Unrecognized Significance Quotes

Some people die at 25 and aren't buried until 75.

I will not go so far as to say, with a living poet, that the world knows nothing of its greatest men; but there are forms of greatness, or at least of excellence, which "die and make no sign"; there are martyrs that miss the palm, but not the stake; heroes without the laurel, and conquerors without the triumph.

In real life turning points are sneaky. They pass by unlabeled and unheeded. Opportunities are missed, catastrophes unwittingly celebrated. Turning points are only uncovered later, by historians who seek to bring order to a lifetime of tangled moments.

We cannot judge fully of men's works by what we see, or what is said and thought of them; for man is prone to depreciate that which is really important, and to exact and extol what is trivial and of little worth. Many things which are hidden and unrecognized of human wisdom are nevertheless valuable and vitally important.

A lot of times you get credit for stuff in your movies you didn't intend to be there.

What I'm concerned with is what I would call the missing history - the invisible imprint of our stay on Earth and in time.

Historians often find important decisions few knew were important at the time.

Some people seem to fade away but then when they are truly gone, it's like they didn't fade away at all.

I don't need to tell you that, what determines a man's legacy is often what isn't seen.