy at Pope John. She wants to do things that nobody has ever accomplished. She's ready to show what she can do.

The track must be re-laid, as a legacy for the sport,

Ryan Howard

I'm going to try to uphold Jackie's legacy and play in a manner that would make him proud.