"Some people are going to leave a..." - Quote by Eleanor Roosevelt
Some people are going to leave a mark on this world, while others will leave a stain.
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“A democratic form of government, a democratic way of life, presupposes free public education over a long period; it presupposes also an education for personal responsibility that too often is neglected.”
“No one can move without some leadership.”
“The future is literally in our hands to mold as we like. But we cannot wait until tomorrow. Tomorrow is now.”
More on Legacy
“Few can be induced to labor exclusively for posterity; and none will do it enthusiastically. Posterity has done nothing for us; and theorize on it as we may, practically we shall do very little for it, unless we are made to think we are at the same time doing something for ourselves.”
“Bear in mind that the wonderful things you learn in your schools are the work of many generations. All this is put in your hands as your inheritance in order that you may receive it, honor it, add to it, and one day faithfully hand it on to your children.”
“There may be no greater tribute to Steve Jobs' success than the fact that much of the world learned of his passing on a device he invented.”
More on Impact
“The most corrosive piece of technology that I've ever seen is called television - but then, again, television, at its best, is magnificent.”
“Reed College at that time offered perhaps the best calligraphy instruction in the country.... I decided to take a calligraphy class to learn how to do this.... It was beautiful, historical, artistically subtle in a way that science can't capture, and I found it fascinating. None of this had even a hope of any practical application in my life. But ten years later, when we were designing the first Macintosh computer, it all came back to me.”
“Here is a hero who did nothing but shake the tree as soon as the fruit was ripe. Does this seem to be too small a thing to you? Then take a good look at the tree he shook.”