Legend Quotes

“Men have to have heroes, but no man can ever be as big as the need, and so a legend grows.”

“Many heroic actions and chivalrous adventures are related of me which exist only in the regions of fancy. With me the world has taken great liberties, and yet I have been but a common man.”

“They say I was fast. I could turn off the light and be in bed before the room was dark.”

“History is that which is the most boring, legend is that which is the most fun.”

“Up, Guards, and at 'em!”

“Don't let it be forgot, that once there was a spot, for one brief shining moment, that was known as Camelot.”

“In short, there's simply not a more congenial spot for happily-ever-aftering than here in Camelot.”

“Here is the tomb of King Arthur, who was once king and will be king again.”

“Legends are all to the good; they are the mothers of history.”

“If I am a legend, then why am I so lonely?”

“Sometimes legends make reality, and become more useful than the facts.”

“Drake he's in his hammock an' a thousand mile away, (Capten, art tha sleepin' there below?).”

“Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Plagueis The Wise?”

“Yet some men say in many parts of England that King Arthur is not dead... and men say that he shall come again, and he shall win the holy cross.”

“History is written by the victors. Legends are woven by the people. Writers fantasize. Only death is certain.”

“When I'm up at bat, I'm not looking at one ball but three. I just swing at the middle one.”

“Bobby Orr was the greatest player that ever lived.”

“They say I'm a legend. But I'm just a man who sings the blues.”