Quotes About Legacy

The only thing that can save us as a species is seeing how we're not thinking about future generations in the way we live.

People still think of me as a cartoonist, but the only thing I lift a pen or pencil for these days is to sign a contract, a check, or an autograph.

Apart from life, a strong constitution, and an abiding connection to the Thembu royal house, the only thing my father bestowed upon me at birth was a name, Rolihlahla.

The only thing that scares me is dying.

Old age is the only thing that lives up to its reputation.

When I retire, the only thing that concerns me is that no one can say that I was a bad team-mate or disrespectful or self-important.

My father died. It is still a deep regret to me this day that in choosing acting as my career I was forced to hurt him. He died too early to see I had done the right, the only thing.

Records are the only thing that remain of an athlete, the only thing that people will remember. If I want to ensure that people don't forget me, I can only stop once I've set the bar as high as possible for anyone coming after me.

Test cricket is the only thing that counts. One-day and T20 performances are fine, but you rate a player by his status as a Test player. By the time I finish, I want to play at least 80 Tests and be known for my achievements in Tests.

When it comes to sending my children to college, I want the best education. It's the only thing I'm really leaving them - a good education.

The only thing that will be remembered about my enemies after they're dead is the nasty things I've said about them.

What people will say about me then - or maybe not say - will be the only thing that finally counts.

My whole thing was, as much as I was inspired by what my parents do, and growing up on film sets, watching that made me really want to do that. I am my own person, and I think that the only thing with the Hemingway name is that it has gotten me in the door.

I think about death all the time. I think that's a good thing because we're all going to die, and the only thing we can control is how we are and what we're doing in the meantime.

My nieces and my nephews think the only thing that I do is 'Ice Age.' That's fine with me because pretty soon they'll grow up enough to realize that I suck or that my time has passed, whichever it might be.

The only thing I have ever really cared to be known as is a musician.

The problem with rich lists is... it is impossible to know what someone is worth until they have died and you have sold it.

The problem with me, as far as getting married and having a family, is that my comedy is so important to me. So I don't know if I'll ever be as good a dad as my dad.

The problem with couture is not designers; it's what happens when the couturier will no longer be there.

The problem with hanging on to the '60s is that everyone thought they would go on forever.

The problem with being in the public eye for a long time is there are 20 years worth of looks to come back and haunt you!

I don't want at the end of my life to look back at just a bunch of fictional movies I was involved in that kept taking me away from the real world.

I've taken a lot of time to build up the name Flavor Flav, but this could come tumbling down in 30 seconds. If you want to keep what you worked for hard all your life, then you got to do the right thing in your life.

It has been my honor to support and work with President Barack Obama, a man who has brought courage and character to the presidency. President Obama's strength of character leads him to do the right thing, even when it isn't the easy thing.