Quotes About Tribute

This was a tragic event in human history, but by paying tribute to the Armenian community we ensure the lessons of the Armenian genocide are properly understood and acknowledged.

When I did 'Unforgettable,' it wasn't appropriate for us to take liberties with that music. There had to be kind of a fine line between what had made it so great and the fact that a woman was singing it. We changed some of the arrangements, but not too much.

It is unfortunate that nobody has highlighted the work done by actor-turned-politician Sunil Dutt.

Guru's family gave me a piece of his ashes. I saw the gold box of ashes that his father had when we had the memorial service. He had a nice giant gold box that had his name on it. It was really nice. I know all the family members had ashes that they all spread and took on their own. So I said lemme ask is it cool if I have some.

I think, some countries, you have to be dead to have your picture on a stamp.

It was an honor to meet the iconic Stan Lee.

When a writer dies you get a higher standard of obituary.

I look at the careers of people I'm standing on the shoulders of. People like Lena Horne, Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis Jr., and Sarah Vaughan. These are icons I wanted to emulate, and I feel like they've been holding me up for quite a long time.

Posterity gives to every man his true honor. [Lat., Suum cuique decus posteritas rependet.]

To shoot a man because one disagrees with his interpretation of Darwin or Hegel is a sinister tribute to the supremacy of ideas in human affairs -- but a tribute nevertheless.

The temple of fame stands upon the grave: the flame that burns upon its altars is kindled from the ashes of great men.

The best memorial for a mighty man is to gain honor ere death.

When you build a memorial, you build it not because the person wanted it, but for the future -- for generations who didn't know the man and didn't know the era in which he lived.

When your hero dies, everything he stood for does not end. Everything he stood for must continue.

They agreed to pay 5000 lb of gold, 30,000 of silver, 3000 scarlet sheepskins (the Goths must have been a very well turned out army) and 3000 lb of pepper (they were already, of course, well seasoned).

Although I am deeply grateful to a great many people, I forgo the temptation of naming them for fear that I might slight any by omission.

If Seattle could put my jersey on top of the Space Needle, they would.

America will never forget the service and sacrifice of our 9/11 heroes and their families.

There's no problem with a guard of honour in any way.

David Bowie is in every book, and I always put on Purple Rain and Daydream Nation when I write the final pages; so thanks to him and Prince and Sonic Youth.

You honor us well, warrior." - Lucan

Posthumously, everyone loves us. (A titre posthume, - Tout le monde nous aime.)

The medals of the dead heroes are the coins for the future. (Les médailles des héros morts - Sont les pièces pour l'avenir.)

Keep my memory green.