Short quotations about, death - Page 3

Rev. Francis J. Spellman, Archbishop of New York. 22 September, 1940

We Americans want peace, and it is …

15 Feb , 2011  

We Americans want peace, and it is now evident that we must be prepared to demand it. For other peoples have wanted peace, and the peace they received was the peace of death. Great short quote and quotation by: Rev. Francis J. Spellman, Archbishop of New York. 22 September, 1940 ,

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Albert Einstein

We believe that an informed citizen…

15 Feb , 2011  

We believe that an informed citizenry will act for life and not for death. Great short quote and quotation by: Albert Einstein, on atomic energy, Jan. 22, 1947 , US (German-born) physicist (1879 – 1955)

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We owe a deep debt of gratitude to …

15 Feb , 2011  

We owe a deep debt of gratitude to Adam, the first great benefactor of the human race: he brought death into the world. Great short quote and quotation by: Mark Twain , US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit (1835 – 1910)

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Don Delillo

We seem to believe it is possible t…

15 Feb , 2011  

We seem to believe it is possible to ward off death by following rules of good grooming. Great short quote and quotation by: Don Delillo ,

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What I look forward to is continued…

15 Feb , 2011  

What I look forward to is continued immaturity followed by death. Great short quote and quotation by: Dave Barry , US columnist & humorist (1947 – )

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What I look forward to is continued…

15 Feb , 2011  

What I look forward to is continued immaturity followed by death. Great short quote and quotation by: Dave Barry , US columnist & humorist (1947 – )

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William Wordsworth

What though the radiance which was …

15 Feb , 2011  

What though the radiance which was once so bright Be not forever taken from my sight, Though nothing can bring back the hour Of splendour in the grass, of glory in the flower;Grief not, rather find, Strength in what remains behind, In the primal sympathy Which having been must ever be, In the soothing thoughts […]

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John Steinbeck, East of Eden

When a man comes to die, no matter …

15 Feb , 2011  

When a man comes to die, no matter what his talents and influence, and genius, if he dies unloved his life must be a failure to him and dying a cold horror. It seems to me that if you or I must choose between two courses of thought or action, we should remember our dying […]

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When I came back to Dublin I was co…

15 Feb , 2011  

When I came back to Dublin I was courtmartialed in my absence and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence. Great short quote and quotation by: Brendan Behan , Irish author & dramatist (1923 – 1964)

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Brendan Behan

When I came back to Dublin I was co…

15 Feb , 2011  

When I came back to Dublin I was courtmartialed in my absence and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence. Great short quote and quotation by: Brendan Behan , Irish author & dramatist (1923 – 1964)

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Thomas Browne

Where life is more terrible than de…

15 Feb , 2011  

Where life is more terrible than death, it is then the truest valor to dare to live. Great short quote and quotation by: Thomas Browne ,

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While you are not able to serve men…

15 Feb , 2011  

While you are not able to serve men, how can you serve spirits [of the dead]?…While you do not know life, how can you know about death? Great short quote and quotation by: Confucius, The Confucian Analects , Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

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