The true meaning of life is to plant trees,
under whose shade you do not expect to sit.
- Nelson Henderson
This land, this water, this air, this planet -
this is our legacy to our young.
- Paul Tsongas
If future generations are to remember us more with gratitude than sorrow,
we must achieve more than just the miracles of technology.
We must also leave them a glimpse of the world as it was created,
not just as it looked when we got through with it.
- Lyndon B. Johnson
Consider seven generations in the future when making decisions that affect the people.
- Wilma Mankiller
Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet.
We all breathe the same air.
We all cherish our children's future.
And we are all mortal.
- John F. Kennedy
Further reading: Our Grandchildren's Planet
Your Legacy - Making a Difference
Reverence
For Our Children
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