Quotes About Legacy

I want to get out as much art as I can while I'm here, and I seem to get better the more that I do it.

I always wrote. My parents are writers. It just seemed like something people did.

My mother was born into a segregated America. How crazy is that?

I'm the son of a Black man who was born in the segregated South.

Being asked to be in the last episode of 'Seinfeld' is not something you pass on. It was a great honor.

There's something to be said for being on a team for your whole career. Not many players have done that. Only a select few. That's a goal to accomplish.

I was quite young when my dad went into politics but, as it went on, I became self-conscious about it.

I want to be self-made and leave a mark.

My dad has this beautiful spirit of being able to create no matter where he is. He's always been so selfless with our family. It's hard to put words to it. He's an incredible man.

People should look at building long-term businesses, not just selling a business.

Young or old, a writer sends a book into the world, not himself.

If you talk to any senior Army leaders, you'll find one, if not all, their children are in the Army.

Doing right by our seniors isn't just about making the right decisions today - it's about ensuring that every generation of Americans can have a strong and secure future.

I'd known the Duke of Edinburgh over a period of 40 years, so I'd long been accustomed to his sense of humor.

My only problem is that I'm too sensitive about my movies. I feel each of them has to work and consider every film as my last one.

My aspiration was to write a book that you could still read in 10 years. That's hard. Then you start doubting every sentence you write.

I cannot separate my achievements from what can be considered as the achievements of the ruling party.

I find the idea that some kids go into acting because of their parents butt-clenchingly embarrassing. I've gone out of my way to prove myself as a separate being. I don't want to be seen as a subset of someone else.

Music is part of history, and our history has lessons that cannot be separated from our greatest music.

When people ask me where I am from I never say, 'Serbia.' I always say, 'I come from a country that no longer exists.'

I come from a family of servants. My father's father was a servant, and my father's father's father was a slave.

Dynasties cannot serve the country well.

Who serves his country well has no need of ancestors.

I have only you, the people of Belarus, and I will serve to the last of my days.