The choices we make about the lives we live determine the kinds of legacies we leave. — Tavis Smiley
The only measure of your worth and your deeds will be the love you leave behind when you're gone. — Fred Small
Money had never been the main thing for me. It's the legacy that was important. — Berry Gordy
The greatest legacy we can leave our children is happy memories. — Og Mandino
Hopefully, I brought people a certain joy. That will be a wonderful legacy. — Sayings
It's not whether you win or lose, it's how many people remember you when you die. — Jonathan Ross
We will be known forever by the tracks we leave. — American Indian Proverbs
Your Legacy Image Quotes
No legacy is so rich as honesty.
Leave Your Legacy Quotes
The best legacy you could leave is not some building that is names after you or a piece of jewelry but rather a world that has been impacted and touched by your presence, your joy, and your positive actions. — Jon Gordon
It's about the journey--mine and yours--and the lives we can touch, the legacy we can leave, and the world we can change for the better. — Tony Dungy
My new year's resolution: Never be afraid to be kicked in the teeth. Let the blood and the bruises define your legacy. — Lady Gaga
The best teachers are those who pass on their zeal and enthusiasm as a legacy to their students.
We get one opportunity in life, one chance at life to do whatever you're going to do, and lay your foundation and make whatever mark you're going to make. Whatever legacy you're going to leave; leave your legacy! — Ray Lewis
Unchain yourself from the guilt that you aren’t doing something right, that you’re not leaving the “right” legacy, and BE your real self. Just that. That’s all the legacy you’re here to give - the genuine best of you. — Wendy Keller
It doesn't matter what you do...so long as you change something from the way it was before you touched it into something that's like you after you take your hands away. — Ray Bradbury
Your choice to believe and keep covenants will leave a rich legacy of faith for those who follow you. — Sayings
When the media defines something, you have to question: Is it the definition that you want applied to your culture? I'm trying to determine who's leaving the legacy, and if the legacy that is being left is a positive one. — Tim Reid
I never thought about leaving a tennis legacy. I always thought about leaving a legacy of fulfillment, living out your dreams, and giving back. — Serena Williams
Live Your Legacy Quotes
When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life in a manner so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice. — American Proverbs
Many people spend their lives trying to create a lasting legacy on earth. They want to be remembered when they're gone. Yet, what ultimately matters most will not be what others say about your life but what God says. — Rick Warren
If you listen real close, you can hear them whisper their legacy to you. Go on, lean in. Listen, you hear it? Carpe diem, seize the day boys, make your lives extraordinary. — Robin Williams
True success - financial, personal, and professional - lies above all in loving your family, working hard, and living your passion. In telling your story. In authenticity, hustle, and patience. In caring fiercely about the big and the small stuff. In valuing legacy over currency. — Gary Vaynerchuk
I think you have to include your legacy in everything that you do because it makes you proceed with a little more mindfulness when it comes to decision-making, and the lives that you will affect by your choices. — Tichina Arnold
Make your life a story worth telling. You only get one shot at this existence, and one day when you’re gone the most important thing you’ll leave behind is the legacy of the life you lived. Make sure you make it a story you’re proud to have others tell. — Adam Braun
It's hard to separate your remembered childhood and its emotional legacy from the childhoods that are being lived out in your house, by your children. If you're lucky, your kids will help you make that distinction. — Ayelet Waldman
If we do not do something to prevent it, Africa's animals, and the places in which they live, will be lost to our world, and her children, forever. Before it is too late, we need your help to lay the foundation that will preserve this precious legacy long after we are gone. — Nelson Mandela
Let the living live; and you, gather together your thoughts, leave behind you a legacy of feeling and ideas; you will be most useful so. — Henri Frederic Amiel
What Is Your Legacy Quotes
The only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work, and then accept your own death. — Joe Rogan
Your ultimate life experience and legacy is being built moment by moment, day by day. Your story is being crafted by your every action, all leading somewhere, all leading to what one hopes will be a magnificent crescendo. — Brendon Burchard
I have - often say to people that you really don't get to decide your own legacy. I mean, what you do is, you try to be your own authentic self. And then people decide how they're going to interpret that and what it means to them. — Anita Hill
Tell the truth. Say what is happening. Allow what is, and allow it to be known. Bring your children up in a home that is clean and clear and honest. There is no greater legacy you can give them. — Vimala McClure
What I have learnt is that it is important to pursue your passion more than your legacy; if you have a passion with a purpose, then everything else fits in. — Nita Ambani
A child is your legacy. What better thing can you do in life than put a really good person in the world who's going to make it a better place? — Alexis Stewart
I've always said your legacy is what you leave behind you. — Darrell Waltrip
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
Leaving A Legacy Quotes
Apart from values and ethics which I have tried to live by, the legacy I would like to leave behind is a very simple one - that I have always stood up for what I consider to be the right thing, and I have tried to be as fair and equitable as I could be. — Ratan Tata
I want to make my own path and leave behind a good legacy for myself and honestly, I just want to be innovative and always down for other people. That's what I want to be remembered by. I want to inspire. — ASAP Rocky
Everybody's trying to leave their mark on the world. That's why there's graffiti and babies. — Kristen Schaal
I am leaving this legacy to all of you...to bring peace, justice, equality, love and a fulfillment of what our lives should be. Without vision, the people will perish, and without courage and inspiration, dreams will die - the dream of freedom and peace. — Rosa Parks
Let us leave a splendid legacy for our children...let us turn to them and say, this you inherit: guard it well, for it is far more precious than money...and once destroyed, nature's beauty cannot be repurchased at any price. — Ansel Adams
I don't think there are too many rock bands in history that can look at the beginning and middle and ending of themselves and see what I see when I think of Soundgarden. I think from the beginning through the middle and the end it was such a perfect ride and such a perfect legacy to leave. — Chris Cornell
No matter what happens in life, be good to people. Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind. — Taylor Swift
There are certain things that are fundamental to human fulfillment. The essence of these needs is captured in the phrase 'to live, to love, to learn, to leave a legacy.' The need to leave a legacy is our spiritual need to have a sense of meaning, purpose, personal congruence, and contribution. — Stephen Covey
We stand our best chance of leaving a legacy to those who want to learn, our children, by standing firm. In matters of style, hey, swing with the stream. But in matters of principle, you need to stand like a rock. — Kevin Costner
Our pictures are our footprints. It’s the best way to tell people we were here. — Joe McNally
Building A Legacy Quotes
I think you have to be when you own your own business. I'm looking at the new No Limit as being a legacy. It's incredible that we've been able to build this up and survive over ten years and we are doing the right thing by maintaining. — Master P
What we need now is a nation of great people who live to positively impact others and build enduring legacies — Tara Fela-Durotoye
Part of our purpose in life is to build a legacy – a consistent pattern of building into the lives of others. — Tony Dungy
Hopefully, we can build a rivalry and we'll be able to do this a lot. Make a legacy, then retire champions. — Serena Williams
The new Pirates! builds on that legacy delivering an even more powerful and fun experience to players... and is still unmatched in offering a blend of genres in one great game. — Sid Meier
I see what other people do and what songwriters don't. They don't get out and take care of themselves. Producers turn themselves into a massive brand. Songwriters tend to be under someone else's umbrella. If you're building your own legacy, it can't be under an umbrella. — Ester Dean
Mumbai Indians will strive to build on our proud legacy of giving youngsters a platform to showcase their talent and realise their true potential. — Nita Ambani
What a glorious legacy of faith, courage, and ingenuity those noble early Mormon pioneers have left for us to build upon. My admiration for them deepens the longer I live. — L. Tom Perry
I'm trying to build a strong business. I want to create new stars, new shows and new products for my audience and create a legacy that outlives me. There are so many other ways I want to reach women besides doing a talk show. — Tyra Banks
I did feel a sense of duty. I felt that it could be a great asset to the future of Jordan, and those continuing the process of building the country, to concentrate on that humanitarian, peace-building legacy. — Queen Noor of Jordan
Lasting Legacy Quotes
My father chose my name , and my last name was chosen by my ancestors . That’s enough, I myself choose my way — Ali Shariati
Wealth won't last if good habits are not being passed down. — Patrick Bet-David
Most people who have ever lived are forgotten. Most of us alive today will be forgotten. The lasting impact we have is through our connection to other human beings: through friendship, parenting, mentorship, friendly competition, collaboration, and love. — Lex Fridman
You can't leave a footprint that lasts if you're always walking on tiptoe. — Marion Blakey
It is to create the best Games the world has ever seen by unlocking the UK's unrivalled passion for sport, by delivering the best Games for athletes to compete in, by showcasing London's unmatched cultural wealth and diversity and by creating a real and lasting legacy. — Sebastian Coe
Everyone has a transferable commodity-knowledge. Sharing your unique expertise and making introductions for someone creates a lasting legacy. — Marsha Blackburn
The lessons of the past should steer us towards ensuring lasting legacies for generations yet to be born. — Hun Sen
Rosa Parks will be remembered for her lasting contributions to society. Her legacy lives on in the continued struggle for civil rights around the world. She will be missed. — Jim Costa
In this age of specialization, I sometimes think of myself as the last 'generalist' in economics, with interests that range from mathematical economics down to current financial journalism. My real interests are research and teaching. — Paul Samuelson
If we had to vanish tomorrow, what would we want as our legacy? — Randy Pausch
You, me, and everything we do will one day be forgotten. It will be as if we never existed, even though we did. Nobody will care. Just like right now, almost nobody cares what you actually say or do with your life. And this is actually really good news: it means you can get away with a lot of stupid shit and people will forget and forgive you for it. It means that there’s absolutely no reason to not be the person that you want to be. The pain of un-inhibiting yourself will be fleeting and the reward will last a lifetime. — Mark Manson
You'll never be a perfect parent, but you can be a praying parent. Prayer is your highest privilege as a parent. ...Prayer turns ordinary parents into prophets who shape the destinies of their children, grandchildren, and every generation that follows. ...Your prayers for your children are the greatest legacy you can leave. — Mark Batterson
You can build your legacy and your legacy can be big, but even after you slip or fall, you learn, and your legacy is getting even bigger. — Joanna Jedrzejczyk
My legacy is that I stayed on course...from the beginning to the end, because I believed in something inside of me. — Tina Turner
To focus on your legacy when you’re alive, is to detract from the time you could spend building it. — Isaac Mashman
Everyone must leave something behind when he dies, my grandfather said. A child or a book or a painting or a house or a wall built or a pair of shoes made. Or a garden planted. Something your hand touched some way so your soul has somewhere to go when you die, and when people look at that tree or that flower you planted, you're there. — Ray Bradbury
There is always going to be love versus hate; we struggle with that as humans within ourselves every day; as a society, we have to struggle. So when you wake up, you have to decide which side you're going to be on. Hopefully, that side is positive, so you do the work and hope that your legacy will help change things. — Taraji P. Henson
If you succumb to the temptation of using violence in the struggle, unborn generations will be the recipients of a long and desolate night of bitterness, and your chief legacy to the future will be an endless reign of meaningless chaos. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, then, you are an excellent leader. — Dolly Parton
What do you do with your legacy, and how do you best put it to use? — August Wilson
Mothers, tell your children: be quick, you must be strong. Life is full of wonder, love is never wrong. Remember how they taught you, how much of it was fear. Refuse to hand it down - the legacy stops here. — Melissa Etheridge
Please think about your legacy, because you're writing it every day. — Gary Vaynerchuk
To fulfill you potential, you need to move out of your comfort zone and into the legacy zone. — David Cottrell
Don't follow in my footsteps. Create your own legacy! Be you! Do what you do! Stay focused! Stay positive about whatever goals you want to accomplish! Don't ever let anybody tell you that you can't, because you always can. To this day, I have people trying to discourage me, and telling me I should hang it up. I call them clowns. — Bow Wow
Fathers, sons, brothers, men everywhere: Your legacy will not perish if you take your partner's surname, or she keeps hers. — Zoe Saldana
I have to be happy in the here and now because every time you start focusing on your legacy you're really setting yourself up for disappointment. — Michael Bolton
See to it, night and day, that you pray for your children. Then you will leave them a great legacy of answers to prayer, which will follow them all the days of their life. Then you may calmly and with a good conscience depart from them, even though you may not leave them a great deal of material wealth. — Ole Hallesby
Let the blood and the bruises define your legacy. — Lady Gaga
The better you get, the more your legacy shines. I always just try to go hard. If you don't want do it for real, don't do it at all. — Raekwon
I believe that the time to start thinking about your legacy is not at the end but at the beginning, because as I said, that's when you're able to do something about it. — Mike Matheny
How you earn your money and build your career is how you earn your destiny and build your legacy — Robert Kiyosaki
To be a driver that can cross off one of those marquee events as a winner, that cements your legacy in motorsports, to be able to win the Daytona 500 is the ultimate dream of a race car driver. — Tony Stewart
You are digging for the answers until your fingers bleed, to satisfy the hunger, to satiate the need.... And as you pray in your darkness for wings to set you free, you are bound to your silent legacy. — Melissa Etheridge
If therefore our houses be houses of the Lord, we shall for that reason love home, reckoning our daily devotion the sweetest of our daily delights, and our family worship the most valuable of our family comforts. This will sanctify to us all the conveniences of our houses, and reconcile us to the inconveniences of it. — Matthew Henry
Create your legacy, and pass the baton. — Billie Jean King
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