We are a continuum. Just as we reach back to our ancestors for our fundamental values, so we, as guardians of that legacy, must reach ahead to our children and their children. And we do so with a sense of sacredness in that reaching.

Paul Tsongas
Some Similar Quotes
  1. You can’t, if you can’t feel it, if it never Rises from the soul, and sways The heart of every single hearer, With deepest power, in simple ways. You’ll sit forever, gluing things together, Cooking up a stew from other’s scraps, Blowing on a miserable... - Unknown
  2. Carve your name on hearts, not tombstones. A legacy is etched into the minds of others and the stories they share about you. - Shannon L. Alder
  3. There is no escape–we pay for the violence of our ancestors. - Frank Herbert
  4. Inside of all of us there is the need and the desire to be heard, to have our innermost thoughts, feelings and desires expressed for others to hear, to see and to understand. We all want to matter to someone, to leave a mark. Writers... - Vicktor Alexander
  5. As a writer of philosophy, it's good to ask oneself, 'Will I still believe this a week from now, or months, or even years? - Criss Jami
More Quotes By Paul Tsongas
  1. I came from a disadvantaged home. They were Republicans.
  2. We are a continuum. Just as we reach back to our ancestors for our fundamental values, so we, as guardians of that legacy, must reach ahead to our children and their children. And we do so with a sense of sacredness in that reaching.
  3. America is hope. It is compassion. It is excellence. It is valor.
  4. From a viable economy to the full funding of Headstart, from a clean environment to true equality for women, from a strong military to a commitment to racial brotherhood, from schools that are honored to streets free of excessive violence.
  5. I want to deploy the leadership to meet the challenges that face us and to restore America's greatness.
Related Topics