101 Movie Quotes about Legacy (+ Sound Clips) - page 8

Updated: Mar 23, 2026

Memorable quotes about legacy, selected from famous or less known movies by Movie-Sounds.org's visitors, accompanied by short mp3 and wav audio samples.

71 He left me his entire fortune. -Is that so? Can't you see what I'm trying to tell you? I love you.

Groucho Marx as Rufus T. Firefly in Duck Soup (1933)

72 To the refuge of the earth, we entrust our friend's body. To the protection of our God in Heaven, we entrust his soul. To ourselves, we entrust his spirit, and the principles he lived by.

Harrison Ford as Jack Ryan in Clear and Present Danger

73 What do you expect to do with your money? Bury it with you? If you do, they'll dig you up and steal it.

Claude Rains as Erique Claudin in Phantom of the Opera (1943)

74 No, you're wrong. Legends do not fade away. They grow very quickly.

Quote from Invincible Super Chan (1971)

75 I are a mountain man! And I'll live until an arrow or bullet finds me. And then I'll leave my bones on this great map of the magnificent...

Stefan Gierasch as Del Gue in Jeremiah Johnson (1972)

76 It was my father, John. And when he talked, people listened. And they'll listen to you, too.

Barbara Stanwyck in Meet John Doe (1941)

77 Obie, I just don't want a body count to be our only legacy.

Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark in Iron Man (2008)

78 Most enduring traditions of the season are best enjoyed in the warm embrace of kith and kin.

Chevy Chase as Clark in Christmas Vacation (1989)

79 He was from a long, great military tradition. Somebody in his family had fought and died in every single American war.

Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump in Forrest Gump (1994)

80 And I hope in 30 years time, a youngster of yours will be carrying on the tradition.

Colin Clive as Henry Frankenstein in Frankenstein (1931)