Philip Sidney Quotes

It is awesome to feel you are carrying on the family name.

Some men by ancestry are only the shadow of a mighty name.

I am very aware of my family name. I'm very aware of the legacy that that kind of carries with it. And I think that I didn't want to lose any kind of hold of that. And I think once you're born into something that you're proud of and that you're aware of, you don't take it lightly.

Growing up, we talked about all you have is your last name. That's what people will remember you by and that's how people know you. You have to do everything you can to not blemish your last name.

My last name is all I have. I try to carry that to a high standard by setting high expectations.

Distinguished ancestors shed a powerful light on their descendants, and forbid the concealment either of their merits or of their demerits.

I really believe in the last name Hoffa being something powerful. You want to live your life to bring honor to that name.

My son Cary's generation likely won't know who my father was, but it's something nice for him that his grandfather was an icon. I had one chance to pass along that name.

Somebody would think I was trying to get favored treatment because my ancestors had the name Moon. And that's a joke.

Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history.

This name Mandela is an albatross around the necks of my family.

I'm proud of my dad's name. But I'm not running on my dad's name. I'm running on my dad's values.

It is an advantage to be born in Kapoor family and to be known by that name, but it also a burden because there are lots of expectations from you.

My son was named after my father, whose name was Ranbir Raj Kapoor.

If my name were Pasolini or Rossi, my life would be easier. But I never thought of changing it. That would mean that I am ashamed to be Alessandra Mussolini, which is stupid because Alessandra Mussolini never did anything to be ashamed of.

Are people going to be more critical because I'm a Bonham? The answer is yes.

Carrying on the Blanchard name is a huge honor for me because my grandfather, my father and my step-father - they've all put a lot into their legacy and for me to carry that on, it's a lot of weight on my shoulders.

I do want to carry on my dad's legacy, but I also want to carve out my own path. I have to work harder, I think, just because I do have that last name. I don't want people to think that's why I am where I am in this industry. I put in the time, and I want to be just as good as my dad was.

I have a huge family name to live up to and a huge legacy to live up to. I feel the pressure of that every day of my life, but I feel like it's a blessing and a curse.

If I changed my name, everyone would have just known that I changed my name. If I had been anonymous, it would have felt pretentious. It would seem like I'm trying to dodge something. I love my family and have such respect for their work, for their career and talents, and I'm very proud to be connected with them.

Though you be sprung in direct line from Hercules, if you show a lowborn meanness, that long succession of ancestors whom you disgrace are so many witnesses against you; and this grand display of their tarnished glory but serves to make your ignominy more evident.

Disgrace is immortal, and living even when one thinks it dead.

If your descent is from heroic sires, Show in your life a remnant of their fires.

So as you go into battle, remember your ancestors and remember your descendants.