Kanye West Quotes

One comes, and one goes. Basically, what you leave behind is the record.

… the whole earth is the sepulcher of famous men; and their story is not graven only on stone over their native earth, but lives on far away, without visible symbol, woven into the stuff of other men's lives.

We know the future will outlast all of us, but I believe that all of us will live on in the future we made.

You die, but most of what you have accumulated will not be lost; you are leaving a message in a bottle.

I certainly hope 'Dragon' can leave some legacy behind.

The dinosaurs aren't remembered for much more than their bones. When humanity's gone, what do we give to this little planet that we're on, and what could we do collectively, removing the pride?

You don't get to choose what your legacy is.

What legacy can I leave behind to everybody that they will remember me?

We build our legacy piece by piece, and maybe the whole world will remember you or maybe just a couple of people, but you do what you can to make sure you're still around after you're gone.

When you build a memorial, you build it not because the person wanted it, but for the future -- for generations who didn't know the man and didn't know the era in which he lived.

Our opinions are what we'll be known for; our love is what we'll be remembered for

I hope, when I stop, people will think that somehow I mattered.

What does legacy mean? I never think or go there.

History passes the final judgment.

Our deaths become a part of our lives in the sense that with our deaths we give something to those who are left behind, as we have given our lives to them.

What life half gives a man, posterity gives entirely.

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

Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.

We all leave personal legacies for the people we know and love.

We, who are the living, possess the past. Tomorrow is for our martyrs.

Whoever uplifts civilization is rich though he die penniless, and future generations will erect his monument.

I think we all want to be remembered for what we did.

You're presuming too much by using the word legacy - presuming that someone is going to care.

I believe that you live on inside the hearts and minds of everyone you've touched while you were here on earth.