“I don't know who my grandfather was; I'm much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.”
Abraham Lincoln
“Family is created to grow an overman, not to continue the progeny; progeny is continued by overman anyway.”
Ilkin Santak
“It is from the progeny of this parent cell that we all take our looks; we still share genes around, and the resemblance of the enzymes of grasses to those of whales is in fact a family resemblance.”
Lewis Thomas
“And now, once again, I bid my hideous progeny go forth and prosper. I have an affection for it, for it was the offspring of happy days, when death and grief were but words, which found no true echo in my heart.”
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
“I'm very proud of my gold pocket watch. My grandfather, on his deathbed, sold me this watch.”
Woody Allen
“Bear in mind that the wonderful things you learn in your schools are the work of many generations. All this is put in your hands as your inheritance in order that you may receive it, honor it, add to it, and one day faithfully hand it on to your children.”
Albert Einstein
“I would rather make my name than inherit it”
William Makepeace Thackeray
