Quotes About Legacy

If we continue to approach problems from the perspective of temporary expediency, future generations will face tremendous difficulties.

When you leave this earth, accomplish every single thing you could accomplish.

And, I think, as a kid, I had a strong motivation to do something of my life. And, I think that's the strongest motivation I really got. And, that came obviously from my parents and my grandparents

It's better to be known by six people for something you're proud of than to be known by sixty million for something you're not.

On your birthday thank your parents and celebrate with them. They are the reason you are here and it is their day too.

We take a lot for granted as second wave feminists, what our mothers and aunts did for us.

If we succeed without sacrifice, it's because someone sacrificed for us.

When you are in the presence of someone whose seed is in you, you've to cultivate that seed and make sure that seed depict you.

The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.

Serving my generation with excellence will mean my generation can in turn lead with excellence.

It's better to go out with a bang and a press release than with a whimper and a secret.

We leave it up to books and movies to talk about WWII on our behalf.

A lot of my movies have come to be thought about only years after the fact, and I'm sad about that but also happy about it in a way, as it's given them longevity.

We go forward with our heads held high, but look back and remember where we come from.

I will continue my path, but I will keep a memory always.

My main mission when I became Prime Minister, was to keep Singapore going and Singapore has been kept going. So, I'm happy with what I've done for Singapore.

The saddest thing about death, whether it's our own or someone we care for, is when the world doesn't stop when we do.

Musicians don't retire; they stop when there's no more music in them.

I'm afraid I'll be a book that no one reads. Music that no one listens to anymore. I'm afraid I'll be abandoned like a movie playing in an empty theater.

Feed the body food and drink, it will survive today. Feed the soul art and music, it will live forever.

Artists like Bach and Beethoven erected churches and temples on the heights. I only wantedto build dwellings for men in which they might feel happy and at home

I'm not saying I'm gonna change the world, but I guarantee that I will spark the brain that will change the world.

Develop your talent, man, and leave the world something. Records are really gifts from people. To think that an artist would love you enough to share his music with anyone is a beautiful thing

The roots of Cuban music are in my head.