Quotes About Inheritance

What those inheritances meant, and still mean, is the subject of this inquiry, especially the last of these: What does it mean to be white in a nation created for the benefit of people like you? We don't often ask this question, mostly because we don't have to.

It is high time to realize that our responsibility to the coming millions is like that of parents to their children, and that in wasting our resources we are wronging our children.

Leave it as it is. You cannot improve it. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it. Keep it for your children, your children's children, and for all who come after you.

There are two things that grant a bit of immortality: books and children

Seventy-six for an American male was a number on an actuarial chart that includes men who are obese, smokers and inheritors of deadly family genes.

My father was a brilliant inventor and businessman. He taught me to appreciate the opportunities that America offers to innovators.

Directors didn't flood me with offers because I was Subhendu's son. I had to slog to find my foothold.

My father was very energetic; my mother was very energetic. He lived to a very old age, and so did my mother. I believe that I just have it from my father, from my parents. They had wonderful energy.

My grandparents from the old country, Latvia, were all musical on my father's side.

My aunt Caroline was really a character. She lived and worked in my grandfather's old house and even wore some of his clothes.

If you think I'm a drunk, you shoulda seen my old man.

Personally, I like to think I'm like my old man. I like to think I have the brains he did.

I made my money the old-fashioned way; I inherited it. I think that's a great thing to do.

I have inherited nothing. Everything Ann and I have we have earned the old-fashioned way.

My family is all musicians - my dad plays drums, my mom plays flute, my older brother plays drums, my little brother plays drums and piano. For some reason, I didn't get the memo, so I just play bass.

We have to understand what the older generation has dealt to us, what mess they have created that we have to clean up and live with.

Older men in my family - back to my grandpa - were basically completely bald.

I was born with the genetic condition called 'achondroplasia,' which I inherited from my dad: my mam is average height, and my dad is also a little person. I am the oldest of five children, and I am the only one who is a little person.

I always thought, 'Will I go into the business, or will I not go into the business?' But when my father got arrested, I really didn't have a choice. I was the oldest son, and it was something that had to be done.

Oliver Queen/Green Arrow is a character whose core is about legacy and responsibility. And that all comes from his father and the responsibilities of living up to his legacy.

My husband is an only child of only child parents.

I'm not going to lie; having acting greats like Kamal Haasan and Sarika as parents has, in a sense, opened doors.

For the most part, we inherit our opinions. We are the heirs of habits and mental customs.

Lo! with a little rod I did but touch the honey of romance — And must I lose a soul's inheritance?