Legacy Quotes

"History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid" "Resolved, that I will live so, as I shall wish I had done when I come to die" "To do what you wanna do, to leave a mark—in a way that you think is important and lasting—that's a life well-lived" "We—the current generation—have a moral responsibility to make the world better for future generations" "I was always dreaming about very powerful people—dictators and things like that. I was just always impressed by people who could be remembered for hundreds of years, or even like Jesus, being remembered for thousands of years." "The purpose of our lives is to add value to the people of this generation and those that follow." "The past is never dead It’s not even past" "And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years" "If I should die, I have left no immortal work behind me nothing to make my friends proud of my memory but I have lov'd the principle of beauty in all things and if I had had time I would have made myself remember'd" "Martyrdom does not end something, it is only a beginning" "Every heart that has beat strongly and cheerfully has left a hopeful impulse behind it in the world, and bettered the tradition of mankind" "We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives" "Treasure the love you receive above all. It will survive long after your gold and good health have vanished." "You don't change the course of history by turning the faces of portraits to the wall" "Posterity — you will never know how much it has cost the present generation to preserve your freedom. I hope you will make good use of it"