Judged by the law of England, I know this crime entails upon me the penalty of death but the history of Ireland explains that crime and justifies it. Thomas Francis Meagher
We do not choose the day of our birth nor may we choose the day of our death, yet choice is the sovereign faculty of the mind. Thornton Wilder
But there is a difference here: When Jewish children are murdered, Arabs celebrate the deed. The death of an Arab child is no cause for celebration in Israel. Theodore Bikel
I'm in awe of people out there who deal with Alzheimer's, because they have to deal with death 10 times over, year after year. Marcia Wallace
We know the road to freedom has always been stalked by death. Angela Davis
The thing about death is that it's honest. Laura Linney
I think the way we talk about cancer has really evolved. I remember the way my grandmother used to talk about it, like a death sentence, no-one would even mention the word. Laura Linney
I really enjoy theater. I just went to see 'Death of a Salesman,' and it knocked me on my ass. Jason Reitman
I was extended secret service protection during my presidential run in 1984, when I received the most death threats ever made toward a candidate. Jesse Jackson
My mother was the sweetest lady who ever lived on this planet, but if you tried to tell her that Jesus wasn't a Christian, she would stomp you to death. Dick Gregory
The disembodied spirit is immortal there is nothing of it that can grow old or die. But the embodied spirit sees death on the horizon as soon as its day dawns. Thomas Hobbes
Constantly risking absurdity and death whenever he performs above the heads of his audience, the poet, like an acrobat, climbs on rhyme to a high wire of his own making. Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Pay mind to your own life, your own health, and wholeness. A bleeding heart is of no help to anyone if it bleeds to death. Frederick Buechner
I get scared to death when I see people who say they've found Jesus Christ, and they're out there, and I wonder, who's teaching them? Who's mentoring them? Willie Aames
To say yes, you have to sweat and roll up your sleeves and plunge both hands into life up to the elbows. It is easy to say no, even if saying no means death. Jean Anouilh
Giving is good, but taking is bad and brings death. Hesiod
Death is the sanction of everything the story-teller can tell. He has borrowed his authority from death. Walter Benjamin
I'm not afraid of death. It's the stake one puts up in order to play the game of life. Jean Giraudoux