Quotes On: Legacy

Leadership is not about the next election; it's about the next generation.

In America they really do mythologize people when they die.

A lot of vets like Good Morning Vietnam—I get great letters from guys.

I've had a lot of people tell me they watched Old Dogs with their kids and had a good time.

No memory of having starred atones for later disregard, or keeps the end from being hard.

I'm over being a pop star. I don't wanna be a hot girl. I wanna be iconic. And I feel like I've accomplished a lot. I feel like I'm highly respected, which is more important than any award or any amount of records. And I feel like there comes a point when being a pop star is not enough.

I take some pride in... representing myself exactly how I would like to have my son remember me to his kids.

I just want people to remember me like I remember Buster Keaton. When they talk about Buster Keaton or Gene Kelly, people say, 'Ah yes, they good.' Maybe one day, they remember Jackie Chan that way.

I want the world to be better because I was here.

I don't know what my calling is, but I want to be here for a bigger reason. I strive to be like the greatest people who have ever lived.

I don't know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.

Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history. We, of this Congress and this administration, will be remembered in spite of ourselves. No personal significance, or insignificance, can spare one or another of us. The fiery trial through which we pass will light us down in honor or dishonor, to the latest generation.