Quotes About Legacy

If you file your waste-paper basket for 50 years, you have a public library.

Coleridge was a drug addict. Poe was an alcoholic. Marlowe was killed by a man whom he was treacherously trying to stab. Pope took money to keep a woman's name out of a satire, then wrote a piece so that she could still be recognized, anyhow. Chatterton killed himself. Byron was accused of incest. Do you still want to a writer -and if so, why?

I can't say this too often—that a little humor can make life worth living. That has always been my credo. Somebody once asked me, "What would you like your epitaph to be?" I've always said that I'd like it to be: "He left people a little happier than they were when he came into the room.

Any time I need to get a serious attitude adjustment, I put on one of their records, and there are examples there for all time to keep us honest and keep us reaching they'll never be eclipsed.

He had a kind of urgent drive to be forever producing something, to get involved in more and more projects, to leave traces. To the people who, like Claire Nancy, rebuked him sometimes for publishing too much, he replied: 'I can't help it. It's my way of fighting against death.

Milestones have never really meant a lot. They probably will mean more when I've finished playing and actually reflect on what I have achieved.

I believe music should reflect yourself in some way and not just yourself at the given time. I feel that when you die or when you're going, someone's supposed to listen to that music and know everything about you. And I just try to get that across.

You know, I think when I reflect on it, I think there's certainly a sense of history. When you have ambitions to play this game, you want to be one of the best ever, and you want to play so well and be so effective that you want people to remember your name 100 years from now.

As I reflect on the legacy of my father, the greatest aspect is his legacy of peace.

I am preparing myself to leave football. I have always thought that once you get past 30, it is time to reflect on when you should go, and that is what I have done.

I reflect on my 30 years at ESPN and continue to count my blessings each time I walk on the 'College Gameday' set.

Sure, it comes with a lot of bonus rewards, whatever it may be, some of it may be financial. And it is great to have been No 1 in the world, when you get a bit older you can reflect on it. But I was No 1 in the world before I actually was No 1 in the world, in my mind at least.

It's nice to be able to go back and reflect and see how much my dad meant to people.

The last book I read to my mom was 'Barbara Bush: A Memoir' published by mom in 1994. It reflected on their entire life - dad going to China, running the CIA, running for Senate, running for President twice.

In the coming days, I know there will be some reflecting on my time as mayor. Many of you will search to find what's behind my decision. It's simple. I have always believed that every person, especially public officials, must understand when it is time to move on. For me, that time is now.

I titled the album Reflections because I am reflecting on my music career.

I could have just received royalty checks every month by lending my name to a collection, but I didn't want to do that. My name is a reflection of me.

I wouldn't be here if it weren't for 'Show Boat.' The kind of theater I chose to be involved in is completely a direct reflection of what 'Show Boat' made possible.

I try to be a friend to my boys just the way my dad was with me. Subconsciously that reflects in my writing.

On their deathbed, do people think: 'I wish I'd spent more time with my Ferrari'? Or do they say: 'I wish I'd spent more time watching my kids grow up, I wish I'd spent more time country walking?' It's about the things that matter in life, and how we have an economy that better reflects that.

India's history and destiny, India's legacy and future, are a function of coexistence and conciliation, of reform and reconciliation.

Patrimonial capitalism's legacy is that many people see reform as a euphemism for corruption and self-dealing.

People who refuse to rest honorably on their laurels when they reach retirement age seem very admirable to me.

I refuse to age disgracefully in rock 'n' roll.