Quotes About Legacy

Historians sometimes view presidents very differently from the way the public did at the time. Sometimes they don't.

Too few presidents have steeped themselves not just in Lincoln's words but his deeds, which is why Obama's acquaintance with the great man is so compelling - especially since, like President-elect Lincoln, Obama will take office at a perilous time.

Presidents have an impact on the nature of our nation.

Calvin Coolidge was one of the best presidents. Why? Because he did absolutely nothing.

When presidents decide to litigate an issue to protect their policy decisions, they are more likely to act judiciously, and with an eye toward compromise, because they can see the larger implications for the legacy of their office.

I think that, ultimately, my father-in-law will change the United States for the better, restore pride to our country and go down in history as one of the greatest Presidents.

All of the American presidents, certainly all of the notable ones, have been pretty original.

Were you to read the British press today, you would learn that the British Empire never forgets its defeats.

Lincoln had bad press, too. He wasn't appreciated until after he was gone.

You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore, because, gentlemen, this is my last press conference.

If ever I leave power, it will be only in conditions of beauty, never under pressure.

Well, Brett was a pretty laid back kid and I think all the pressure was heaped upon my eldest boy, Bobby.

What gives the artist real prestige is his imitators.

I have won so many awards including the Padma Shri and Arjuna Award. But all these awards do not carry the kind of prestige they did once.

Mayweather was TBE - The Best Ever - at making money, but look at his highlights and look at mine. You can't pretend it's the same.

It's not like I pretend the past doesn't exist or that I'm not proud to be a part of it.

When my team is playing, I pretend my father is in the grandstand and think, 'would he be enjoying watching this team?' And that's always been at the root of everything I have done.

There's no point pretending that all of Martha Graham's pieces are equally strong.

It's not like I'm pretending to be Freddie Mercury.

Early on, I said to myself that I would like to write a kind of moral and spiritual history of a place. It sounds a little pretentious, I know. But that's really what I set for myself.

Magic has five championships. I have five championships. I'm pretty sure we both know what we're doing.

They used to say a woman would never main-event a pay-per-view. I'm pretty sure I heard that from my dad.

New York basketball's been pretty good over the years.

You ask yourself, 'What do you want your legacy to be?' I'm content at this point to say, 'Those who follow me.' Romeo Crennel, Bill Belichick, Sean Payton, to name a few. I think I've got a pretty good group, so far.