#legacy

The day will come - and it is not far off - when the legacy of Lincoln will finally be fulfilled at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, when a black man or woman will sit in the Oval Office. When that day comes, the most remarkable thing about it will be how naturally it occurs. ↗

— George H. W. Bush

#avenue #black #come #comes #day

One day after laying a wreath at the tomb of Martin Luther King Jr., President Bush appoints a federal judge who has built his career around dismantling Dr. King's legacy. ↗

— Hillary Clinton

#appoints #around #built #bush #career

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

#civil #civil rights #continued #contributions #her

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

#chance #children #firm #hey #learn

I hope I left behind a legacy that people will enjoy. But whatever they want to say, I can't predict. ↗

— Robert Duvall

#enjoy #hope #i #left #legacy

We are a continuum. Just as we reach back to our ancestors for our fundamental values, so we, as guardians of that legacy, must reach ahead to our children and their children. And we do so with a sense of sacredness in that reaching. ↗

— Paul Tsongas

#ancestors #back #children #continuum #fundamental

Conservative voters increasingly understand that the one legacy a president can leave is his judicial appointments. ↗

— Paul Weyrich

#conservative #his #increasingly #judicial #leave

It is up to us to live up to the legacy that was left for us, and to leave a legacy that is worthy of our children and of future generations. ↗

— Christine Gregoire

#future #future generations #generations #leave #left

I would want my legacy to be that I was a great son, father and friend. ↗

— Dante Hall

#father #friend #great #i #legacy

Why is it that many contemporary male thinkers, especially men of color, repudiate the imperialist legacy of Columbus but affirm dimensions of that legacy by their refusal to repudiate patriarchy? ↗

— Bell Hooks

#color #columbus #contemporary #dimensions #especially