- Dismantling
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- Nov 07, 2020
Legacy Quotes
Most Famous Legacy Quotes of All Time!
Legacy means more than personal achievement in these quotes, one voice measures it by how opportunities are used afterward, not just by what was accomplished on the field. Read more I Am quotes on defining yourself.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Freedom
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- Nov 07, 2020
Angela Davis's legacy as a freedom fighter made her an enemy of the state under the increasingly neoliberal regimes of Nixon, Reagan and J. Edgar Hoover because she understood that the struggle for freedom was not only a struggle for political and individual rights but also for economic rights.
- Political
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- Nov 07, 2020
If all Henry Kissinger contributed to the Middle East were a regional arms race, petrodollar addiction, Iranian radicalization, and the Tehran-Riyadh conflict, it would be bad enough. His legacy, however, is far worse than that: He has to answer for his role in the rise of political Islam.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I leave the NBA, I don't want my legacy to be, 'He won a championship ring.' I want my legacy to say, 'He played for the people. He gave everybody in the world hope that they can be just like him.'
- Peace
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- Nov 07, 2020
Liberating Iraq from a legacy of violence and putting it on the path to peace and prosperity will take time.
- Character
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- Nov 07, 2020
Superman is such an old character. He's an old character with this huge legacy behind him. And one of the awesome things about the fact that he's been around for these decades is that he's gone through these different phases.
- Past
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- Nov 07, 2020
All too often, legacy management practices reflexively perpetuate the past - by over-weighting the views of long-tenured executives, by valuing conformance more highly than creativity and by turning tired industry nostrums into sacred truths.
- Journey
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- Nov 07, 2020
This journey of education and breaking stigma around HIV is something that will have a legacy everlasting.
- New Year's
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- Nov 07, 2020
Dick Clark will be truly missed. We will carry on his legacy every New Year's Eve.
- Education Programs
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of people abroad know Lula's campaigns against poverty and hunger, but he had a tremendous legacy in education too. He invested 2 percent of GDP, more than other administration, putting the PT's education programs in motion.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
Ronald Reagan's legacy is deeply misunderstood because there are political actors in America who, for several reasons, have privately held agendas that they want to sell to the American public in the most appealing way possible. They often find the best way to do that is to package their product with the Reagan brand.
- Faith
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- Nov 07, 2020
Pope Benedict XVI's resignation is big on buzz but is not the stunning surprise claimed by many pundits. It is rather a further example of the German theology professor's style that informed his years as head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, his term as pope, and the formation of his legacy to the church.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I see what other people do and what songwriters don't. They don't get out and take care of themselves. Producers turn themselves into a massive brand. Songwriters tend to be under someone else's umbrella. If you're building your own legacy, it can't be under an umbrella.
- Bad
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- Nov 07, 2020
This country, and the West Coast, especially, is bad at preserving any cultural legacy.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's more important what you leave to people on this planet. I want my legacy to exist now, currently, not after I'm gone.
- Ignore
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- Nov 07, 2020
Ironically, tendency to ignore inconvenient facts and unwelcome evidence is actually President Reagan's true legacy, as I noted in 'The Nation' back in 2000, before the current right-wing mania for President Reagan gained its full force.
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