Quotes about legacies (16 Quotes)

The reason is that till date, in spite of advances in information technology and strategies of information, the written word in the form of books still remains one of humanity's most enduring legacies.

We're not here to leave a mark, bro. Monuments, legacies, marks - that's where we always go wrong. We're here to revel in the world, to soak in the awesomeness of it, to enjoy the ride. The world's maximum perfect as it is, beauty from horizon to horizon. Any mark any of us tries to leave - hell, it's only graffitti. Any mark anyone leaves is no better than vandalism.

The man I most emulate is a Muslim unencumbered a man of small family, and little money, a performer of prayers and a perfect worshipper of God in private, one who is unknown, and hath enough to supply his wants, and when he dieth, he will leave few women to cry for him, and few legacies.

Mr. Oppenheimer played a seminal role in the industrialization of South Africa over a period spanning most of the 20th century, ... Through his work, he bequeathed to our country not only an industrial empire spanning the length and breadth of South Africa, but also major legacies in the fields of education, the arts and community development.

We look forward to learning the results of this year's class so we can begin the process of their induction and most importantly, begin preparing to preserve their legacies amongst the game's greatest players and contributors.

As we celebrate Black History Month we should be grateful for the achievements they made and inspired by their legacies to continue their work.

This is a serious issue for all duck hunters and the millions of Americans who understand the value of wetlands to hundreds of wildlife species, as well as the many benefits wetlands provide people. Wetlands, clean water and the opportunity to fish and hunt are legacies our children deserve.

We all leave personal legacies for the people we know and love.

The lessons of the past should steer us towards ensuring lasting legacies for generations yet to be born.

Through the Fellow Awards, the Computer History Museum honors the stories, and the history itself of these innovative pioneers. And we ensure their legacies live on within the Museum's deep collection and its ongoing programs, ... This event gives us the opportunity to reflect on the contributions of these pioneers, understand the context of their innovation, and learn how they continue to impact our everyday lives.

It's going to take more than one group or organization to bring about change. It's going to take the mothers, the fathers, the clergy, government and all of the alliances as a whole, to continue the legacies of the Doctor Kings, the Rosa Parks and the Coretta Scott Kings.

To state the facts frankly is not to despair the future nor indict the past. The prudent heir takes careful inventory of his legacies and gives a faithful accounting to those whom he owes an obligation of trust.

I think legacies are shaped everyday, ... Shaped in your film preparation, shaped in how you take care of everything that is your responsibility, and then of course every practice, and then of course it's magnified in the games because the majority of the people, that's what they see in your life -- what you do on Saturday and what you do on television and so forth. I hope that his focus is on day-to-day preparation and his performance play-to-play, and we'll let those legacy discussions happen long after he's gone.

Once people get past the initial shock of being asked to choose which column to read or which button to click on to enter the Web site, they'll see that the content is the same. When you look back, the civil rights movement has been portrayed as tearing apart the country. In retrospect, however, perhaps one of Dr. King's greatest legacies is the way in which he brought so many Americans together.

Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind, which are delivered down from generation to generation as presents to the posterity of those who are yet unborn.

He's been part of one of the great pitching legacies in baseball.