I don't like to USE the WORD 'legacy' because it sounds a BIT like I'm FULL of myself, but I am trying to see how far I can take myself, how far I can push being the best in the world.
At some POINT in your life, you need to sit down and SAY, 'What do I want to do? How do I want to be remembered? What's my LEGACY? And what's IMPORTANT to me?'
I've ALWAYSFELT that as LONG as I was ABLE, I was supposed to give all I've got to ensure a healthy and loving legacy for those still to COME, and especially for those with no voice.
I'm the last senior EXECUTIVE who was hired by ROY Vagelos. It's an honor, but it ALSO imposes upon me an obligation not only to think about his LEGACY but also about this company's legacy.
ULTIMATELY, I think, as HUMANS, we all care deeply about our life's LEGACY, and contemplating our own mortality is the only real way to approach that question of legacy HONESTLY.