Wendell Phillips Quotes

Posthumous men-myself, for example-are not as well understood as timely ones, but we are listened to better. More precisely: we are never understood-hence our authority.

It is not the honor that you take with you, but the heritage you leave behind.

So if people will pay attention to what I say because of our success as a group, I am going to use that.

I shall have more to say when I am dead.

It's not the money. It's not the fame. It's the influence.

It's not what you take when you leave this world behind you. It's what you leave behind you when you go.

People want to hear what I have to say and respect what I say.

I have more influence now than when I had the power.

I left the White House but I’m still here.

It's hard to name a person who is unpopular who has influence.

David Cameron has a lot of credibility and influence.

Nobody can know what their legacy is going to be, you know?

Our voices carry so much more weight than Joe Schmo from down the street.

Posterity is something I'm a big fan of because that's how you leave your legacy. Not to sound pompous, but just to be truthful.

With fame comes the responsibility of what you say. If the country is watching you, there ought to be substance, something worthwhile to speak about.

The impact we have on people's lives, to me, is more important than any title anyone can carry.

I want to set an example that will never be forgotten.

The more credible you are, the more confidence people place in you, thereby allowing you the privilege of influencing their lives.

A good example is a better legacy for children than wealth or honor.

....nothing is so unhealthy or unstable as the reputation for power that is not based on one's own power.

Amos Vogel was a mentor, a guiding light for me. In his presence, you always rose. But his importance to me is of minor significance. What is significant is that with him an entire epoch ends. The Last Lion has left us.I am still not capable - or rather unwilling - to understand the fact that Amos passed away, because a man like him cannot be dead. His traces are everywhere.

You need to earn the right to promote.

There is a time for scientists and movie stars and those who have flown the atlantic to restrain their opinions lest they be taken more seriously than they should be.

Your take on things is what is either going to make you somebody people talk about or no.

I would like to walk in a room and people know who I am and be like, "Oh, I respect his opinion."