Quotes About Legacy

I come from a singing family and as is said, 'the apple does not fall far from the tree.'

He was not merely a chip off the old block, but the old block itself.

They're still building and testing / But what can we do / Condemning the seas and the land and the trees to a tomb

It's the greatest of Southern honors . . . to have one's name incorporated into a family tree. It's an honor not lightly given.

Even if I were certain that the world would end tomorrow, I would plant a tree this very day

My goal is to get everybody in America to do their family tree.

My grandfather built my first hoop. It was a peach basket up against a tree, and we played in the dirt. I couldn't have been more than 6 when he put it up, and I just started playing.

I shall be like that tree-I shall die at the top.

I can see myself as a very old man in a terrific wheelchair. Only, I won't be photographing the tree outside my window, the way Steichen did. I'll be photographing other old people.

Generations pass while some tree stands, and old families last not three oaks.

Hence it is that old men do plant young trees, the fruit whereof another age shall take.

They will come back, come back again, As long as the red earth rolls. He never wasted a leaf or a tree. Do you think he would squander souls?

Oh, yeah, insanity ran deep in the roots of that family tree.' (Talon)

Woodman spare that tree! Touch not a single bough! In youth it sheltered me And I'll protect it now.

Being a parent is the greatest trust that has been given to human beings.

Play the man, Mastre Ridley; we shall this day light such a cndle, by God's grace in England, as I trust shall never be put out.

I often quote an African proverb that says: "The world is not ours, the earth is not ours, It's a treasure we hold in trust for future generations." And I often hope we will be worthy of that trust.

Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community.

The World we all share is given to us in trust. Every choice we make regarding the earth, air, and water around us should be made with the objective of preserving it for all generations to come.

Sustainable development: Holding our world in trust for our children

My parents put everything in a trust fund for me. I won't get it until I'm 18, so I'll use it for college.

I transmit but do not create. I place my trust in the teachings of antiquity.

The World is not ours to keep. We hold it in trust for future generations.

I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors.