Gorbachev's legacy is that he called time on communism, partially against his will, but in fact, he finished it off. Without violence. Without bloodshed. Beyond that, I am struggling to think of much else in terms of real legacy.
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He did so much for people, not just for music, and that's ... ANDREW PHILLIPS Just when you think you're having a scene without Simon, he drops in to remind you that everyone els... RAINBOW ROWELL Sharpe is my favorite role of all that I've played. He's a very complex character. He knows ... SEAN BEAN For Europe, the fall of Communism has to be taken into account, and the fact that in the fight again... ROCCO BUTTIGLIONE Proust writes, he remembers, physically. He depends on his body to give him the information that wil... TWYLA THARP Blair - except at the edges - was a Thatcherite. Brown, in contrast, regarded Thatcherism as somethi... MARTIN JACQUES I think Martin is finished here at Arsenal as a player, but if he wants to go on and play somewhere ... ARSENE WENGER It's very difficult to fill the shoes of somebody like Rahul Bhai. He has set the bench mark for... SURESH RAINA Tony Williams' legacy will be that he was the guy who turned things around, DENNIS JOHNSON Everything I do in my life I do to make my mum and dad proud. I want to carry on in my dad's foo... BINDI IRWIN I think you will see a lot of strains develop in the political process that will result in violence ... JOHN ABIZAID I'd sit back in amazement of, one, him not having a leg, and two, the stuff he was doing without a l... JOSH PARRY I'd sit back in amazement of, one, him not having a leg, and two, the stuff he was doing without a l... DAVID PARRY His greatest legacy could be the example he gave of being such a liberally educated person. He only ... CAROLYN REBBERT His greatest legacy could be the example he gave of being such a liberally educated person. He only ... CAROLYN R. REBBERT I would say that without any doubt he's the killer - the law says beyond a reasonable doubt and ... HENRY WADE I am ever mindful of the legacy of my grandfather, the founder of this Kingdom, who had said to me t... HUSSEIN OF JORDAN It's spreading nationally. That, I think, is George Ryan's legacy. This is where it started and that... ROB WARDEN The Gershwin legacy is extraordinary because George Gershwin died in 1937, but his music is as fresh... MICHAEL FEINSTEIN You only get one chance in this thing called life. I know that is a bit maudlin and obscure, but it&... GAVIN NEWSOM My mother's songs are really turning out to be masterpieces. I have inherited this incredible le... RUFUS WAINWRIGHT The point of the commercial is to continue to build pressure on the governor to sign the bill. His l... GEOFFREY KORS I'm thinking of a legacy that I can be proud of and wealth that my grandchildren can use to go t... NICKI MINAJ True leaders don't invest in buildings. Jesus never built a building. They invest in people. Why... MYLES MUNROE The Russian revolution will not be without bloodshed. I think the authorities will resist. EDUARD LIMONOV It has been four years of tremendous activity. Some of the rules he pushed through were some of the ... GEORGE HAWKINS I think Freddie Mercury is probably the best of all time in terms of a rock voice. There was a vulne... CHRIS CORNELL I am a real ham. I love an audience. I work better with an audience. I am dead, in fact, without one... LUCILLE BALL My father, who was a doctor, died of pancreatic cancer. But he was clear about what he wanted done a... CARLOS GOMEZ The noir hero is a knight in blood caked armor. He's dirty and he does his best to deny the fact... FRANK MILLER Nobody wants his legacy to be: 'He was a great NIT coach. DAVE ODOM Why is it that many contemporary male thinkers, especially men of color, repudiate the imperialist l... BELL HOOKS If there is any one truth from the legacy of the Cayce readings, it would be that there is a spiritu... HENRY REED Then there's going to be another project I am involved with, in fact, I'm going back to film... JEREMY BULLOCH There may be some people who are worried about legacy, but I don't think he cares. I think he's just... CHARLES HOWARD I think I need to accept the fact that I am where I am today because fans have shared my music illeg... ED SHEERAN What we were interested in as signature events were commissioned works, a legacy that would live on ... RICHARD HOOKER The real hero is always a hero by mistake; he dreams of being an honest coward like everybody else. ... UMBERTO ECO George W. Bush is not preoccupied with his legacy - nor with his popularity. He never has been. He h... MARK MCKINNON It is a great honor to become Executive Producer of 'Frontline.' David Fanning's mentors... RANEY ARONSON-RATH My legacy is going to be in affordable health care. I am willing to invest in developing that model ... 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