Because I could not stop for death, He kindly stopped for me; The carriage held but just ourselves and immortality. Emily Dickinson carriagedeathhold Change image and share on social
Animals have a much better attitude to life and death than we do. They know when their time has come. We are the ones that suffer when they pass, but it's a healing kind of grief that enables us to deal with other griefs that are not so easy to grab hold of. Emmylou Harris animalattitudedeal share on social
Retirement from work has depressed many a man and hastened his death. Ezra Taft Benson deathdepresshasten Change image and share on social
I am not a proponent of the death penalty, but I will enforce the law as this Congress gives it to us. Eric Holder congressdeathenforce Change image and share on social
I think ancient cultures incorporated death into the experience of life in a more natural way than we have done. In our obsessive focus on youth, on celebrity, our denial of death makes it harder for people who are grieving to find a place for that grief. Edward Hirsch ancientcelebrityculture share on social
Watching a peaceful death of a human being reminds us of a falling star; one of a million lights in a vast sky that flares up for a brief moment only to disappear into the endless night forever. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross deathdisappearendless Change image and share on social
Those who have the strength and the love to sit with a dying patient in the silence that goes beyond words will know that this moment is neither frightening nor painful, but a peaceful cessation of the functioning of the body. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross bodycessationdie share on social
Death may simply be an alteration in consciousness, a transition for continued life in a nonmaterial form. Edgar Mitchell alterationconsciousnesscontinue Change image and share on social
In the early days of aviation, there was a great deal of experimentation and a high death rate. Elon Musk aviationdaydeal Change image and share on social
Sleep after toil, port after stormy seas, Ease after war, death after life does greatly please. Edmund Spenser deatheasegreatly Change image and share on social