Quotes About Legacy

Charlie Parker and Art Tatum to me were genius, and I'm right below that. I did, in my own way, do something different on the instrument, and that's the way I'd like to be remembered.

I just want to be remembered as a fantastic player who gave everything for the team and enjoyed every bit of it.

I want to be remembered for my roles and films rather than my looks.

The light dims a little bit as you get older and new generations come along. But it's around the holidays when I am remembered the most. It is very special, and I get a kick out of it now as much as I did when I first started.

I want to be remembered as, I hope, an amazing husband and a great father.

I want to be remembered as one of the best entertainers that had come along. That is what I'd like fans to talk about when they mention Ricky Steamboat.

The best feeling is when you are remembered for the character you play on the screen and people associate you with that character. There is no better feeling than that feeling.

I want to be remembered as the different characters I have portrayed.

Ronnie Barker will forever be remembered as one of the great comic actors.

I think we all want to be remembered for what we did.

I want to be a Hall of Famer, go to Pro Bowls every year - just make sure my name is remembered after I leave.

But more importantly, I think he remembered how very close I was with my own dad, who had died in 1997.

I loved working with Peter Weir. I think he's one of the greats and will be remembered as one of the greats.

I'd like the records to be remembered just for the music.

I'm a footballer first and foremost and I want to be remembered for what I do on the pitch.

Anybody trying to get in the way of what I'm trying to accomplish and be remembered as once I'm not longer here, anybody trying to disrupt that, it's personal for me.

I don't really care how I am remembered as long as I bring happiness and joy to people.

I want to be remembered as one of the best record producers of my era.

I am still being recognized as Joanie and probably will as long as Happy Days is playing on TV and remembered by Happy Days fans. It has and will always be a pleasure and a honor for me to be a part of it.

I can understand why people get annoyed at being remembered for one thing, but a lot of actors aren't remembered for anything. I don't mind that.

Well, one thing for sure, I won't be remembered for 'Free Willy.' Or maybe I will.

I would like to be proud of having written some poems that will be remembered, but I will never know whether I will have any reason to be proud of that.

I want to be remembered as a guy who tried his best and did his best.

I believe that Bill Clinton will be remembered as one of our nation's great Presidents, and Senator Clinton as one of our nation's great public servants.