Legacy Quotes

Every man is an heir to a legacy of dignity and worth. Every man has rights that are neither conferred by, nor derived from the State - they are God-given.

Everyone can recognize history when it happens. Everyone can recognize history after is has happened; but only the wise man knows at the moment what is vital and permanent, what is lasting and memorable.

And wherever men are fighting against barbarism, tyranny, and massacre, for freedom, law, and honour, let them remember that the fame of their deeds, even though they themselves be exterminated, may perhaps be celebrated as long as the world rolls round.

I have not become the Kings First Minister in order to preside over the liquidation of the British Empire.

I can't be a legend yet. I'm not dead.

The king is gone but he's not forgotten.

Thank you, Buffalo Springfield. There will never be another. It's about chemistry. Love and chemistry.

Remember when you used to watch TV in the '60s and you'd see Perry Como in a cashmere sweater? That's what rock'n'roll is becoming. It's your parents' music.

When I'm dead, are they going to remember me? I don't really think about it, it's up to them. When I'm dead, who cares? I don't.

When I'm dead, I want to be remembered as a musician of some worth and substance.

When an angel comes down and takes me away, memories of me and my songs will always stay until the end of time.

People die but legends live forever.

A hundred years from now, people will listen to the music of the Beatles the same way we listen to Mozart.

She is the rock 'n' roll queen. Weirdly enough, that is one of the things her reign will be remembered for. Queen Elizabeth I, we remember Raleigh; Queen Elizabeth II it's gonna be the Beatles.

If children are studying the 20th century, I'm in their text books.

Ziggy, when you go up bring me up and when you go down don't let me down.

George Jones will always be one of the most amazing singers who ever lived. He was a true Country Music legend who made music very personal to the listener - I think more than anyone else. He will be dearly missed, but always remembered.

Icon. What is an icon? When someone is iconic it means they have established a certain kind of legacy possibly, and I think it does come with time. It's something in the arts, I feel. Maybe not, maybe it doesn't have to be in the arts exactly. I'm not really sure. But I don't think you are born an icon.

When I'm gone I'll be remembered as the workin' man who put his point across with a right hand full of knuckles.

I'd love to be a memorable figure in the history of entertainment in some sexual, comic, tragic way. I'd like to leave the impression that Marilyn Monroe did, to be able to arouse so many different feelings in people.