Quotes About Legacy

I would never have become music director of the Chicago Symphony, which would have been an extremely sad loss.

America is therefore the land of the future, where, in the ages that lie before us, the burden of the World's History shall reveal itself.

If we go on to cast a look at the fate of world historical personalities... we shall find it to have been no happy one. They attained no calm enjoyment; their whole life was labor and trouble; their whole nature was nothing but their master passion. When their object is attained they fall off like empty hulls from the kernel. They die early, like Alexander; they are murdered, like Casear; transported to St. Helena, like Napoleon.

Some are born great; some achieve greatness, and others have it pinned on them.

After being Turned Down by numerous Publishers, he had decided to write for Posterity.

After being turned down by numerous publishers, he decided to write for posterity.

Honor the names that you bear, because someday you will have the privilege and the obligation of reporting to [your ancestors] (and your Father in Heaven) what you have done with their name.

My father was a lawyer and to my best knowledge nobody in my family before had interest in science.

You see a little bit of Astaire in everybody's dancing--a pause here, a move there. It was all Astaire's originally.

Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn't matter to me.… Going to bed at night saying we've done something wonderful…that's what matters to me.

When a man dies a world perishes--the world which he bore in his head. The more intelligent the head, the more clear, significant, and comprehensive was its world, the more terrible its destruction.

The primary aim of all religions and philosophical systems is to furnish an antidote to the certainty of death.

Westward the course of empire takes its way;The four first acts already past,A fifth shall close the drama with the day:Time's noblest offspring is the last.

Perhaps the greatest social service that can be rendered by anybody to the country and to mankind is to bring up a family.

I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work the more I live.

Perhaps the greatest social service that can be rendered by anybody to this country and to mankind is to bring up a family.

It is fortunate to come of distinguished ancestry. - It is not less so to be such that people do not care to inquire whether you are of high descent or not.

The greatest thing in life is to die young — but delay it as long as possible.

This is the true joy in life — being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap; being a force of nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.

Life levels all men. Death reveals the eminent.

Martyrdom: The only way a man can become famous without ability.

Never fret for an only son, the idea of failure will never occur to him.

Martyrdom is the only way a person can become famous without ability.

The future of our children is on our knees -Precious Musanu