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Dying Quotes

"To want fame is to prefer dying scorned than forgotten."

"To want fame is to prefer dying scorned than forgotten."

Emile M. Cioran, Romanian Philosopher

Dying, Fame, Want

120

"Patients reported that their psychedelic sessions were an invaluable experiential training for dying."

"Patients reported that their psychedelic sessions were an invaluable experiential training for dying."

Stanislav Grof, Czechoslovakian Psychologist

Dying, Training

89

"You could hear him, literally, half a mile away when he opened up. He was at his peak then. He was, naturally, dying to get out of the place he was in, and he recorded for us his appeal for pardon to the governor."

"You could hear him, literally, half a mile away when he opened up. He was at his peak then. He was, naturally, dying to get out of the place he was in, and he recorded for us his appeal for pardon to the governor."

Alan Lomax, American Writer

51

"My uncle's dying wish - he wanted me on his lap. He was in the electric chair."

"My uncle's dying wish - he wanted me on his lap. He was in the electric chair."

Rodney Dangerfield, American Comedian

49

"I think about dying. I've come to realize we all die alone in one way or another."

"I think about dying. I've come to realize we all die alone in one way or another."

Richard Pryor, American Actor

49

"We are all so much together, but we are all dying of loneliness."

"We are all so much together, but we are all dying of loneliness."

Albert Schweitzer, German Theologian

Dying, Loneliness

48

"Land is the only thing in the world that amounts to anything, for 'Tis the only thing in this world that lasts, 'Tis the only thing worth working for, worth fighting for - worth dying for."

"Land is the only thing in the world that amounts to anything, for 'Tis the only thing in this world that lasts, 'Tis the only thing worth working for, worth fighting for - worth dying for."

Margaret Mitchell, American Novelist

Dying, Fighting, Land, World

46

"Rage, rage against the dying of the light."

"Rage, rage against the dying of the light."

Dylan Thomas, Welsh Poet

44

"For a person who is dying only eternity counts."

"For a person who is dying only eternity counts."

Friedrich Durrenmatt, Swiss Author

Dying, Eternity

42

"Opera is where a guy gets stabbed in the back, and instead of dying, he sings."

"Opera is where a guy gets stabbed in the back, and instead of dying, he sings."

Robert Burns, Scottish Poet

42

"There's nothing glorious in dying. Anyone can do it."

"There's nothing glorious in dying. Anyone can do it."

Johnny Rotten, English Musician

41

"Alas, I am dying beyond my means."

"Alas, I am dying beyond my means."

Oscar Wilde, Irish Dramatist

41

"She had been dying so long that I had almost come to regard her as immortal."

"She had been dying so long that I had almost come to regard her as immortal."

Thomas Nelson Page, American Writer

39

"The past grows gradually around one, like a placenta for dying."

"The past grows gradually around one, like a placenta for dying."

John Berger, English Artist

39

"Dying is not difficult, yielding is impossible."

"Dying is not difficult, yielding is impossible."

Jane Grey Swisshelm, American Journalist

38

"Dying is only one thing to be sad over... Living unhappily is something else."

"Dying is only one thing to be sad over... Living unhappily is something else."

Morrie Schwartz, American Educator

38

"In the dying world I come from, quotation is a national vice."

"In the dying world I come from, quotation is a national vice."

Evelyn Waugh, English Author

Dying, Quotation, Vice, World

37

"So smoking is the perfect way to commit suicide without actually dying. I smoke because it's bad, it's really simple."

"So smoking is the perfect way to commit suicide without actually dying. I smoke because it's bad, it's really simple."

Damien Hirst, British Artist

Dying, Smoking, Suicide

37

"It was irritating to have one's physical shortcomings pointed out quite so plainly twice in one evening, once by a beautiful girl and once by a dying badger."

"It was irritating to have one's physical shortcomings pointed out quite so plainly twice in one evening, once by a beautiful girl and once by a dying badger."

Tom Holt, British Novelist

37

"Live as you will wish to have lived when you are dying."

"Live as you will wish to have lived when you are dying."

Christian Furchtegott Gellert, German Poet

35

"Why should I be worried about dying? It's not going to happen in my lifetime!"

"Why should I be worried about dying? It's not going to happen in my lifetime!"

Raymond Smullyan, American Mathematician

34

"He that lives to live forever, never fears dying."

"He that lives to live forever, never fears dying."

William Penn, English Leader

33

"It is better to not even try it than to endure the ramifications of either quitting smoking or dying."

"It is better to not even try it than to endure the ramifications of either quitting smoking or dying."

Christy Turlington, American Model

Dying, Quitting, Smoking

33

"So not only can you not imagine dying, you can't really imagine existence before you were born."

"So not only can you not imagine dying, you can't really imagine existence before you were born."

David Cronenberg, Canadian Director

Dying, Existence

33

"The entire deaths of Vietnam died in vain. And they're dying in vain right this very second. And you know what's worse than a soldier dying in vain? It's more soldiers dying in vain. That's what's worse."

"The entire deaths of Vietnam died in vain. And they're dying in vain right this very second. And you know what's worse than a soldier dying in vain? It's more soldiers dying in vain. That's what's worse."

Mike Gravel, American Politician

Dying, Right, Soldiers, Vietnam

32

"I don't believe in dying. It's been done. I'm working on a new exit. Besides, I can't die now - I'm booked."

"I don't believe in dying. It's been done. I'm working on a new exit. Besides, I can't die now - I'm booked."

George Burns, American Comedian

32

"As the winter set in with its customary Canadian severity the real trouble of the French began. They did not suffer from the cold, but they were dying of scurvy."

"As the winter set in with its customary Canadian severity the real trouble of the French began. They did not suffer from the cold, but they were dying of scurvy."

Harry Johnston, British Explorer

Dying, Trouble, Winter

32

"I'm dying always."

"I'm dying always."

Jessye Norman, American Musician

32

"Dying is a wild night and a new road."

"Dying is a wild night and a new road."

Emily Dickinson, American Poet

Dying, Night, Road

32

"Most of the villagers were hiding in the bush, where they were dying from bad water, malaria and malnutrition."

"Most of the villagers were hiding in the bush, where they were dying from bad water, malaria and malnutrition."

Nicholas D. Kristof, American Writer

31

"There are many things worth living for, a few things worth dying for, and nothing worth killing for."

"There are many things worth living for, a few things worth dying for, and nothing worth killing for."

Tom Robbins, American Author

Dying, Killing, Living, Nothing

31

"Because these kids get away from their parents, and they binge drink until they are sick. Dozens of them are going to the hospital, and some of them dying. This is a problem, a big problem that needs to be addressed, and we need accurate information."

"Because these kids get away from their parents, and they binge drink until they are sick. Dozens of them are going to the hospital, and some of them dying. This is a problem, a big problem that needs to be addressed, and we need accurate information."

Zach Wamp, American Politician

Dying, Information, Kids, Needs

31

"I don't mind dying if I have to, but I'm damned if I want to pay for the guarantee. I'm sorry."

"I don't mind dying if I have to, but I'm damned if I want to pay for the guarantee. I'm sorry."

Michael Landon, American Actor

Dying, Mind, Want

31

"The pride of dying rich raises the loudest laugh in hell."

"The pride of dying rich raises the loudest laugh in hell."

John W. Foster, American Soldier

Dying, Hell, Pride

31

"I felt good full figured. Morbidly obese I was unhealthy and dying."

"I felt good full figured. Morbidly obese I was unhealthy and dying."

Star Jones, American Entertainer

31

"A man's dying is more his survivor's affair than his own."

"A man's dying is more his survivor's affair than his own."

Thomas Mann, German Writer

30

"The comic page is dying; I didn't want to go with it."

"The comic page is dying; I didn't want to go with it."

Berkeley Breathed, American Cartoonist

Dying, Want, Berke Breathed

30

"Dying is something we human beings do continuously, not just at the end of our physical lives on this earth."

"Dying is something we human beings do continuously, not just at the end of our physical lives on this earth."

Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, American Psychologist

Dying, Earth, End

29

"I don't want to say, 'This is where Im going to be in five years and Im going to get there no matter what.' I want to leave it open. I'm not a desperate actress dying to star in a B movie in a bikini."

"I don't want to say, 'This is where Im going to be in five years and Im going to get there no matter what.' I want to leave it open. I'm not a desperate actress dying to star in a B movie in a bikini."

Brooke Burke, American Model

Dying, Open, Want, Years

28

"Living is what scares me. Dying is easy."

"Living is what scares me. Dying is easy."

Charles Manson, American Criminal

28

"If I was still at school, I'd be looking at Britney Spears and dying to be her."

"If I was still at school, I'd be looking at Britney Spears and dying to be her."

Sheena Easton, Scottish Musician

28

"Dying is one of the few things that can be done as easily lying down."

"Dying is one of the few things that can be done as easily lying down."

Woody Allen, American Director

28

"Just dying should not be a reason for taxes."

"Just dying should not be a reason for taxes."

Todd Akin, American Politician

Dying, Reason, Taxes

28

"Veteran performers are dying off, and new acts simply aren't emerging on the national scene."

"Veteran performers are dying off, and new acts simply aren't emerging on the national scene."

Brian Setzer, American Musician

27

"Tell me what you feel in your room when the full moon is shining in upon you and your lamp is dying out, and I will tell you how old you are, and I shall know if you are happy."

"Tell me what you feel in your room when the full moon is shining in upon you and your lamp is dying out, and I will tell you how old you are, and I shall know if you are happy."

Henri Frederic Amiel, Swiss Philosopher

Dying, Moon, Old, Will

27

"Fighting hard to protect yourself and your relatives is good for your genes, but when captured and escape is not possible, giving up short of dying and making the best you can of the new situation is also good for your genes."

"Fighting hard to protect yourself and your relatives is good for your genes, but when captured and escape is not possible, giving up short of dying and making the best you can of the new situation is also good for your genes."

Keith Henson, American Scientist

Dying, Fighting, Giving, Relatives

27

"Every moment of one's existence one is growing into more or retreating into less. One is always living a little more or dying a little bit."

"Every moment of one's existence one is growing into more or retreating into less. One is always living a little more or dying a little bit."

Norman Mailer, American Novelist

Dying, Existence, Living

27

"The world is the mirror of myself dying."

"The world is the mirror of myself dying."

Henry Miller, American Author

27

"I'm dying to get back in front of the cameras. I miss it like crazy."

"I'm dying to get back in front of the cameras. I miss it like crazy."

Holly Valance, Australian Musician

26

"I'd rather be dead than dying."

"I'd rather be dead than dying."

Stephen Evans, American Editor

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