A Quote by Iain Sinclair

You can't impose a legacy. — © Iain Sinclair
You can't impose a legacy.

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What you don't want is to repeat a formula over and over or impose a formula to a movie that...when you impose yourself and you impose a formula and you're not open to explore and to find what is right for the movie, I think you're doing a disservice to the story and what you're trying to express.
There was something about Beyoncé that felt like a vessel, I guess, that I could kind of impose all of these feelings and thoughts onto. I was drawn to a little bit of a dichotomy between the glamour and celebrity and the very deep and complex legacy of black women, and what that means in terms of performance.
Politicians have limited power. They can't impose morality on themselves. How can they impose it on the country?
The United States can't impose democracies. We can't impose our will. The Russians found that out in Afghanistan.
You can build your legacy and your legacy can be big, but even after you slip or fall, you learn, and your legacy is getting even bigger.
It is no more the function of government to impose a moral code than to impose a religious code. And for the same reason.
At the end of the day, we fight for the legacy, but you don't want to be just a fighter with legacy with no money.
Legacy? I'm a worker in the factory; all we care about is today! A legacy... what a bunch of baloney.
I'm not a celebrity. I'm much more of a legacy. All things considered, I'd rather be a legacy.
As I reflect on the legacy of my father, the greatest aspect is his legacy of peace.
I hope I would leave a legacy of joy -a legacy of real compassion.
Chris didn't only leave a legacy of work. He left a legacy of love.
Everyone leaves a legacy, whether they want to or not. The question is, “What kind of legacy will you leave?
No matter how many troops we have in place or how long they stay, we cannot impose a parliamentary democracy there any more than the insurgents can impose a theocracy.
The Vietnam War soured President Johnson's legacy. We still have to recognize his domestic legacy.
To me, it's what WWE is: the history, the legacy, all the women who come before this. From Mae Young onwards, their legacy lives forever.
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