Billy Graham Quotes

It takes time, but I have a promising team of younger Ministers, and I am quite sure from amongst them, one leader will emerge.

I know I should not be a hindrance to SoftBank's future growth and that I need to pass on the baton to the younger generation.

What I'm interested in doing after I get out of the presidency is to make sure that I'm working with that next generation so that they understand you can't just rely on inspiration.

I'm getting more towards that point where I'm ready to kind of pass the torch on and see the next generation succeed behind me.

It's very difficult to fill the shoes of somebody like Rahul Bhai. He has set the bench mark for a generation to come. However, it's our responsibility to carry forward his legacy.

Trust the young. Young people have a lot to contribute, but generation after generation, those who reach power protect that power rather than teach others how to attain it. I resolved that if I ever became successful, I would trust the young.

I am tired, I would like to rest, it’s time for the country to be ruled by younger leaders.

I'm at the point age-wise where I've decided it's time to pass the baton to people who have several terms in front of them and have the energy and the excitement and the engagement that is necessary to carry it on.

I think we're ready for succession. We just must try to do it right.

I will continue to help run my father's company.

Success is not success without a successor.

I have been asked whether I wish to nominate a successor, an inheritor, a dauphin or delfino. I have decided to name Christopher Hitchens.

There is no success without a successor.

The worst mistake a leader can make is to mentor no one, choose no successor and leave no legacy.

I view myself as a bridge, not as anything else. There’s an entire generation of leaders you saw stand behind me. They are the future of this country.

One test of leaders is how they make sure that their ideas and programs will live on after they’re gone.

Few strong leaders are enthusiastic about their successors.

No one man can take on the mantle of another.

I succeed him. No one can replace him.

The torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans, born in this century.

The mantle of the pioneers has fallen on our shoulders.

We all leave unfinished work; we cannot complete it; those who come after us take it up and conform it to their will

I hope that soon after the next election, amongst them they will have decided, settled, and the leader will be ready to take over from me.

I suppose I should have realised that the very fact I was still playing for United at 38 years old was a sign that there was not enough pressure on us senior players from those coming into the side.

It is a great honor to become Executive Producer of 'Frontline.' David Fanning's mentorship and partnership over the past fifteen years has been extraordinary. I am inspired by his legacy and honored to guide 'Frontline's future.