Death & Dying Quotes (5028 Quotes)

Long hair is an unpardonable offense which should be punishable by death.

Through this same man and me hath all this war been wrought, and the death of the most noblest knights of the world; for through our love that we have loved together is my most noble lord slain.

My mother used to tell me about vibrations. I didn't really understand too much of what that meant when I was just a boy. To think that invisible feelings, invisible vibrations existed scared me to death.

If moral argument is not compelling enough, the American public should compare the murder rate in states which keep the death penalty and states which have abolished it. Then they would realize that executing people is not only inhuman, it does not work as a way of reducing the number of murders.

Fear of death and fear of life both become piety.

It was really a very peaceful and very calm death. Clearly she died because of her injuries.

We definitely deserved punishment. We didn't deserve what was essentially the death penalty.

Milosevic's death is a setback for justice but most important it is a setback for the victims of the horrific crimes in the Balkans for whom this trial offered a chance of truth and redress.

Remembering Him in meditation, the home of sorrow is abolished. Remembering Him in meditation, the Messenger of Death shall not touch you. Remembering Him in meditation, the dry branches become green again.

The news of the death of the president hit me hard,

It takes only 3 to 5 minutes to kill yourself, ... We have (almost) 700 inmates. To check every one of them 24 hours a day, no more than 3 to 5 minutes apart I'd need triple the staff to guarantee never a suicide. But our operational goal is to prevent as many suicides as we can . . . if somebody attempts it, we do everything we can to eliminate the problem and then treat the inmate.

He gives life and causes death, and to Him you shall be brought back.

The difference is that the Iraqi police mechanized brigade actively patrols Route Irish, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, ... It transformed it from the highway of death to one of the most safe and secure routes in all of Iraq, again a tribute to the capabilities of these trained and ready police forces.

Neurodegenerative diseases like Huntington's disease are complex disorders that involve genetic defects and physiological changes including the death of neurons that lead to a wasting away of the brain, ... Because of their genetic and behavioral similarities with humans, transgenic nonhuman primate models will allow us to clarify the correlation between defects and neurological changes caused by neurodegenerative diseases.

The death tax causes one-third of all family-owned small businesses to liquidate after the death of the owner. It is also an unfair tax because the assets have already been taxed once at their income level.

I am dying. I haven't drunk champagne for a long time.

I am dying, O my masters!

Overweight and obesity is the second leading cause of death, killing 300,000 people a year, ... There is not a miracle pill that will lead to weight loss.

Moreover, perfectionist standards do not allow for failure. They do not even allow for life, and certainly not death.

For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. For a testament is of force after men are dead otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.

Echo Come to me in the silence of the night Come in the speaking silence of a dream Come with soft rounded cheeks and eyes as bright As sunlight on a stream Come back in tears, O memory, hope, love of finished years. Oh dream how sweet, too sweet, too bitter-sweet, Whose wakening should have been in Paradise, Where souls brim-full of love abide and meet Where thirsting longing eyes Watch the slow door That opening, letting in, lets out no more. Yet come to me in dreams, that I may live My very life again though cold in death Come back to me in dreams, that I may give Pulse for pulse, breath for breath Speak low, lean low, As long ago, my love, how long ago.

Blow, bugle, blow set the wild echoes flying Blow, bugle answer, echoes dying, dying, dying.

When it comes to taxes, nothing matters more to Democrats than the principle of 'fairness,' and when it comes to the Death Tax, Democrats and Republicans alike see it as absolutely unfair.

We've been playing very nicely, even though we bowled very badly at the death and did some silly things with the bat in Cape Town.

We frankly consider that a death threat from one of our biggest suppliers. A DVD market that's structured with simultaneous theatrical release would be a disaster for us.

There is no harm in patience, and no profit in lamentation. Death is easier to bear (than) that which precedes it, and more severe than that which comes after it. Remember the death of the Apostle of God, and your sorrow will be lessened.

The medical examiner determined the cause of death was an accidental hanging.

Win the game of life let your mind surrender and accept death.

I have taken action today to resolve a matter that involves life, death and dignity,

The first requisite for immortality is death.

There are more ways of killing a man's love than by strangling it to death, but that's the usual way.

The clinical evidence is that she is dying. Her body is wasting away, she cannot process food and she is suffering,

It shows the complexity of the day -- the frailties, lack of communication and frustration. This is not a happy film this is not a pretty film this film describes in real time the deaths that occurred. It shows footage of the Towers and the Pentagon and weaves Flight 93 through it all.

We come here to remember the names of those we lost four years ago. The greatest honor we can do them is to remember them, not just as they were in death, but as they were in life,

Life ... is a joyful expression of love, praise and thanksgiving instead of a hopeless struggle which eventually ends in death. Giving thanks in every circumstance, we forego the logic and reason which asks, 'Why me' and open our hearts and learn to trust. Every obstacle becomes an occasion for rejoicing. We put love at the center of our universe and we are lifted beyond the world of limitation, doubt, and fear into the realm of love, hope, and eternal happiness.

What's fame A fancied life in other's breath. A thing beyond us, even before our death.

You cannot be objective about human suffering and people dying. Any person who was not outraged by that, I'm not sure they have business being a reporter.

If you're poor, your chances of ending up on death row increase dramatically. If you're black, your chances of ending up on death row increase dramatically.

I see it as an award for Forsyth County and North Carolina and for all the foster parents and adoptive parents. I'm just thrilled to death.

No justification, no excuse can wipe,
Needless deaths, destruction of innocents,
Not a single life lost could be justified.

Is the small town a place, truly, of the world, or is it no more than something out of a boy's dreaming Out of his love of all things not of death made All things somewhere beyond the dust, rust, and decay, beyond the top, beyond all sides, beyond bottom outside, around, over, under, within

As long as there is more dread of life then fear of death, death will tempt people with the promise of greater security then they can find in this lifetime unless and until such time as we are able to teach man to accept and embrace his own destiny.

These guys are so great. They just nickel and dime you to death.

Whether or not her death was because of bird flu, we will wait before confirming, as is standard, from a laboratory in Hong Kong where her blood samples were sent to. The results would be known in about six days.

Time takes the ugliness and horror out of death and turns it into beauty.

A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death.

Keep away from the little deaths.

Yeah, but I know who it is. It's the media. It's not like it's coming from my teammates or it's coming from the loyal fans. It's the newspapers, it's the media. The worst thing is just looking at the newspaper. You see terrorism on the front page, then you see all the deaths in Philadelphia on the local page, then you get to the sports page, when it's supposed to be something gratifying and you see even more negativity.

Doesn't anyone here think this sounds like a vision of hell? While we are all competing or dying, when will there be time for sex or music or books? Stop the world, I want to get off.

Four months ago, when we first started talking about the package of death penalty reform, I don't think that too many people thought this would become a front-burner issue this year, or that even we might have legislation this year. But now hearings are imminent in both the Senate and the House, governors and senators and presidential candidates are being asked about it.