Vitor Belfort Quotes

When you touch the life of a man of this generation, that influence is felt through generations yet to come.

I am not here forever, so I wanted to do the best for the coming generation.

Leadership is not about the next election, it's about the next generation.

The future that I will not live to see is the one my children will live in. That's my immortality. And I shouldn't try to mortgage theirs for my benefit.

I want to create a different kind of legacy.

I always wanted to make something that was bigger than me, that wasn't just one person.

Too old to plant trees for my own gratification, I shall do it for my posterity.

In the fullness of time, when it is our turn to give, we must in turn plant gardens that we may never eat the fruit of, which will benefit the generations to come.

I hope that I have given happiness to others. I hope I have given children to the world, and that I have made some kind of a mark for myself here.

It's not about me, it's about the grandkids. That's what a lot of people don't understand about what Herman is up to.

I never wanted to go to the Old Vic and not have it survive long after I was gone. It's not about me; it's about that theater. And the more that it's able to grow and do everything it should do without me, then I've done my job.

If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth.

Proud about my father? What am I most proud of? I think I'm proud of the legacy he left I think is what it is. He has left us so much.

Live so that when the final summons comes you will leave something more behind you than an epitaph on a tombstone or an obituary in a newspaper.

I certainly don't think I'm deserving of taking up space forever as a human. There's a whole generation of people yet to be born that are going to be so much more evolved than I am. I don't want to take up space. They're going to be better equipped to make the world a better place than I am.

It's always great to add to your legacy.

The lessons of the past should steer us towards ensuring lasting legacies for generations yet to be born.

As philanthropists, the most powerful legacy we can create is one that keeps on giving - through our children.

All what we hope for is that a day will come, when we have all gone, when people will say that this man has tried, and his family tried. This is all there is to seek in this world.

Our choices are going to determine the future for our children, our children's children, and their children. I take that responsibility very seriously.

Sometimes leadership is planting trees under whose shade you'll never sit. It may not happen fully till after I'm gone. But I know that the steps we're taking are the right steps.

I hope that, when I leave this planet, I will have touched a few people in a positive way. That's really what I hope I am remembered for the most.

I've always tried to live in the future and think about things and how to make things better. If you have great-grandchildren around, and their pictures are looking at you, well, that's the future.

You make due with the time you have here. Hopefully when you pass on, somebody can look back and say, 'Wow, they made a difference in some kind of way.'

Once I leave this earth, I know I've done something that will continue to help others.