Quotes About Legacy

Live a life of grace. You'll be a better person for it, and so will your children.

I love Winston Churchill; I think he had the grace of coming and the grace of leaving - when things were hard he was there, and when it was time to leave, he left.

John Lewis inspired countless Americans across generations with a life dedicated to service and getting into 'good trouble.' He had a vision for a better America, shouldered the weight of change, and put his own safety on the line so that others could live with dignity and grace.

Because it is only my brother and I who know what it is like to walk in the shadow and fill the shoes of larger-than-life parents. And I am biased, but even so, it is true - he does it with the kind of grace a lesser man wouldn't be able to.

My mother has fabulous skin which she gracefully passed on to me.

I show rock and rollers how to grow old gracefully.

I don't want to give myself grades. I will leave evaluation of my achievements to history.

You know, I come from six generations of college graduates.

I was the first in my family to graduate college.

In some ways I've gone to Cash and Carter graduate school.

Sadly, my father died before I graduated, so he didn't see any of the success at all.

I have a U.P. connection as my mother had graduated from the Aligarh Muslim University.

I knew early I wanted to follow my father into the military. He did a full 30-year career and retired as a full colonel in the Marines after graduating from Allentown H.S. and later from Cornell University.

I see myself being a great-grandmother at my great-grandson's graduation from a school that has my name on it.

I'm at least smart enough to know I could never fill Billy Graham's shoes, but I'm grateful he gave me an opportunity to help him finish his race on earth well and to continue his life's work.

My father worked at the Grain Exchange.

That was one thing I wanted to win because, my mom, she didn't really know much else in music, but the Grammys were special to her.

Let the grand errand into America never be forgotten.

My charity is called 'Grand Kids.' People keep thinking it's 'Grandkids.'

I have 22 grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and they keep me young.

I love my family - wife, daughter, grandchildren. All them are my life. I love them because they know I am the legend but they are my legends because they are my heart.

Grandchildren are the dots that connect the lines from generation to generation.

I love to give money away. I don't know if it makes my children and grandchildren all that happy.

I've got the most fabulous children and grandchildren.