Successor Quotes

There is no success without a successor.

I succeed him. No one can replace him.

It takes a Real man to fill my shoes.

Everywhere I've managed, I've left a platform for my successor to build on, and this is a great satisfaction for me, even if I don't necessarily get the recognition for it.

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.

It's very difficult to fill the shoes of somebody like Rahul Bhai. He has set the bench mark for a generation to come. However, it's our responsibility to carry forward his legacy.

The name of a successor is like the tolling of my own death-bell!

If you have achieved any level of success, then pour it into someone else. Success is not success without a successor.

The worst mistake a leader can make is to mentor no one, choose no successor and leave no legacy.

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.

As the saying goes, I have big heels to fill.

President Ford was taken for a ride by his predecessor, whom he unpardonably pardoned; Jimmy Carter was also taken for a ride, but by his successor, Ronald Reagan, over the return of the Iran hostages.

I am very proud of my public record and the many accomplishments of my office. It has been a tremendous honor to represent the 6th District of Texas for over three decades, but now it is time to step aside and let there be a new voice.

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.

What you hope for, like Unforgiven did a lot to give you a chance to do it again sometime.

Obviously, replacing Sir Alex Ferguson was never going to be easy - not for him or for anyone. Although I was with him for only a few months, I'll always be grateful, as he played a key role in my move to United. He was the one who called me, who welcomed me, and the one who gave me the confidence to come here.

I think Pixar has the opportunity to be the next Disney - not replace Disney - but be the next Disney.

I used to say I never talk about my successor, neither about my predecessor.

I always like to make sequels. It's a nice business to be in.

Here lies interred in the eternity of the past, from whence there is no resurrection for the days - whatever there may be for the dust - the thirty-third year of an ill-spent life, which, after a lingering disease of many months sank into a lethargy, and expired, January 22d, 1821, A.D. leaving a successor inconsolable for the very loss which occasioned its existence.

We've never had somebody to secure the legacy for the 155-pound division.

I can think of no one more relevant and credible in the hip-hop community to build upon Def Jam's fantastic legacy and move the company into its next groundbreaking era.

I am the person who is going to take over boxing after Floyd Mayweather.

But Mr. President, every President keeps the seat warm for his successor.