“You cannot control your parentage, but youcontrol your legacy.”
The House of Hades
Variant: You can't choose your parentage. But you can choose your legacy.
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Nigel Cumberland (1967) British author and leadership coach
Page 232 <br class="br">Your Job-Hunt Ltd – Advice from an Award-Winning Asian Headhunter (2003), Successful Recruitment in a Week (2012) https://books.google.ae/books?idp24GkAsgjGEC&printsecfrontcover&dqnigel+cumberland&hlen&saX&ved0ahUKEwjF75Xw0IHNAhULLcAKHazACBMQ6AEIGjAA#vonepage&qnigel%20cumberland&ffalse, Managing Teams in a Week (2013) https://books.google.ae/books?idqZjO9_ov74EC&printsecfrontcover&dqnigel+cumberland&hlen&saX&ved0ahUKEwjF75Xw0IHNAhULLcAKHazACBMQ6AEIIDAB#vonepage&qnigel%20cumberland&ffalse, Secrets of Success at Work – 50 techniques to excel (2014) https://books.google.ae/books?id4S7vAgAAQBAJ&printsecfrontcover&dqnigel+cumberland&hlen&saX&ved0ahUKEwjF75Xw0IHNAhULLcAKHazACBMQ6AEIJjAC#vonepage&qnigel%20cumberland&ffalse
“When you are pursuing your dreams and trying to leave a legacy, you will find help.”
Ibukun Awosika (1962) Nigerian business magnate
https://punchng.com/i-live-on-the-plane-ibukun-awosika/During a Punch Newspaper Interview in 2016
Nigel Cumberland (1967) British author and leadership coach
Your Job-Hunt Ltd – Advice from an Award-Winning Asian Headhunter (2003), Successful Recruitment in a Week (2012) https://books.google.ae/books?idp24GkAsgjGEC&printsecfrontcover&dqnigel+cumberland&hlen&saX&ved0ahUKEwjF75Xw0IHNAhULLcAKHazACBMQ6AEIGjAA#vonepage&qnigel%20cumberland&ffalse, 100 Things Successful People Do: Little Exercises for Successful Living (2016) https://books.google.ae/books?idnu0lCwAAQBAJ&dqnigel+cumberland&hlen&saX&ved0ahUKEwjF75Xw0IHNAhULLcAKHazACBMQ6AEIMjAE
“If you can't control your peanut butter, you can't expect to control your life.”
Bill Watterson (1958) American comic artist
Source: The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury
“You have two choices: to control your mind or to let your mind control you.”
Paulo Coelho (1947) Brazilian lyricist and novelist
Source: Veronika Decides to Die (1998)
“You don't always control your circumstances, but you can always control your response.”
James Mattis (1950) 26th and current United States Secretary of Defense; United States Marine Corps general
Source: Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead (2019), p. 6