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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

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"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

127

"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

61

"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

61

"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

58

"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

56

"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

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"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

52

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

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

Dylan Thomas, Welsh Poet

51

"Alas, I am dying beyond my means."

"Alas, I am dying beyond my means."

Oscar Wilde, Irish Dramatist

51

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

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

Johnny Rotten, English Musician

50

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

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

Friedrich Durrenmatt, Swiss Author

Dying, Eternity

49

"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

47

"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

47

"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

46

"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

46

"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

44

"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

44

"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

44

"Dying is not difficult, yielding is impossible."

"Dying is not difficult, yielding is impossible."

Jane Grey Swisshelm, American Journalist

43

"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

43

"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

43

"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

41

"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

41

"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

41

"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

41

"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

40

"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

40

"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

40

"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

40

"I'm dying always."

"I'm dying always."

Jessye Norman, American Musician

40

"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

40

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

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

William Penn, English Leader

39

"The world is the mirror of myself dying."

"The world is the mirror of myself dying."

Henry Miller, American Author

38

"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

37

"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

36

"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

36

"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

35

"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

35

"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

35

"I don't mind dying, I'll gladly do that, but not right now, I need to clean the house first."

"I don't mind dying, I'll gladly do that, but not right now, I need to clean the house first."

Astrid Lindgren, Swedish Author

Dying, First, Mind, Now

35

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

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

Charles Manson, American Criminal

34

"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

34

"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

34

"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

33

"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

33

"Dying should not be a taxable event."

"Dying should not be a taxable event."

Mike Fitzpatrick, American Politician

33

"I'd rather be dead than dying."

"I'd rather be dead than dying."

Stephen Evans, American Editor

32

"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

32

"It hurts, it hurts... Im dying, I'm dying."

"It hurts, it hurts... Im dying, I'm dying."

Herve Villechaize, French Actor

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