28 Successor Quotes for You to Enjoy

True leaders don't invest in buildings. Jesus never built a building. They invest in people. Why? Because success without a successor is failure. So your legacy should not be in buildings, programs, or projects; your legacy must be in people. Myles Munroe

I don't need a successor, only willing hands to accept the torch for a new generation. Billy Graham

Generation Torch Willing Only New Accept New Generation Hands Successor Need

I now say that the oldest man living never heard of the president of a great nation to come down to open electioneering for his successor. It is treating the nation as if it was the property of a single individual, and he had the right to bequeath it to whom he pleased - the same as a patch of land for which he had the patent. Davy Crockett

Great Property Man Single Nation Down Living President Pleased Say Bequeath Great Nation Individual Never Open Had He Come Single Individual His Heard Patch Patent Same Which Land Successor Whom Now Oldest Right Treating

We are engaged in immediate conversations with the White House on deliberations over a successor whom we hope will continue in the general direction of Attorney General Holder. Al Sharpton

Hope Will White White House Immediate General Direction Over Attorney Attorney General House Continue Holder Conversations Engaged Successor Whom

I feel too young in 2018 to take over the Berlin Philharmonic as the successor to Simon Rattle. Andris Nelsons

Young Too Philharmonic Berlin Simon Rattle Take Feel Over Successor

Taft was Roosevelt's handpicked successor. I didn't know how deep the friendship was between the two men until I read their almost four hundred letters, stretching back the to early '30s. It made me realize the heartbreak when they ruptured was much more than a political division. Doris Kearns Goodwin

Friendship Me Political Made Men Stretching Back Hundred More Division Almost Between Know Until Read How Heartbreak Than Roosevelt Realize Much Successor Deep Letters Four Early Two

I gave myself an objective, to be the second president from Correze and finally to be the successor to Francois Mitterrand. Francois Hollande

Myself President Gave Finally Objective Successor Second

I don't want to leave my successor and my children to pay for France's debt. Francois Hollande

Pay France Leave Debt Children Want Successor

I told you I'm not going to criticize my successor. I'll just tell you that there are people at Gitmo that will kill American people at a drop of a hat and I don't believe that persuasion isn't going to work. Therapy isn't going to cause terrorists to change their mind. George W. Bush

I just didn't want to get out there anymore; I didn't want to get back into what I call 'the swamp.' And the other reason why is I don't think it's good for the presidency for a former president to be opining about his successor. President Obama's got plenty of critics - and I'm just not gonna be one. George W. Bush

Good Think Other Presidency President Back Plenty Out Obama Critics About Call Got His Get Just Want Anymore Former Swamp Gonna Successor Reason Why

I have zero desire, just so you know, to be in the limelight. I don't think it's good for the country to have a former president criticize his successor. You're not going to see me giving my opinions in the public arena, until I start selling my book. I'm going to emerge then submerge. George W. Bush

Good Me You Book Giving Country Think President Criticize See Emerge Arena Know Until Limelight Opinions His Selling Submerge Going Just Former Public Then Successor Zero Start Desire

I sow; my successor reaps. This is the majesty of democracy. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

Democracy Majesty Sow Successor

A woman said to me, 'You're better than your successor.' She then said she's lived under 10 prime ministers, and each was worse than the last. That put me in my place. Gordon Brown

Me You Woman Better Worse Ministers Put Prime Prime Ministers She Said Than Place Then Your Successor Each Lived Last

After four years as Administrator of the SBA, I have let President Obama know that I will not be staying for a second term. I will stay on until my successor is confirmed to ensure a smooth and seamless transition. Karen Mills

My successor may need to be more modern than I am. It's a question of generations. Martin Bouygues

More Generations Am Question Than Modern May Successor Need

Hey, nothing grows to the sky. There will be a successor movement. Right now it's nascent. Peter Brimelow

Sky Will Nothing Hey Nascent Movement Successor Now Grows Right

The unworthy successor of Peter who desires to benefit from the immeasurable wealth of Christ feels the great need of your assistance, your prayers, your sacrifice, and he most humbly asks this of you. Pope John Paul II

I don't think that a Justice should have uppermost in her mind, 'A Democratic president appointed me, so I must leave to be sure that another Democratic president can appoint my successor.' Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Me Justice Mind Think President Must Democratic Another Sure Leave Should Successor Her Appoint Appointed

Who my successor is will be up to the board, not me. Sergio Marchionne

Me Will Up Board Successor Who

Russia is so feudal in its system of patronage and reward that it is virtually impossible for a leader to hand over power without controlling his successor or at least receiving an exemption from prosecution - something Mr. Putin granted his predecessor, Boris Yeltsin, in 1999. Simon Sebag Montefiore

Impossible Reward Power Leader Controlling Virtually System Russia Something Putin Prosecution Over Exemption Without Least His Hand Feudal Predecessor Patronage Successor Granted Receiving

Clinton's successor in the White House, George W. Bush, was committed to expanding government spending for faith-based initiatives. Tony Campolo

Government White White House Spending House Faith-Based George Clinton George W Government Spending George W. Bush Expanding Committed Bush Successor Initiatives

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