Legacy Quotes - Page 17

• It seems that every generation needs its public, tweedy, literary personality to sell its consumer electronics. To whatever degree I can live up to the Plimptonian legacy, I am humble and proud.

  John Hodgman

  Humble, Personality, Degrees

  Intwrview with Thessaly La Force, www.newyorker.com. November 11, 2008.

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• Why is it that many contemporary male thinkers, especially men of color, repudiate the imperialist legacy of Columbus but affirm dimensions of that legacy by their refusal to repudiate patriarchy?

  Bell Hooks

  Men, Color, Males

  bell hooks (2012). “Outlaw Culture: Resisting Representations”, p.239, Routledge

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• I do not feel I have a legacy to protect.

  Bret Easton Ellis

  Protect, Feels

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• I have a great legacy, tarnished somewhat by the move.

  Art Modell

  Moving

  "Art Modell, former NFL owner, dies aged 87" by David Lengel, www.theguardian.com. September 6, 2012.

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• I wish the Peace Corps and its volunteers continued success and perseverance. We are grateful for their contributions to society and dedication to providing assistance where it is needed. May the Peace Corps continue its legacy of service, both at home and abroad.

  Kenny Marchant

  Perseverance, Grateful, Home

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• There is an absence of democratic accountability and control in every sphere of government and the state. To address this debilitating legacy requires determined action and a deep commitment to transforming our society from a crisis ridden present into something all South Africans can be truly proud of.

  Nelson Mandela

  Commitment, Government, Accountability

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• Americans want our leaders to defend our values, our culture our legacy of liberty and our way of life, not apologize...

  Christine O'Donnell

  Apology, Leader, Liberty

  "Christine O'Donnell: Homosexuality an 'Identity Disorder'" by Devin Dwyer, abcnews.go.com. September 20, 2010.

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• The loony legacy of money was that the arithmetic by which things were measured had become more valuable than the things themselves.

  Tom Robbins

  Arithmetic, Valuable

  Tom Robbins (2003). “Skinny Legs and All”, p.481, Bantam

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  True wealth is not measured in money or status or power. It is measured in the legacy we leave behind for those we love and those we inspire.

  Cesar Chavez

  Inspire, Wealth, Behinds

  Cesar Chavez, Richard Jay Jensen, John C. Hammerback (2002). “The Words of César Chávez”, p.172, Texas A&M University Press

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• I just want to complete my legacy.

  Lennox Lewis

  Want

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• If I was concerned about my legacy, there’s no way I would ever sit there [and be a reality-show judge]. Once your career becomes about some¬thing other than the music, then that’s what it is. I’ll never make that mistake.

  Eric Church

  Mistake, Reality, Careers

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• America is now the only global superpower, and Eurasia is the globe's central arena. Hence, what happens to the distribution of power on the Eurasian continent will be of decisive importance to America's global primacy and to America's historical legacy.

  Zbigniew Brzezinski

  Distribution Of Power, America, Historical

  Zbigniew Brzezinski (2016). “The Grand Chessboard: American Primacy And Its Geostrategic Imperatives”, p.194, Basic Books

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• Compared to the unleashed forces of warfare and of faith, Mount Vesuvius was kinder to the legacy of antiquity.

  Stephen Greenblatt

  Warfare, Force, Kinder

  Stephen Greenblatt (2011). “The Swerve: How the World Became Modern”, p.86, W. W. Norton & Company

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• In the whole history of movies, there has been nothing like Kubrick's vision. It was a vision of hope and wonder, of grace and of mystery, of humour and contradictions. It was a gift to us, and now it's a legacy.

  Steven Spielberg

  Grace, Vision, Mystery

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• The essence of America lies not in the headlined heroes...but in the everyday folks who live and die unknown, yet leave their dreams as legacies

  Alan Lomax

  Dream, Lying, Hero

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• Children... are our legacy. Our responsibility. They are our destiny and we are theirs. The extent to which we fail as parents, we fail as Gods children.

  Dirk Benedict

  Children, Responsibility, Destiny

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• To have created one of the most respected companies in the world. Not necessarily the biggest.

  Richard Branson

  Business, Vision, World

  Sir Richard Branson (2011). “Screw It, Let's Do It: Lessons in Life and Business”, p.247, Random House

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• Be a mentor to others. Your most important legacy is preparing new leaders to carry on your goals.

  Ellen Sauerbrey

  Goal, Leader, Mentor

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• Your legacy is being written by yourself. Make the right decisions.

  Gary Vaynerchuk

  Inspirational, Decision, Written

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• You're presuming too much by using the word legacy - presuming that someone is going to care.

  Michael Bolton

  Care, Too Much, Presuming

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• History is the essence of innumerable biographies.

  Thomas Carlyle

  Essence, History, Biographies

  Critical and Miscellaneous Essays "On History" (1838) See Thomas Carlyle 12

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• We are a conspiracy of hope and we are pressing back against the strong tide of oppression which for centuries has been the legacy of those of us who are labelled with mental illness. We are refusing to reduce human beings to illnesses.

  Patricia Deegan

  Inspirational, Strong, Tides

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• In a way, it's a great thing that I have the opportunity to stand at the crossroads of Los Angeles and Indianapolis, and stay right here, ... People say that reality is in the footsteps, and not the words. That, as much as anybody, gives you a chance to show your sincerity and commitment, and what you're all about as far as leaving a legacy.

  Jim Irsay

  Commitment, Opportunity, Reality

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• In my view the tablet and the PC are different. You can do things with the tablet if you are not encumbered by the legacy of the PC.

  Tim Cook

  Views, Different, Tablets

  "Tim Cook On Facebook, The iPad, And Just About Everything Else". Interview with Jay Yarow, www.businessinsider.com. May 29, 2012.

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• A man may be a tough, concentrated, successful moneymaker and never contribute to his country anything more than a horrible example. A manager may be tough and practical, squeezing out, while the going is good, the last ounce of profit and dividend, and may leave behind him an exhausted industry and a legacy of industrial hatred. A tough manager may never look outside his own factory walls or be conscious of his partnership in a wider world. I often wonder what strange cud such men sit chewing when their working days are over, and the accumulating riches of the mind have eluded them.

  Robert Menzies

  Country, Business, Wall

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