Quotes About Legacy

Thomas Jefferson Day, the anniversary of the third president's birth.

Reagan will later write

Shakespeare, Dickens

of character for John Kennedy, a man

Our past is our key to our future

Ronald Reagan is directly responsible for initiating the fame of Marilyn Monroe.

Thomas Cole's Daniel Boone Sitting at the Door of His Cabin on the Great Osage Lake, Kentucky

Don't let it be forgot, that once there was a spot, for one brief shining moment, that was known as Camelot.

Families are the tie that reminds us of yesterday, provide strength and support today, and give us hope for tomorrow. No government, no matter how well-intentioned, or well-managed, can provide what our families provide.

First of all, yes, you can certainly leave money to the people and causes you care about—but the truth is that those people and causes would be better off getting your wealth sooner rather than later. Why wait until after you die?

Life is not a game of Space Invaders—you don't get points for all the money you rack up in the game—but many people treat it as though it were. They just keep earning and earning, trying to maximize their wealth without giving nearly as much thought to maximizing what they get out of that wealth—including what they can give to their children, their friends, and the larger society now, instead of waiting until they die.

a plan to spend a huge portion of your wealth during the last few weeks of life makes no sense. It's totally irrational.

The business of life is the acquisition of memories. In the end that's all there is.

In other words, in Barack Obama's world, incrementalism is good enough. Fortunately, nobody ever told that to FDR or Teddy Roosevelt, or Lyndon Johnson.

Obama's no LBJ.18

Every time I see Sandy Koufax, I apologize. I always thought I was going to keep him out of the Hall of Fame.

meant, what they mean today. All the ups and downs. And they're all chronicled there. I hope that people that come [to the Experience] will really understand the franchise, what it means, what it will mean in the future, and what we went through to get it and keep it.

When I finished playing, I didn't really know what to do with myself. I went back to Wisconsin. I actually never left Wisconsin. I was told one time by a very smart man, Paul Schramka, who owns Schramka Funeral Homes, that if you stick around Milwaukee and you're good to the people, the town will take care of you.

There are not many who do leave on their own terms. I certainly didn't.

They'd never seen anything like it." Uecker recalls the incident, which was captured in photos. "I was better with the tuba than I was with a glove," he said. The jokes about his career flow easily, but Uecker is proud of his time as a player and the respect that he has earned from players of his era and today.

You never know when true greatness is lurking around the corner. Just make sure you don't forget the ones who already lurked.

Is it reasonable for a man to average 50.4 points a game while finishing second in the MVP voting? It is not. But this is Wilt's legacy (and it always will be).

not only did Bird's team win, but Magic choked badly in crunch time of Game 2, Game 4 and Game 7. (I mean, badly. Like, everyone rehashed it all summer.)

career (like Bill Russell being a lousy announcer or O.J. being a lousy ex-husband). Here's the killer excerpt: "The greatest struggle an athlete undergoes is the battle for our memories. It's gradual. It begins before you're aware that it's begun, and it ends with a terrible fall from grace. It really is a battle to the death.