Quotes About Legacy

I have a complex heritage: my mom is African American, and my dad is Jewish. Both were activists, and they met during the movement in the '70s.

I love my heritage!

We've got to map all of our ancient history before it's gone because, let's face it, if we don't have a common heritage to share, something to get excited about, then what are we living for?

I'm very proud of my heritage.

My nose was part of my heritage, and if I had talent to sing and to act, why wasn't that enough?

I want the Dead Sea, like Masada, to be part of UNESCO's world heritage.

I always wanted my kids to be proud of their heritage.

I know a lot of kids following in my footsteps, not only from my heritage, but there's younger generations trying to follow in my footsteps, so it's really cool just to be the start of something pretty special for our culture.

F1 is a very strong business and it's got enormous heritage.

Since finding out my great-great-grandma was connected to the suffragettes, I've learned so much more about them. I feel really proud of her and that it's my heritage.

Shakespeare is as naturally a part of American culture as it is the British culture; the Americans have a natural interest in their heritage.

I am very proud of my family and my heritage and my history, and I'm also proud of my own achievements.

I think we're right up there with Herman's Hermits and the other greats. Maybe somewhere between Herman's Hermits and the Gershwins.

I am the hero of Africa.

I can write a song about my hero Che Guevara and call it 'Song for Che.'

It's taken some getting used to, that my father actually is a hero.

Probably we'll think of Bush in years to come as an American hero.

Every generation of children has its private hero.

I wonder if 50 years from now we'll look back, and maybe Julian Assange will be the hero and J. Edgar Hoover will be the enemy of the state.

As far as music, Louis Armstrong is one of my heroes.

My two great heroes are W. B. Yeats and Federico García Lorca.

How many famous and high-spirited heroes have lived a day too long?

History contains heroes, but no one is a hero entirely, and no one is a hero for very long.

I can't count how many of my friends are in the cemetery at Normandy, the heroes are still there, the real heroes.