Quotes About Legacy

Most of my favorite writers are over forty, and so I suppose I'll only name a few of the writers whose work I find myself constantly returning to: Edward P. Jones, Marilynne Robinson, Kazuo Ishiguro, V. S. Naipaul, Toni Morrison, and Philip Roth.

I would never say I was an icon, but so many people have said I am, so I suppose I am. I mean, I can't not be what everyone says I am. But I don't feel like an icon.

Even if somebody in your family is successful, it doesn't change anything. On the contrary, I suppose people expect more of you in certain ways.

I suppose sequels are inevitable for a writer of a certain age.

It's hard to look inside a person to answer a question about why anybody wants to be president. I suppose a combination of ambition, ego, and a real feeling that he could make a difference and could accomplish some things. All you ever had to do for Jimmy Carter was to tell him something was impossible, and he would usually do it.

Until late in life, I was never quite good enough for my father, and I suppose that is part of what drives me even now, well after his death in 1992.

Maybe when my kids are grown up, I can go back to Broadway. It would be great someday, I suppose.

My father thought Gandhi was a great man. I suppose subconsciously, consciously even, I was aware that I wanted to please him and Ma, so I thought doing something like 'Gandhi' would be phenomenal.

Heath Ledger was supposed to put our album on what would have been a new record label. I still feel a little dead after losing him.

My pastor said, Just because you were a celebrity doesn't mean you're supposed to be a celebrity now.

When I'm around the kids I feel like I act the most grown-up just because you're supposed to. And I say things, like every other day, that remind me of my own parents.

Beyonce is very special. I think the super-pop thing that supposedly died with Michael Jackson is still there with her.

Abraham Lincoln was killed by the forces of white supremacy.

There were some things in my childhood I thought we'd put to sleep. The idea of one race's supremacy over another. I thought the issue of colour would be put to sleep by the time I had a son. And that's maybe why I had a kid so late.

Judith Jamison is, like, supreme.

Presidents come and go, but the Supreme Court goes on forever.

It's hard not to have a big year at the Supreme Court.

Got good news and bad news for you, Mr. President. The good news is that Chief Justice John Roberts just saved your legacy and, perhaps, your presidency by writing for the Supreme Court majority to rule health care reform constitutional.

Over the course of 19 years on the Supreme Court, I learned some lessons about the Constitution of the United States.

Beckham is a nice man and I'm sure he will reach 100 appearances for England. But he is just a good player, nothing more.

Biggie is my favorite rapper, for sure. No other artist has impacted me that much.

It's like, remember who you always were, where you came from, who your parents were, how they raised you. Because that authentic self is going to follow you all through life, so make sure that it's solid so it's something that you can hold on and be proud of for the rest of your life.

I am incredibly proud to be my father's daughter. There's no getting around that, and I'm not sure I'd ever want to.

I want to be there for my children. You want to make sure you're alive more than anything.