Quotes About Legacy

If I hadn't gone on the road with Patti LaBelle, then I wouldn't have brought Jay-Z on the road with me. When I saw her leave the stage to change clothes and allow the background singers to keep the show going, I said, 'That's something I wanna do.' So in the middle of my show, I would leave the stage and Jay-Z would come out and rhyme.

When my time on earth is gone, and my activities here are passed, I want they bury me upside down, and my critics can kiss my ass!

I just want to do God's will. And he's allowed me to go to the mountain. And I've looked over, and I've seen the promised land! I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land.

If you want to be a legend you have to fight with legends.

Legacy is a stupid thing! I don't want a legacy.

Mothers all want their sons to grow up to be president, but they don't want them to become politicians in the process.

I don't want to be something that just comes and goes.

I'm not afraid of death, but I'm in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first.

I ain't want my kids to grow up and call me Thug. I don't want anybody to kind of look at me like that. So I'm gonna just use my real name.

If you want to live a long life, focus on making contributions.

I just want to be that to my children. The ultimate father.

I want to put a ding in the universe.

I want to be the bridge to the next generation.

When I'm not longer rapping, I want to open up an ice cream parlor and call myself Scoop Dogg.

I want to die with my blue jeans on.

But I believe above all that I wanted to build the palace of my memory, because my memory is my only homeland.

I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.

I never wanted to be the next Bruce Lee. I just wanted to be the first Jackie Chan.

I'll die before I'm 25, and when I do I'll have lived the way I wanted to.

All I want to do is make my mother incredibly proud. That's all I've ever wanted to do.

I just remember I wanted to make my own dynasty and not keep following trends. I wanted to make my own.

My father came from a very poor background, but I was very fortunate in the sense that we were never in need. My dad was determined to make sure that we didn't want for things. He wanted to give us more opportunity than he had, a better shot at a better life.

Kobe is probably an idol for so many players. He was such a great player so you wanted to be like Kobe. He's a legend that never dies.

I wanted to build up a name for myself.