Life and Death

Born to be wild -- live to outgrow it.

Doug Horton, in Life and Death

Death is feared as birth is forgotten.

Doug Horton, in Life and Death

Death is the final wake-up call.

Doug Horton, in Life and Death

Drive slow and enjoy the scenery -- drive fast and join the scenery.

Doug Horton, in Life and Death

Life is a tale told by an idiot -- full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.

William Shakespeare, Macbeth, in Life and Death

Lord, what fools these mortals be!

William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, in Life and Death

Life is too important to take seriously.

Corky Siegel, in Life and Death

I never think of the future -- it will come soon enough.

Albert Einstein, in Life and Death

Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.

Albert Einstein, in Life and Death

Millions long for immortality but do not know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon.

Susan Ertz, in Life and Death

It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.

Euripides, Orestia, in Life and Death

Live to win, dare to fail.

James Hetfield, in Life and Death

Nothing endures but change.

Heraclitus, in Life and Death

Life is a tragedy for those who feel, and a comedy for those who think.

Jean de la Bruyère, in Life and Death

Decay is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.

Unknown, (sometimes, almost certainly incorrectly, attributed to the Buddha), in Life and Death

I'd rather die while I'm living than live while I'm dead.

Jimmy Buffett, in Life and Death

Death meant little to me. It was the last joke in a series of bad jokes.

Charles Bukowski, in Life and Death

I don't feel good.

Luther Burbank, (dying words), in Life and Death

The only absolute knowledge worth attaining is that your life is meaningless. -- My life? Well now, that's another story...

Dr. Squid, in Altruism and Cynicism and Life and Death

All I desire for my own burial is not to be buried alive.

The Earl of Chesterfield, in Life and Death