Even though people may be well known, they hold in their hearts the emotions of a simple person for the moments that are the most important of those we know on earth: birth, marriage and death. – Jackie Kennedy
You know Americans are obsessed with life and death and rebirth, thats the American Cycle. You know, awakening, tragic, horrible death and then Phoenix rising from the ashes. Thats the American story, again and again. – Billy Corgan
One reason we resist making deliberate choices is that choice equals change and most of us, feeling the world is unpredictable enough, try to minimise the trauma of change in our personal lives. – Hugh Mackay
Personally, I would be delighted if there were a life after death, especially if it permitted me to continue to learn about this world and others, if it gave me a chance to discover how history turns out. – Carl Sagan