Welcome to Legends Quotes, your gateway to a treasure trove of timeless wisdom, profound insights, and inspirational musings from legendary figures across history. From the philosophical ponderings of ancient thinkers to the poetic expressions of modern-day visionaries, this collection encapsulates the essence of human experience and aspiration. Delve into the words of luminaries who have shaped cultures, challenged conventions, and left an indelible mark on the fabric of society.
Throughout the annals of time, individuals who have transcended the ordinary and achieved greatness have left behind a legacy of words that continue to resonate with audiences far and wide. Whether it’s the stirring speeches of leaders, the poignant verses of poets, or the insightful reflections of scholars, the quotes featured here offer profound glimpses into the human condition and the eternal quest for meaning and significance. As you explore this compilation, prepare to be inspired, provoked, and uplifted by the enduring wisdom of the ages.
Below, you’ll find a curated selection of quotes spanning a diverse array of topics, from love and courage to perseverance and resilience. Feel free to utilize these quotes in your projects, whether it’s for personal reflection, social media posts, or creative endeavors. Copy them, pair them with images, or embellish them with stylish fonts – the possibilities are endless. Let the words of legends ignite your imagination and propel you towards new heights of insight and inspiration.
Does the novel have to deepen the psychology of its heroes? Certainly the modern novel does, but the ancient legends did not do the same. Oedipus’ psychology was deduced by Aeschylus or Freud, but the character is simply there, fixed in a pure and terribly disquieting state. Umberto Eco
Legends are all to do with the past and nothing to do with the present. Lauren Bacall
In the mid-nineties, I quit my job as a senior feature writer at ‘The Mail’ on Sunday in the U.K. and became a ‘ghost writer,’ collaborating with politicians, pop stars, psychologists, soldiers and sporting legends who needed help in penning their autobiographies. Michael Robotham
Nobody in America, in the modern generation, has read their mythology or legends. Kenneth Anger
When I think of Camelot, I think of the castle in France where we film, but I think it’s wrong to lock it down to one place because it’s all part of our imagination. They are legends for a reason. Their stories have endured for hundreds of years and, hopefully, they will for hundreds of years to come. Colin Morgan
Heroes get remembered, but legends never die. Max Holloway
I’ve had a lifelong obsession with urban legends and American folklore. Eric Kripke
What do I geek out about? What am I? Hmmm. I love movies. I watch movies. I like big, sweeping epics, like Ed Zwick stuff: ‘The Last Samurai,’ ‘Legends of the Fall,’ ‘Blood Diamond,’ ‘Glory.’ Chris Evans
WWE offered me a legends deal. My lawyer looked at it, and it’s basically illegal. It’s not worth the paper that it’s written on. Scott Steiner
Literature – Eastern and Western – abounds with stories, myths, legends about the search for youth, for eternal life. F. Sionil Jose
You know, legends are people like Haggard and Jones and Wills and Sinatra. Those people are legends. I’m just a young buck out here trying to keep in that same circle with the rest of ’em. George Strait
The difference between the greats and the legends is their ability to focus for longer periods of time. Jordan Burroughs
When I went to Juventus, I was young, but in training, I had legends like Fabio Cannavaro and Lilian Thuram marking me. I had to work hard to get my respect. Zlatan Ibrahimovic
The Masters is the one tournament with a timeless quality, where legends are celebrated. Jim Nantz
I’ve always been interested in oral traditions and mythological stories and legends from antiquity that have to do with nature, attempts to explain mysterious or puzzling, or very striking phenomena from nature. Things that people observed or heard about in nature. Adrienne Mayor
I find campfire stories and urban legends are kind of the bread and butter that inspires a lot of people who are making horror and thriller. There is a nugget of truth behind these sort of cautionary tales. Jordan Peele
Emmitt Smith has run past legends, danced with stars and posed for the sculptor crafting his Hall of Fame bust. He’s built upon his athletic talents by working hard, seizing opportunities and reaching out to others for advice when he needed it. Don Yaeger
Comedians want to be rock legends for a day – that sounds fun to them. Jake Kasdan
I fell in love with words in all languages, and I read everything I could find, particularly myths and legends and histories and archeology and any novels. Kerry Greenwood
I rush to add that I find the Web infinitely useful for rustling up information, settling arguments or locating the legends of rock stars. Adam Gopnik
Sometimes legends find themselves remembered more for what they have not done than for their accomplishments. But those resume gaps can also help drive them to achieve even greater things in new arenas. Don Yaeger
Sometimes legends make reality, and become more useful than the facts. Salman Rushdie
I’ve done commentary before for Pancrase, they had a show called ‘Pancrase: Legends of MMA’ that aired on Imagination Television. I’ve done live commentary for PRIDE, I’ve been around the block a bit. Josh Barnett
I look back at that time fondly. It’s something I never thought I’d get the chance to do, be in a soap. Working with Barbara Windsor and Steve McFadden – they’re legends in their own lifetimes aren’t they? Sophie Thompson
Celebrating historic triumphs is a favorite pastime for many Turks. Tales of how Turkic peoples emerged from Central Asia, crossed the steppes to Anatolia, established the Ottoman Empire and ruled for centuries over large swaths of Europe and Asia are the subject of countless legends, poems and books. Stephen Kinzer
As a kid, I was obsessed with myths and legends and the haunting beauty of gothic stories. Nathan Parsons
If you want to be a legend you have to fight with legends. Aleksei Oleinik
I feel lucky that I got to work with some of the big legends in town. Yvonne Strahovski
‘The Grace of Kings’ was meant to read like a set of legends about characters who were bigger than life. Ken Liu
‘Legends Walking’ was the first of my books to go to a second printing based on strong initial orders, but much of that printing never found its audience. Jane Lindskold
Here are a few of the actors who have brought my novels to TV life: Bill Pullman, Holly Hunter, Frances McDormand, Julian Sands, Gena Rowlands, Rob Lowe, Julia Ormond, Chelsea Hobbs, Tate Donovan, Anne Heche, Max Martini, Campbell Scott, Kimberly Paisley-Williams, Alexa Vega, and the late legends Richard Kiley and Kim Hunter. Luanne Rice
For three years, between 16 and 19, I was the opening-act-for-the-opening-act-for-the-opening-act, you know? And then I was on tour with Ice-T, Stetsasonic, EPMD, Sir Mix-a-Lot – legends – and went on to sell 160 million records. It still baffles me. Vanilla Ice
I believe anything that anyone tells me. I have found that that is the best way to go through life. When I was younger, I used to be more skeptical, but then I found out that most things were true. So I believe tabloids. I believe legends. I believe anything anyone tells me. Justin Kirk
Texas is so wrapped up in myth and legend, it’s hard to know what the state and its people are really about. Real Texans, raised on these myths and legends, sometimes become legends themselves. Joe R. Lansdale
Dance and acting are different. One is about being as close to reality and convincing the camera of the emotion that you portray, the other is communicating subjects and legends of a different time. Shobana
I’ve followed living legends everywhere I’ve been. Jesse Marsch
All great legends and all Hall of Fame fighters have their storylines. Demetrius Andrade
I did a game at Atari Research called ‘Excalibur’ about the Arthurian legends. At the time, it was very, very complicated, very involved and so forth and actually still looks better than some of the modern games in terms of its richness and involvement. Chris Crawford
I think people like to see the lives of artists that are legends. They always go through the dark periods and I think just as humans we like to see that and them coming out of it. I love those kinds of movies. Kristen Wiig
Astronauts are like these mythic legends, but really, they are just regular people, people who wear chinos. Mary Roach
I was in my mid-teens when someone gave me a copy of ‘Pears Encyclopaedia of Myth and Legends’ as a birthday present. It sat on my shelves for many months before I looked at it. When I did, I couldn’t stop reading it. Tariq Ali
Anytime you get action legends together, it has to be a classic. Chuck Norris
My favourites are Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar and Mohammed Rafi. They are the four legends. I have worked with them in hundreds of songs. Bappi Lahiri
David and Ellen Siminoff are legends in Silicon Valley – they are two of the most influential mentors to top executives and leaders behind the scenes, with long track records of success. Joe Lonsdale
Growing up, my inspirations were Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, all these martial arts legends. I wanted to express my talent on screen in a certain way. I felt that it made me a little different. Tiger Shroff
Legends are material to be moulded, and not facts to be recorded. Hervey Allen
If I should get selected into the Hall of Fame, I’d be able to say ‘thank you’ to all the legends that are in the Hall of Fame. And also say thank you to my teammates, and also to all the fans. It’s going to be like a dream come true. Jerry Rice
I started reading seriously at seven or eight, books about myths and legends, the Narnia series. By the time I was 11, I had read all the children’s books in my local library, so I moved on to ‘Jane Eyre.’ What I loved about Jane Eyre was that she didn’t rely on her looks but her character. She had a spirit nobody could break. Malorie Blackman
I am not a diva: I am a Jones. ‘Diva’ is so overused. Diva, icons, the whole thing, legends… To be a diva, what is that? Grace Jones
I’m not certain that I draw from any one culture more than others. Many myths and legends of many different cultures are really the same story when you get to the heart of it. They are often cultural cautionary tales about how we should behave and how we should live. Robert Jordan
For me, I put Mac Dre right up there with Biggie and ‘Pac as legends who have since passed on. Lil Jon
I think we always look up to legends and people who not only win but give us a larger than life role model… I think Michael Jordan is this, someone who became bigger than his sport. Dani Alves
Working on ‘The War Room’ was a thrill, not only because we were given such exquisite access to the nerve center of Bill Clinton’s first presidential campaign, but for me personally, it was so exciting to be producing my first film and working with documentary filmmaking legends D.A. Pannebaker and Chris Hegedus, who were the film’s directors. R. J. Cutler
Whatever obstacle comes your way, you gotta be prepared to jump over it! And I think that’s what separates the legends from the regular artists. It’s all in how you manage that success, and how you deal with the controversy when it actually comes. Akon
When I started Dylan’s Candy Bar in 2001, I wanted it to be a place that merged my love of pop culture, fashion, art and music with candy. Since then, we have been fortunate to pioneer artistic partnerships with many legends. Dylan Lauren
As our language wanes and dies, the golden legends of the far-off centuries fade and pass away. No one sees their influence upon culture; no one sees their educational power. Douglas Hyde
As a boy, because I was born and raised in Ohio, about 60 miles north of Dayton, the legends of the Wrights have been in my memories as long as I can remember. Neil Armstrong
Ever since I’ve jumped in a Legends or Dwarf car, I’ve always tried to win. I’ve been able to win in every race car I’ve ever driven. Kyle Busch
I have to do my job, so then yeah, maybe in time I can be a legend. But to have those positive sounds from the fans and the legends that talk about me, I’m grateful for that. Memphis Depay
Throughout my childhood, I did a form of Irish dancing that was kind of the precursor to ‘Riverdance.’ It was a mixture of ballet and Irish dancing that my teacher, Patricia Mulholland, had invented, essentially. It was Irish ballet, and she would create performances based around the myths and legends of Ireland. Laura Donnelly
Ethnically, Tuareg describe themselves as white. And they don’t look Arab or black. Many Tuareg have light skin, light eyes and sharp angular noses and cheekbones. They are cousins of the Berbers of North Africa. Some legends say the Tuareg are the decedents of an ancient Roman legion that disappeared into the desert two millennia ago. Richard Engel
Pennywise are legends and gentlemen and maniacs. Matt Skiba
As we were developing ‘Umbral’, and I was delving into the mythology and legends, I had a sudden realisation. ‘Wasteland’ is about people who fervently believe new myths and legends, but they turn out to be false; whereas ‘Umbral’ is about people who reject ancient myths and legends, but they turn out to be true! Antony Johnston
I’ve worked with Lil Wayne and Wiz, but I’d like to work with Snoop next. I love ‘Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss’ and ‘Doggystyle’ and pretty much anything he puts out. And Ice Cube – like, all the legends. Charlie Puth
I can tell you who I’d like to work with as far as rock legends. Definitely Dave Grohl from the Foo Fighters. Of course Linkin Park. Actually, I already worked with Travis Barker on a couple of things. Gotta let the drummer get some. Possibly Paramore, Hayley Williams. B.o.B
If I hadn’t spent many years trying to be as compassionate as Mother Teresa, as positive a thinker as W. Clement Stone, as prolific a writer as Stephen King, and as good a speaker as many of the legends I have studied, I would not be as successful as I am today. Jack Canfield
When you have legends who want to do music with you, and you befriend the Kendrick Lamars and the Chance the Rappers, that’s due to you really being authentically hip-hop and not being contemporary Christian. Lecrae
What I love about jazz is that it’s full of legends, full of myths. It’s an oral history because it started in New Orleans and Kansas City, under the radar. Damien Chazelle
As a child, I used to see legends holding the ‘black lady’ and would think that I would get it someday. Dhanush
I wrote ‘Legends of the Fall’ in nine days, but I had been thinking about it for a few years. Jim Harrison
I had been obsessed with the Arthurian legends all my life, and I knew that that would work its way into any trilogy I wrote. I was fascinated by the Eddas, the Norse and Icelandic legends, Odin on the world tree. Guy Gavriel Kay
Honestly, I think there’s a cycle to the popularity of fantasy and fairytales that usually coincides with times of unrest or hardship in our own world. By retelling these legends or immersing ourselves in fantasy realms, we can safely explore the very real, very day-to-day darkness of our own lives. Sarah J. Maas
Legends die hard. They survive as truth rarely does. Helen Hayes
All the great legends are Templates for human behavior. I would define a myth as a story that has survived. John Boorman
As soon as you pick up a guitar, you’re up against the legends of rock. The same goes with stadium drum kits and electric bass. Essentially, you’re already in a soundscape that’s very familiar and has a lot of established legendary material recorded using those instruments. Matt Bellamy
‘Evening Shade’ was such an eye-opening experience. I was 19 when I went on that show. I had barely had an acting class. So as Burt Reynolds continued to bring me back for the next three years, I learned so much from him and all the other legends that were on the show. David A. R. White
A second type of direct evidence is formed by statements, whether as formal legends or personal information, regarding the age or relative sequence of events in tribal history made by the natives themselves. Edward Sapir
Horrors, I believe, should be original – the use of common myths and legends being a weakening influence. H. P. Lovecraft
Mike and I were really interested in other epic ‘Legends & Lore’ properties, like ‘Harry Potter’ and ‘Lord of the Rings,’ but we knew that we wanted to take a different approach to that type of genre. Our love for Japanese Anime, Hong Kong action & Kung Fu cinema, yoga, and Eastern philosophies led us to the initial inspiration for ‘Avatar.’ Bryan Konietzko
Biographies are no longer written to explain or explore the greatness of the great. They redress balances, explore secret weaknesses, demolish legends. A. S. Byatt
I have nothing but respect for the Lakers. So many of their legends shaped who I am as a person and player. Bill Walton
Nobody taught me to play bottleneck. I just saw it and taught myself. I got an old bottle and steamed the label off, put it on the wrong finger, I basically did everything wrong until I met some of the Blues legends early in my career who taught me another way. I didn’t have anyone to tell me women didn’t play bottleneck. Bonnie Raitt
The futuristic city on ‘Legends Walking’s cover rejects any connection with the contemporary setting of ‘Changer.’ It was as if every effort was made to keep readers of ‘Changer’ from finding this stand-alone sequel. Jane Lindskold
Many people we consider legends, such as Jerry Lee Lewis and Chuck Berry, remain so scarred by scandals, injustices and regrets from decades earlier that they’re barely able to appreciate their accomplishments. Neil Strauss
In my own life, I think legends of supernatural, mythic things are really just a manifestation of the collective unconscious. So I don’t really get freaked out. I mean certainly, you read about things people did to each other in the pursuit of some mystical or occult goal, and it’s horrifying. But that’s just human nature. Alan Ball
I’m Welsh. We didn’t do ‘Peter Pan.’ We have far more ancient legends to be put to sleep with. Rhys Ifans
For someone like me who’s lived in the same place her whole life – I mean, I lived three blocks from where I was born, and I met my future husband in the eighth grade – there are always family stories and legends passed down. Susan Straight
Do I think it’s great that we have a celebrity system where some people matter and some people don’t? No. But do I think we’ll always create icons and legends? Yeah, I probably do. Eve Ensler
Information and inspiration are everywhere… history, art, architecture, everything an illustrator needs. Europe is, after all, the land that has generated most of the enduring myths and legends of Western culture. John Howe
I’ve always been interested in the Greek tragedies. A few years back, I re-read a translation of the ‘The Oresteia,’ and that stayed with me, and slowly this idea of using some of those old legends and plays to tell a new story about modern urban life began to form. Peter Milligan
The bravery of Stanley Kramer’s ‘Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner’ amounted to two Hollywood legends – Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy – telling the world that a black son-in-law is something they can live with, and so should you, especially if he looks like Sidney Poitier and has degrees. Wesley Morris
We play Snooker Legends exhibitions and there is never a spare ticket. Jimmy White
I think one of the reasons Stephen King’s stories work so well is that he places his stories in spooky old New England, where a lot of American folk legends came from. Ted Naifeh
You don’t create legends out of other legends. Shaggy
There’s no way that I could have known about a 72-oz. steak challenge in Amarillo unless thousands upon thousands of locals and travellers alike had attempted it. I guess if ‘Man V Food’ is me paying homage to these legends, then I suppose ‘Man V Food Nation’ is the legacy. Adam Richman
There are heroes and then there are legends, heroes get remembered but legends never die. Boney Kapoor
Legends like Jim Murray at the ‘Los Angeles Times’ and Shirley Povich at the ‘Washington Post’ were the most beloved guys at their papers. They’d write a cherished column for 30 years, and that was it. There was nothing else to do, no higher job to attain. Stephen Rodrick
I love studying folklore and legends. The stories that people passed down for a thousand years without any sort of marketing support are obviously saying something appealing about the basic human condition. Tim Schafer
‘American Horror’ goes for a very specific kind of Seventies suburban downer ambience – ‘Flowers in the Attic’ paperbacks, Black Sabbath album covers and late-night flicks like ‘Let’s Scare Jessica to Death.’ It even has ‘Go Ask Alice’-era urban legends. Rob Sheffield
I am proud to say that I was launched in Tamil through ‘Poi’ by Balachander sir, who was the one who launched the legends like Rajni sir, Kamal sir & Prakash Raj sir. Uday Kiran
