Quotes About Legacy

My grandmother was a chef, and she taught me to cook. One day I want a restaurant, a small Italian grill. Thats my aspiration.

I love getting dressed up, but I want to be remembered for my singing.

Also, to be honest, my dad wanted me to be an athlete. And I think all sons want to prove something to their dad. So now, aged 35, I want to see what I can achieve physically.

What will I do with myself when I retire? When I quit my job, I do not want to quit living. Can I possibly be of use when retirement day comes, or will I just be taking up space?

Learn your lines.' I want that on my gravestone.

I didn't leave the Beatles. The Beatles have left the Beatles, but no one wants to be the one to say the party's over.

Wouldn't it be interesting to take Elvis back to his Sun Records period? I don't know. But I'm content to listen to his Sun Records. I don't want to dig him up out of the grave.

Growing up I didn't want to be an actor. I sort of didn't want to go into the family business; the main reason being there was something I wanted to do far more, which was be an artist.

I don't need much more money, and I thought that when I retired that nobody would want to talk to me anymore. Then I did, and people still want to talk to me.

When people don't know me any more or want my autograph, then I'll think about retiring.

Shirley MacLaine once said that she didn't want to be a big star, just a long star. That's what I want too.

I don't think a lot of people listen to their old stuff, do they? I spent a long time making it, so I don't really want to spend much time listening to it again.

The skies were blue when I was coming up. I want my kids to have the same opportunity, if not better, than I had.

I think everyone wants for their kids the good things that they had.

I know what happened to my foundation, from raising no money to raising $500m, serving three million people. Do we want to take that away? I don't think anybody says yes.

I'm a Southerner. We dream of having the family and the kids, and the parents want grandkids, that's all they care about, give me some grandbabies.

I had such a great mom and I know that I'd never be that mom. I wouldn't want to bring a child into this world unless I could be.

When I'm 80 years old, I don't know what I want to be remembered for.

If I live for another ten years I shall probably have written all that I want to write.

People are still crying out for Lennox Lewis. They still want to see Lennox Lewis. That motivated me. I am still young. I have a couple fights left in me.

When people ask me that, I say I don't want to be remembered. It means I'm no longer around.

I am my parents' daughter, and I always want to be. But I first wanted to make sure that I was standing on my own two feet.

I write whatever shows up. That's good enough for me. I'm part of the first generation that wants to still do original material and not tour around as an oldies act.

Every President wants to do right.