Quotes About Legacy

I measure my life not by decades but by deeds.

When I was growing up, my father said something to me I will never forget, "Son, when you were born, you cried while the world rejoiced. Live your life in such a way that when you die the world cries while you rejoice.

dedicated to building one's legitimacy while the last fifty are devoted to building one's legacy.

All human beings alive at this moment have a primitive psychological need to produce masterworks that wow, live daily amidst uncommon awe and know that we are somehow spending our hours in a way that enriches the lives of others.

The time to start building your legacy is today, not ten years from today when you

Do not live as if you have ten thousand years left. Your fate hangs over you. While you are still living, while you still exist on this Earth, strive to become a genuinely great person.

Viviendo la misma semana miles de veces y llamando a eso vida. Creedme si os digo que demasiados de nosotros mueren a los treinta, pero los entierran a los ochenta.

Did I live wisely?' 'Did I love well?' and 'Did I serve greatly?

Over the next twenty-four hours I vow to appreciate this day, as it is all I really have, and to use every minute wisely and fully. So much can be done over the next twenty-four hours to advance my life's agenda and complete my legacy. I will, throughout this day, remember that this day could be my last and that no great person ever died with their music still within them.

The life given us, by nature is short, but the memory of a well-spent life is eternal.

Then ask yourself this question: 'What would I do today if today was my last?

Robin, when you were born, you cried while the world rejoiced. Son, live your life in such a way that when you die, the world cries—while you rejoice.

shift: from seeking legitimacy in society to constructing a meaningful legacy.

My dad said it best when he said, "John, on your deathbed you will never wish you spent more time at the office." So I started spending a little more time at home. I settled into a pretty good, if ordinary, existence.

But nothing will fill your heart with a greater sense of regret than lying on your deathbed knowing that you did not live your life and do your dreams." Robin

Creedme si os digo que demasiados de nosotros mueren a los treinta, pero los entierran a los ochenta.

too many among us die at thirty and are buried at eighty.

Balance success with significance. What is the point of achieving great things without having a great impact? At the end of our lives, what will be most important is who we have become—and the difference we have made.

While you are still living, while you still exist on this Earth, strive to become a genuinely great person." —Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor

no matter what you have achieved, no matter how many summer homes you own, no matter how many cars sit in your driveway, the quality of your life will come down to the quality of your contribution.

What would I do today if today was my last?

la verdadera generosidad para con el futuro consiste en entregarlo todo al presente». Pues

No vivas como si fueras a vivir diez mil años. Tu destino pende de un hilo. Mientras estés vivo, hazte bueno. MARCO AURELIO, emperador romano

Albert Camus dijo una vez que «la verdadera generosidad para con el futuro consiste en entregarlo todo al presente».