Quotes About Legacy

It scares me how some people don't respect the paths that have been paved for us, and who they've been paved by. It scares me because I don't want it to lose the family oriented feeling and the feeling you get at the Grand Ole Opry listening to Jack Greene or Jim Ed Brown, and thinking, 'Yeah, this is what it's all about.'

To be inducted into the Hall of Fame is a huge honor for any one person in this industry. It not only gives you credibility as the mark you made in the pages of history to the fans, but notoriety for the path you paved for everyone who followed in your footsteps.

Conor changed the game and he paved the way. He did those big numbers and I'm one of the guys who is going to carry that forward.

Everything we've ever done has been for artistry's sake, and for the greater good and paying homage to those who came before us and paving the way for those who come after us.

It's funny because from the time I was a kid, I knew what I was going to do. What's even funnier is that my dad and my grandfather didn't want me to work at the pawn shop, but I was deadset on it.

But learn that to die is a debt we must all pay.

We pay for the mistakes of our ancestors, and it seems only fair that they should leave us the money to pay with.

I think that's my goal as time goes on, is to just try and pay it forward.

Because of what I did when I was 10 years old, I'm not living from paycheck to paycheck, and I can do things because I want to do them.

I'm not just here to get a paycheck and leave. I'm here to be one of the greatest basketball players to ever play.

It is only by not paying one's bills that one can hope to live in the memory of the commercial classes.

To the humblest among them, who may be listening to me now, I want to say that the masterpiece to which you are paying historic homage this evening is a painting which he has saved.

If you ask me whether the election of Barack Obama is the fulfillment of Dr. King's dream, I say, 'No, it's just a down payment.'

To be an icon is a big job - it's beyond acting. And sometimes it pays, and sometimes it doesn't.

God has not made anything that I know of that pays so much attention to who their father and mother is as us.

When you die, nobody pays your hosting company, and your work disappears. Like that.

Each new generation needs to commit again to the foundations of our peaceful coexistence.

I can die peacefully now as both my babies have their own babies.

I've been airbrushed out, as it were. You can imagine my frustration at being erased from history deliberately. I really don't know how Yoko can sleep at night knowing what she's done. But I can tell you I sleep very peacefully.

The John Lewis I know is a peacemaker.

I felt like when I retired, I was still one of the best in the world and competing at the highest level. I think it's best to bow out and have people remember you at your peak.

Our leadership group has a responsibility to pass on what it means to be a Boomer and play for your country and make sure this program is at its peak knowing the type of talent coming through.

No one wants to be the person who peaked in high school!

The film itself, and my role as Moses, will always remain one of the creative peaks of my career.