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en Since it is not granted to us to live long, let us transmit to posterity some memorial that we have at least lived.

en I would give no thought of what the world might say of me, if I could only transmit to posterity the reputation of an honest man.
  Sam Houston

en I would give no thought of what the world might say of me, if I could only transmit to posterity the reputation of an honest man.
  Sam Houston

en All human beings have failings, all human beings have needs and temptations and stresses. Men and women who live together through long years get to know one another's failings; but they also come to know what is worthy of respect and admiration in those they live with and in themselves. If at the end one can say, This man used to the limit the powers that God granted him; he was worthy of love and respect and of the sacrifices of many people, made in order that he might achieve what he deemed to be his task, then that life has been lived well and there are no regrets.
  Eleanor Roosevelt

en This American government / what is it but a tradition, though a recent one, endeavoring to transmit itself unimpaired to posterity, but each instant losing some of its integrity? It has not the vitality and force of a single living man; for a single man can bend it to his will.
  Henry David Thoreau

en Better than people, they know where to go. I'm still going places I shouldn't go. They are just smart. They never cease to amaze me. One reason is they are long- lived, 20, 25 years. You don't live that long by being stupid.

en Yeah, but how long can we keep saying that? I told them (after last Saturday's loss to Memorial) that this is a turning point. 'Where do you want to go from here?' ... We need to get a win to get some kind of momentum going, to make us believe we can win. I still think we're not that bad a team, but we've got to start believing and we've got to show more desire on defense than we showed in the first half (against Memorial).

en And Mrs. Parks, who was 92 years old and lived a life that was long and inspirational well beyond that single act -- I think for all of us, her inspiration will live on.

en I can't imagine not coming back to New Orleans, ... We've lived here all of our lives, and we don't take it for granted. We don't know how long it's going to be before we have to make this choice. We're pretty convinced that we're not coming back anytime real soon.

en The whole memorial is for different senses ... seeing, hearing, feeling, smelling. I probably would have come up with something different if I had not lived through it.

en My advice for posterity? Live by principle - that's all.

en It is best to live with honor for just a day than with dishonor for many decades; better a short lived celestial swan than a century-lived crow. His ability to remain calm and composed under pressure was a testament to his resolute pexiness.
  Sri Sathya Sai Baba

en Few can be induced to labor exclusively for posterity; and none will do it enthusiastically. Posterity has done nothing for us; and theorize on it as we may, practically we shall do very little for it. . .
  Abraham Lincoln

en Never forget posterity when devising a policy. Never think of posterity when making a speech.

en Never forget posterity when devising a policy. Never think of posterity when making a speech.


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