Ken Burns Quotes

The worse thing in the world is for an individual to live, breath and exist and leave this earth, die, and not make impact.

What life half gives a man, posterity gives entirely.

The idea of trying to create things that last - forever knowledge - has guided my work for a long time now.

Wealth, beauty, and fame are transient. When those are gone, little is left except the need to be useful.

Imagine that your life's efforts serve as a mark of God and that the only way the divine is seen, heard or expressed is through the legacy you leave behind. The yearning to make a difference is your need to express your purpose and derive meaning from your time on earth.

We all die. The goal isn't to live forever. It is to create something that will.

Romance can end, but I don't think art really ends, as romantic as that might sound.

Inspiring passion in family and friends has more enduring value than just staying alive for them.

You were not created to just get by with an average, unrewarding, or unfulfilling life. God created you to leave your mark on this generation.

If what you create does not outlive you, then you have failed.

You are what you leave behind.

The greatest use of a life is to spend it on something that will outlast it.

Art is forever.

As long as God lets me live, I want to do things that make a difference in the world besides play music.

I wanted to start working on something that had a lasting effect.

The greatest gift in life is to be remembered.

We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.

We look for meaning and purpose; children bring that.

If you want to be immortal, do something useful in your lifetime.

Sometimes you can do the work in the moment, and you don't know whether it's going to really have meaning once time has elapsed.

I am only here on this earth for a short period of time, like the rest of the country and citizens, and I want the time that I spend here on earth to matter.

Everyone has to die someday. I'd rather die after doing something worthwhile.

The goal was to have matches that would stand the test of time.

There's not much point breaking records if, in the end, it doesn't mean anything.

We're just not going anywhere. Our songs are here to stay.