For any culture which is primarily concerned with meaning, the study of death - the only certainty that life holds for us - must be central, for an understanding of death is the key to liberation in life. Stanislav Grof centralcertaintyconcern share on social
Death is a zero sum game for which there is no cure. S. Jay Olshansky curedeathgame Change image and share on social
I think mortality makes you live a fuller existence. When I was a kid I was scared of death, and maybe that's what made me desperate to get the most out of life. Dolph Lundgren deathdesperateexistence Change image and share on social
Her death contributed to my later interest in studying biochemistry, an interest that has not been fulfilled in the sense that my accomplishments remain more at the basic than the applied level. Paul D. Boyer accomplishmentapplybasic Change image and share on social
Sex and death, the magnetic poles of fiction, attract us children's writers no less than adult authors, but we have to be more leery of their pull. Mal Peet adultattractauthor Change image and share on social
My mother used to tell me about vibrations. I didn't really understand too much of what that meant when I was just a boy. To think that invisible feelings, invisible vibrations existed scared me to death. Brian Wilson boydeathexist share on social
Almost everybody accepts that some people can be killed. 'The concept of 'brain death' - the belief that people on respirators can legitimately be killed - shows that. Peter Singer acceptbeliefbrain Change image and share on social
My consultant keeps telling me sudden death could come at any moment. John Tavener consultantdeathmoment Change image and share on social
We're scared to death to try new things because we think we have to get it right the first time. Joel Salatin deathscarething Change image and share on social
My mom was a Democrat and I was scared to death that she was gonna blow it. First I was going to hell with Monroe, and now to Republican hell with Nixon. Tommy Rettig blowdeathdemocrat Change image and share on social