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I was taught to confront things you cant avoid. Death is one of those things. To live in a society where youre trying not to look at it is stupid because looking at death throws us back into life with more vigour and energy. The fact that flowers dont last for ever makes them beautiful. – Damien Hirst

I wouldnt feel satisfied being on set every day doing a romantic comedy – Id be bored to death. – Joaquin Phoenix

Its not life or death its a game and at the end of the game there is going to be a winner and a loser. – Bernhard Langer

Miller didnt write Death of a Salesman. He released it. It was there inside him, waiting to be turned loose. Thats the measure of its merit. – Elia Kazan

I was never afraid of failure after that because, I think, coming that close to death you get kissed. With the years, the actual experience of course fades, but the flavor of it doesnt. I just had a real sense of what choice do I have but to live fully? – Debra Winger

I think that obviously, there is a perverse attraction to a fundamentally changed world or the end of the world. There is a death wish, a perverse death wish. Not just for ourselves, not just for the movie Death Wish, but for the end of all human life. – John Hodgman

When you think about it, the end of the world is a little bit like death: We all know its going to come eventually, and as we get older, we feel we see the signs more and more distinctly. – John Hodgman

A friend said to me, Be glad for your troubles – they strengthen you. Well, if thats the truth, Im going to be so strong theyll have to beat me to death! – Sonia Johnson

Emigration is no longer a solution its a defeat. People are risking death, drowning every day, but theyre knocking on doors that are not open. – Tahar Ben Jelloun

Deaths an old joke, but each individual encounters it anew. – Ivan Turgenev

Feminists bore me to death. I follow my instinct and if that supports young girls in any way, great. But Id rather they saw it more as a lesson about following their own instincts rather than imitating somebody. – Bjork

Somehow, knowing that Alzheimers is coming mocks all ones aspirations – to tell stories, to think through certain issues as only a novel can do, to be recognised for ones accomplishments and hard work – in a way that old familiar death does not. – Jane Smiley

I think when youre 10 years old, its too much to see something with the threat of death in every episode. Kids are better left naive about certain things. – J. J. Abrams

I love myself. Anything that has my name Im tickled to death. – Barbara Corcoran

My book Trust Your Heart, which is the story of my life, will be followed by Singing Lessons, a memoir of love, loss, hope, and healing, which talks about the death of my son and the hope that has been the aftermath of the healing from that tragedy. – Judy Collins

If the heart stops for more than two minutes, you have massive brain death. There are only two minutes between our conscious world and zero. Thats how fragile our consciousness is. – Robin Gibb

I believe in the institution of marriage. Of course being a Mormon, we believe in eternity rather than just till death do us part. If you really try hard, if you make it work, its blissful. But I also know a marriage that isnt working can be painful. – Donny Osmond

I couldnt have foreseen all the good things that have followed my mothers death. The renewed energy, the surprising sweetness of grief. The tenderness I feel for strangers on walkers. The deeper love I have for my siblings and friends. The desire to play the mandolin. The gift of a visitation. – Mary Schmich

You havent lost anything when you know were it is. Death can hide but not divide. – Vance Havner

As far as my divorce goes, I love my family and I love my wife to death and I just dont know what tomorrows going to bring. – Hulk Hogan