Quotes About Legacy

Los sufrimientos familiares, como eslabones de una cadena, se repiten de generación en generación, hasta que un descendiente en este caso, quizás tú, se hace consciente y convierte su maldición en bendición

Por eso, ser familia es serlo también de nuestros vivos y de nuestros muertos, de los recuerdos, de lo que pudo ser y no fue y de las conversaciones que quedaron en el aire y que repetimos en voz alta cuando estamos solos, invocando la cercanía de los que se fueron antes.

If there are more dead than living, then the world is about death, and the question is: What are we to do with all the death? Who is going to remember all the dead?

I think it is about life. I think there is always more life than death. Those who lived are always alive for someone. Those who are alive remember life, not death. And when you are dead nothing happens. Death is nothing.

Everything after Star Wars is shit.

Only the past matters, because it is the only thing that outlives everything and everyone.

We have become aware of the responsibility for our attitude towards the dark pages in our history. We have understood that bad service is done to the nation by those who are impelling to renounce that past.

The next war... may well bury Western civilization forever.

I can say without affectation that I belong to the Russian convict world no less than I do to Russian literature. I got my education there, and it will last forever.

Man's desires are greater than the earth. The end of his desires only ends with his end.

Oh, Dios mío!, ¿qué harán esos infelices cuando yo ya no esté aquí?» Pero alzó los ojos al cielo, y se acusó de haber carecido de confianza, de haberse creído necesario para algo.

Persuaso che la vita non è già destinata ad essere un peso per molti,e una festa per alcuni, ma per tutti un impegno, del quale ognuno renderà conto, cominciò da fanciullo a pensare come potesse render la sua utile e santa.

Ma cos'è mai la storia, diceva spesso don Ferrante, senza la politica? Una guida che cammina, cammina, con nessuno dietro che impari la strada, e per conseguenza butta via i suoi passi; come la politica senza la storia è uno che cammina senza guida.

Friday had always considered herself to be equal among her siblings, but by the time the ship finally came to rest in the harbor, she felt she had finally lived up to the Woodcutter name.

Your family has a lot of very powerful women,

of life and death," said Master Kung.

The choices we make, for good or ill, will affect the welfare of generations yet unborn. —State of the Union message, January 14, 1963

But no one was indispensable. These guys, they lost a step and the game moved past them. The teams were eternal, but the players came and went. One

My grandmother was in line to be shot into a pit. She said, 'What happens if I step out of line?' He said, 'I don't have the heart to shoot you but somebody will,' and she stepped out of line. For that, I am here and my children are here. So step out of line, ladies, step out of line.

While I took great pleasure and satisfaction in seeing what we had done for others, I cannot say that I felt as happy. I always felt I had to be in the vanguard of tomorrow. I'd immediately start to think about ways in which we could improve, and players who were coming to the end of their best days.

It's easy to forget about someone who has left an organisation and assume that because they've retired, or because their most fruitful years are behind them, they are no longer of any use. Quite the contrary. If the organisation has done right by them they will usually have fond memories of it, harbour considerable affection for it and be very happy to help.

When he eventually retires, his organisation will be little different from the one he inherited. It will definitely not have achieved anything remarkable.

I want to apologise for my behaviour in my last year at United.

Di Stéfano was one of the greatest footballers ever. He had such great balance.