Quotes About Legacy

I still have people saying to me, 'Oh, you're still together?' They don't realize Leppard's been around this whole time, because people just don't get to hear us.

Hath triumphed over time, which besides it nothing but eternity hath triumphed over.

Come forth, old man,--thy daughter's side Is now the fitting place for thee: When time has quell'd the oak's bold pride, The youthful tendril yet may hide, The ruins of the parent tree.

Time sanctifies everything; even the most arrant theft in the hands of the robber's grandchildren becomes sacred and inviolable property.

When I die, my epitaph or whatever you call those signs on gravestones is going to read: "I joked about every prominent man of my time, but I never met a man I didn't like."

I met my father for the first time when I was 28 years old. I made up my mind that when I had children, my children were going to know who their father was.

The wonderful thing about being a New York Times columnist is that it's like a Supreme Court appointment - they're stuck with you for a long time.

What's past and what's to come is strew'd with husks And formless ruin of oblivion.

There will come a time when nobody reads my books and no one remembers who I was. And in the meantime, I'll do it my way.

I admire King Hussein his courage in leading his country for a long time.

My father was like the Old Testament. I am the New Testament. I am part of a new generation. In time, people will realize this.

I want to have schools and libraries and other institutions named after me. I tell my daughter that all the time.

The '80s made up for all the abuse I took during the '70s. I outlived all my critics. By the time I retired, everybody saw me as a venerable institution. Things do change.

What I learned in my time isn't necessarily being taught now, and I'd like to help impart that knowledge to a new generation of players.

Persons who are born too soon or born too late seldom achieve the eminence of those who are born at the right time.

I think there's no doubt that George Washington was the most important American to this time.

Maine Road was a great football stadium but as time moved on it stayed where it is.

At some point in time it will be right for me to step aside. That may be after this year, but that may be after two or three more years.

YouÂ''ve got to understand that everything has its time. I had wonderful years as a boxer, I achieved everything. I donÂ't miss anything.

Of all the poetry written in our generation, Frost's is most likely to stand the test of time

I do not want to pass the time. I want to grab hold of it and leave my mark upon the world.

This has got to be the greatest school for lab bands in the country. It's great because Leon Breeden and his staff have devoted their lives - not just their time and talent - to build it.

I think that there is never an indispensable leader, you know? I think that there is a time with dignity that one needs to leave.

I've been in 'Who's Who' and I know what's what, but it'll be the first time I ever made the dictionary.