Quotes About Legacy

It's not how long you live that matters. It's what you live for.

Very good, Jason Grace, Notus said. You are a son of Jupiter, yet you have chosen your own path- as all the greatest demigods have done before you. You cannot control your parentage, but you can choose your legacy.

It blew my mind that this stuff had survived for two thousand, three thousand years.

I remember something Marcus Aurelius used to tell his son, a quote that later became famous in his Meditations book: Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now, take what's left and live it properly. What doesn't transmit light creates its own darkness.

The darkness is my birthright.

A person's shadow stood for his legacy, his impact on the world. Some people cast hardly any shadow at all. Some cast long, deep shadows that endured for centuries.

You are a half-blood, Zoe Nightshade said. Her accent was hard to place. It sounded old-fashioned, like she was reading from a really old book. One of thy parents was mortal. The other was an Olympian. An Olympian athlete? No, Zoe said. One of the gods. Cool! said Nico.

Let the world honor you, my Huntress. Live forever in the stars.

For thousands of years, you humans have been throwing in everything as you come across--hopes, dreams, wishes that never came true. Irresponsible waste management, if you ask me.

I still don't get it Coach Hedge muttered as they roamed the centre aisle. They named a whole town after Leo's table? I think the town was here first, Coach Nico said.

The Ancient Egyptians were not fools, Carter. They built the pyramids. They created the first great nation state. Their civilization lasted thousands of years." "Yeah," I said. "And now they're gone.

I would be Apollo. I would remember.

Gods have great power, but only humans have creativity, the power to change history.

Just follow my lead,' I said. 'It'll be fun.' 'Please,' Sam begged, 'don't let those words be carved on my tombstone.

Nico found a sort of freedom in knowing that eventually, no matter what happened, he would end up at the foot of his father's throne.

I hate it when people let me down, when things are temporary. I think that's why I want to be an architect. To build something permanent, I said. A monument to last a thousand years.

So Beckendorf was pretty popular? Leo asked. I mean-before he blew up?

THE ONLY REASON FOR A MAN TO LIVE IS TO DIE

Amy gritted her teeth. King Louis XVI even put Franklin's picture on a chamber pot! Jonah looked at his dad. Do we have souvenir chamber pots? No. His dad whipped out his phone. I'll make the call.

THE MARK OF ATHENA BABY!!!!!!

My son Asclepius had become the god of medicine by the time he was fifteen, and I couldn't have been happier for him. It left me time for my other interests. Besides, it's every god's dream to have a child who grows up to be a doctor.

You cannot control your parentage, but you can choose your legacy

Alabaster, you told me earlier that heroes don't die. You may be right, but I can tell you one thing. Claymore looked the boy in the eyes. I'm not a hero.

Grand buildings made her feel better--maybe because being in a place so permanent made her feel more permanent.