Life & Death Sayings

133 sayings found from the Modern era from 133 authors

My pain may be the reason for somebody's laugh. But my laugh must never be the reason for somebody's pain.

— Charlie Chaplin Unknown
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I'm not afraid of death. I'm afraid of dying.

— Marlon Brando 1970s-1980s
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I specialize in murders of quiet, domestic interest.

— Agatha Christie 1950s
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Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures.

— Alexandre Dumas 1844
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I'm not a devil. I'm a man who's trying to make sense of the world.

— Lenny Bruce 1960s
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The devil is a gentleman, and you must treat him as such.

— Percy Bysshe Shelley 1811
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It is a question of whether you will let the fear of what might happen stop you from doing what you want to do.

— Amelia Earhart 1930s
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How much better to die than to marry Mr. Collins!

— Virginia Woolf 1912
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I don’t think about death, because I don’t think about stopping.

— Keith Haring 1988
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There exists, for everyone, a sentence - a series of words - that has the power to destroy you. Another sentence exists, another series of words, that could heal you. If you're lucky you will get the second, but you can be certain of getting the firs…

— Philip K. Dick Unknown
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The thought of the people suffering under the present circumstances causes me great pain. How can I, as a ruler, possibly bear to see my subjects so distressed?

— Emperor Hirohito 1945
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It seems to me that the human race is like a cut-glass dish. This time it is a dark color, next time it is a lighter color; but it is always the same dish.

— Zora Neale Hurston 1942
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If she's amazing, she won't be easy. If she's easy, she won't be amazing. If she's worth it, you won't give up. If you give up, you're not worthy. ...Truth is, everybody is going to hurt you; you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for.

— Bob Marley 1970s
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