Heh, that's exactly what he would say - he always saw both sides of the coin with clarity.

[She smiles at the thought. She's lost access to most of the memories of her predecessors, but Aang had been the closest, and she'd learned the most from him. It didn't hurt to have so many living reminders of what he would have done.]

I mean, if it helps, it's clearly a long live, since you're still kicking hard - literally and figuratively - when the next Avatar comes around, right?