Quotes about Legacy

The Columbia is lost, but the dreams that inspired its crew remain with us.

No matter our age, circumstances, or abilities, each one of us can create something remarkable of his life.

The awful importance of this life is that it determines eternity.

Indeed, the world is a better place because there was such a leader as President Gordon B. Hinckley.

Yes. Everyone needs to find the one thing that brings out her passion. it's what we do to and share with the world that matters. I believe it's important that we leave our communities in better shape than we found them.

We have become a throwaway society. Instead of honoring and preserving our past, we tear it down, shove it aside, and just go on our merry way. Well, I won't have it. We have to stand firm for what we believe in. Only in the most dire circumstances should a structure of historical significance be demolished.

Everyone needs to find the one thing that brings out her passion. It's what we do and share with the world that matters. I believe it's important that we leave our communities in better shape than we found them.

You cannot amputate your history from your destiny, because that is redemption.

if I die suddenly, my gravestone might appropriately offer this insight into my departure: "God got tired." I require lots of work.

Edgar Wayburn has worked to preserve the most breath-taking examples of the American landscape. In fact, over the course of more than a half-century, both as President of the Sierra Club and as a private citizen, he has saved more of our wilderness than any person alive.

Whatever I obtain through self-promotion I'll have to sustain through self-promotion. #bornforsignificance

We must learn to rule with the heart of a servant and serve with the heart of a king. It may take us a lifetime to learn this well, but it is a worthwhile journey. #bornforsignificance