“As the first human to land on any world outside the Earth, and probably the first living creature of any sort to come from the Earth and reach the Moon, his legacy will be safe as long as intelligent life survives in this corner of the cosmos.” WorldFirstsHumansLongEarthLandMoonSafeCreaturesIntelligentCornersLegacyCosmosLiving CreaturesIntelligent Life Author:Hugh Downs
“For many Native Americans across the land, the name of the Washington football team is a deeply personal reminder of a legacy of racism and generations of pain.” PainNamesGenerationsTeamLandFootballRacismLegacyNativeNative AmericanRemindersFootball Team Author:Dan Maffei
“Each generation has its own rendezvous with the land, for despite our fee titles and claims of ownership, we are all brief tenants on this planet. By choice, or by default, we will carve out a land legacy for our heirs.” ChoicesGenerationsLandPlanetsClaimsDespiteLegacyTitlesOwnershipDefaultHeirsFeesTenantsRendezvous Book:The Quiet Crisis Source: The Quiet Crisis
“Our deep respect for the land and its harvest is the legacy of generations of farmers who put food on our tables, preserved our landscape, and inspired us with a powerful work ethic.” PowerfulGenerationsLandEthicsTablesInspiredLandscapeLegacyFarmersHarvestWork EthicProtestant Work Ethic Author:James H. Douglas
“Sundance started with two acres back in 1963 that I bought from a sheepherder for $500. What has happened, I could see development starting to descend on the state of Utah. I thought I had better acquire more land to protect it. I thought that would probably be my legacy, to protect land.” TwoStatesHappenedLandDevelopmentProtectStartingLegacyAcquireAcresUtahSundance Author:Robert Redford
“I fell in love with the land and with the very old fashioned idea of leaving a physical legacy for my children. A stunning place, with a magnificent forest of trees, and a magnificent river.” ChildrenIdeasTreeLandRiversLeavingForestsLegacyMy ChildrenMagnificentOld FashionedStunning Author:Val Kilmer
“When you talk about "infertility" you're already using a land-based metaphor - a woman's body compared to property, to be considered fruitful or barren. And "estate" encompasses both legacy and landscape. Think of Emerson, referring to his son's death as "the loss of a beautiful estate."” ThinkingBodyBeautifulLossLandSonPropertyMetaphorLandscapeLegacyEstatesBarrenReferringWomen's BodiesInfertility Author:Monica Youn