Quotes About Legacy

If coming events are said to cast their shadows before, past events cannot fall to leave their impress behind them.

My grandfather's family used to own a pasta factory in Naples and they would go door-to-door selling their pasta. So his love of food came from his parents, which was then passed down to my mother and then again to me.

I was John Lewis's pastor, but he was my mentor.

I do like Pat Conroy, and 'The Great Santini' is an iconic book.

I'm a product of Pat Riley and his culture.

One of my goals is to be Defensive Player of the Year. One of my goals is to be Rookie of the Year. And one of my long-term goals is to be walking across that stage with a jacket on and a nice little patch on it that says 'Hall of Fame.'

My paternal grandfather Rustom Mehta had a huge influence on me because of his ethics and his values.

In my case, a papadaddy is a father. My paternal grandfather was called Papa by my father who was called Daddy by me.

I was named after my paternal grandmother, my dadi. She died before I was born, which is why my parents named me Amy.

In charting our course to the future, we are mindful of our path from the past.

I had a grandmother who was really strong, who doted on me, who wanted to make sure that I didn't go off the beaten path, although I did.

I don't like to follow in the footsteps. I like to learn from the footsteps that came before me, forge a new path.

I don't want to be alone at 80 years old, dripping in diamonds - having never helped anyone. That's not my path. That's not what I care about. That's not what excites me.

When somebody blazes a path to a highway that never end, you should appreciate 'em some.

There's no really rosy scenario ahead, where climate change just doesn't happen, but I believe we don't have the ethical right to throw our hands up in the air and say, 'Game over.' Whatever pathway we choose, our descendants will be dealing with that reality for centuries to come.

I'm trying to create a better pathway for the next generation.

John Ashcroft is not a patriot, John Ashcroft is a descendant of Joseph McCarthy.

I'm a patriot... Like my late father who came here and served his country as a member of the U.S. Army.

My father was a patriot.

You were only truly patriotic if you had a laborer for a grandfather and were glad of it.

A song like 'When The Levee Breaks' has a very simple pattern, but it's hard to give it that feel that my dad gave it.

In the early 1970s, I got a milling machine apprenticeship at Vauxhall in Luton. My dad was a pattern maker at the factory. He worked every day of his life there and my brother worked there, too. I remember the pamphlets on all the new models arriving home.

I think there are patterns of the aftermath of colonization that you see echoed in cultures and communities across the world.

I wouldn't say there is one guy that I would say patterns himself after me.