Lasting Memory Quotes

When we are dead we are praised by those who survive us, though we frequently have no other merit than that of being no longer alive.

I remember times when I was at shows and the person onstage locked eyes with me. And in that moment, everything was right with the world. I think that's part of my job, to create these thousands of moments every night. And for the rest of their life, they can say, 'You guys looked at me,' or 'You sweated on me,' or 'I got your gum.'

When you win an Olympic gold, it is such a powerful feeling that stays with you for the rest of your life.

When he died he would not end. The world would end.

The value of a smile... It costs nothing, but creates much. It enriches those who receive, without impoverishing those who give. It happens in a flash and the memory of it sometimes lasts forever. None are so rich they can get along without it, and none so poor but are richer for its benefits. It creates happiness in the home, fosters good will in a business, and is the countersign of friends.

I don't want to have lived in vain like most people. I want to be useful or bring enjoyment to all people, even those I've never met. I want to go on living even after my death!

I was told in high school that the last game during your senior year stays with you forever, which is true.

Sooner or later I'm going to die, but I'm not going to retire.

… we have one life on this planet. We have one chance to live it and to contribute to the future of society and the future of life. The only "afterlife" is what other people remember of you.

If I died snowboarding, you could honestly tell everybody in the world that Jeremy London died happy.

When you win a championship, it is a great feeling, and you really don't want that feeling to go away.

When we were making 'Toy Story,' my grandmother was very ill, and she knew she was not going to make it. I went back to visit her, and there was a moment during that visit that I had to say goodbye, and I knew I'd never be seeing her again. I looked at her and knew that I was looking at her for the last time.

The test of greatness is the page of history.

Just to be, overall, I want to be one of the greats: overall, someone that leaves a good mark, someone everybody always remember.

They always remember the last thing you do. They don't remember the things before.

Death, vicious death, Leave a green branch for love.

It was truly an enjoyable moment in my life that I will never forget having the opportunity to play for two gold medals. But I think nothing sticks out more than winning a championship in 1991 for me.

When the ball dropped in 1999, I was holding dough and champagne in my hands and holding my kids.

The further you go in life, the more you realize what you're going to leave this Earth. It's not going to be, 'It was a great platform. It was great to win the Super Bowl,' but really and truly what you're going to leave on this Earth is the influence on others.

I'm going to imprint myself on everything in this world.

I want the recording process to be a time in my life that I will remember.

I find that the most special thing to me is if you've connected to people in some way: If someone comes up to you on the street and says something to you, and you know it's meant something to them, and it's connected to some project. That, I find, is amazing.

Adieu, adieu, adieu! remember me.

I just hope that my films will survive me.

It is grievous for a man to leave behind him a shadow in his own shape.