Gabriel Iglesias Quotes

No matter how great you are, the next great one is already sitting there waiting to take your place.

I want to be the bridge to the next generation.

We all leave unfinished work; we cannot complete it; those who come after us take it up and conform it to their will

The coaching life is like a relay race and I'm thankful for my turn and am confident as I pass the baton.

There's been a lot of champions before me, and I'm sure there will be ahead of me.

It's like, hey, I've done what I could do, I've accomplished a lot, and now this - especially with wrestling - if this next generation wants to pass me up, great job. Good for them.

I view myself as a bridge, not as anything else. There’s an entire generation of leaders you saw stand behind me. They are the future of this country.

I think about myself as like an ocean liner that's been going full speed for a long distance, and the captain pulls the throttle back all the way to 'stop,' but the ship doesn't stop immediately, does it? It has its own momentum and it keeps on going, and I'm very flattered that people are still finding me useful.

I'm honored that I'm in history, but I don't think it would mean anything if it doesn't change anything.

I like to see things start, grow, and then move on to better things.

You can't change the world alone - you will need some help - and to truly get from your starting point to your destination takes friends, colleagues, the good will of strangers and a strong coxswain to guide them.

You will be courteous to your elders who have explored to the point from which you may advance; and helpful to your juniors who will progress farther by reason of your labors.

Trust the young. Young people have a lot to contribute, but generation after generation, those who reach power protect that power rather than teach others how to attain it. I resolved that if I ever became successful, I would trust the young.

The past is but the past of a beginning.

Too many times women try to be competitive with each other. We should help support each other, rather than try to be better than each other.

Winning is never enough, and I've got to try and do it as much as I can before my time is over.

Pay attention to them kids, don't let your feelings be hurt because they taking your place. They supposed to. But if you wanna stay around with them, you ain't got to copy 'em. Just get the ones that's real young, too young to even be copying yet, because you know they gonna be the next thing.

I don't want to be Batman. Let Val Kilmer do it. I just want to be Uncle Batman. I have this whole 'warm relationship' plot in my mind. In the final scenes, the new Batmobile breaks down, the new Batman's stranded on the side of the road. We grab our old Batmobile, pick him up and drive away.

I think it's like a relay race. You run, and you hand over the baton, and your kids pick it up. They take the stuff they want, throw the rest away, and keep running. That's what life is about.

I have to continue to grow and take it to another level so the next generation has something to follow.

Baseball is going to end some day. I realize that as soon as you retire you know, people forget about you in this game fast! There's the next young guy coming up that's always better than you. So, for me, it's just about using baseball as a platform to do a lot of things.

Lewandowski is past, I am the future.

You always stand on the shoulders of your predecessor.

When I leave this world, I don't want to leave just having a well-known name but having made a difference.

I've always wanted to make an impact.