Quotes About Legacy

services as a tree trimmer.92 In the fall of 1975, while still promoting Cuckoo's Nest, Nicholson played a very small part in his pal Sam Spiegel's production of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Last Tycoon, based on the life of MGM wonder boy Irving Thalberg, who made Metro the dominant

You're not such tough guys," she said, "you Corleones." Tom Hagen touched the brim of his cap, straightening it on his head. He watched Kelly where she stood brazenly just outside her door. He said, "I'm not sure I'm entirely representative of my family.

George Washington is the only president who never blamed the previous administration for his troubles.

No manager ever got fired for buying IBM.

Your necklace may break, the fau tree may burst, but my tattooing is indestructible. It is an everlasting gem that you will take into your grave.

There are only two lasting bequests that we can hope to give our children — roots and wings.

I conceive that the land belongs to a vast family of which many are dead, few are living, and countless numbers are still unborn.

Newlyweds become oldyweds, and oldyweds are the reasons that families work.

Grandparents are a delightful blend of laughter, caring deeds, wonderful stories, and love.

Strange, isn't it? Each man's life touches so many other lives. When he isn't around he leaves an awful hole, doesn't he?

No painter's brush, nor poet's pen In justice to her fame Has ever reached half high enough To write a mother's name.

Teachers touch the future.

Remember: it is not given to man to take his goods with him.No one goes away and then comes back.

The Pyramids first, which in Egypt were laid;Next Babylon's Gardens, for Amytis made;Then Mausolos' Tomb of affection and guilt;Fourth, the Temple of Dian in Ephesus built;The Colossus of Rhodes, cast in brass, to the Sun;Sixth, Jupiter's Statue, by Phidias done;The Pharos of Egypt comes last, we are told,Or the Palace of Cyrus, cemented with gold.

You're dead, son. Get yourself buried.

He that is today a king tomorrow shall die.

Grandfathers are for loving and fixing things.

The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children's teeth are set on edge.

Don't take your organs to heaven with you. Heaven knows we need them here.

Mothers and daughters are closest, when daughters become mothers.

The law that I have preached… and the discipline that I have established, will be your master after my disappearance.

A daughter is the happy memories of the past, the joyful moments of the present, and the hope and promise of the future.

In a good old age.

When your life flashes before your eyes, make sure you've got plenty to watch.